Fine Art Friday - The Chalice of Christ

July is the month we honor the Precious Blood.  So, this week's Fine Arts Friday honors the Chalice of the Precious Blood in art.

"Christ with the Chalice by Juan de Juanes

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"Christ with the Chalice" after Sebastiano Conca

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"St. John the Evangelist Drinking from the Poisoned Chalice" by Bernat Martorell

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"The Eucharist: a Gold Chalice,  a Host, Two Silver Candelabras in a Stone Niche" by Jan van Kessel

"Ezekiel and the Angel Holding the Chalice of the Passion from the Sacristy of St. Mark" by Melozzo da Forli

Fine Arts Friday - Father's Day

Biblical fathers and sons depicted in art is this week's theme.

Happy Father's Day to all you father's!


1.  God the Father and God the Son

The Holy Trinity by Hendrick von Balen I

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2.  St. Joseph and the Child Jesus

Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus by Jusepe de Ribera

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3.  The Prodigal Son and his loving Father.

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn

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4.  Adam and his sons.

Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel by Giovanni David

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5.  Abraham and Isaac.

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Special Fine Art Friday Edition - Italian Earthquake in the Abruzzo Region Damages Art Treasures, Churches and Monuments

A fireman kisses a statue of a Virgin after it was recovered from the tower of a Baroque church destroyed during the earthquake
Firemen rescuing painting from a church destroyed in the Abruzzo region earthquake

Roman churches, funerary monuments and museums where artistic treasures are housed have been damaged in the Italian region affected by the earthquake. Even though the extent of the damage has not been calculated, David Rijser, an expert in Classic and Renaissance antiquities has tried to calculate the losses.

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H/T Iconia

Fine Art Friday - Paul Gauguin

Self-Portrait c 1893-1894
Musee d'Orsay, Paris

Ia Orana Maria - We Greet Thee Mary or Hail Mary
1891 Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Vision After the Sermon; Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
1888; National Gallery of Scotland;
Nave Nave Moe - Miraculous Source
1894; Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Christ on the Mount of Olives 1889
The Yellow Christ Christ 1889
Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY

This week we feature Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin. He was a French artist whose famous works were painted in Tahiti. I have selected the religious works done by Gauguin. You can read more about his religious themed paintings here.

Fine Art Friday - Edward Hicks

Self Portrait
The Declaration of Independence
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians 1847
Noah's Ark 1846
George Washington Crossing the Delaware River
1849 Chrysler Museum of Art
The Peaceable Kingdom
1834 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
This week we are featuring an American artist who painted in the primitive style.
To learn more about this artist please visit Wikipedia

Fine Art Friday - Pietro Vannucci "Perugino"

Madonna and Child With Saints

Jesus' Resurrection
The Archangel St. Michael

Jesus Giving Keys to Peter
15th Century, Sistine Chapel
St. Sebastian 1495 Louvre Museum, Paris
The Combat Between Love and Chastity
1503-1505

St. Augustine
Saint Mary Magadalene c 1500
Self Portrait - detail from the Sistine Chapel crowd scene

Pietro Perugino (1446–1524) was the leading painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance.

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There are so many more beautiful works by Perugino. These are the ones I chose for this week's FAF.

Fine Art Friday - Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait
Pieta
The Raising of Lazarus 1890
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Starry Night 1889

Oleanders 1888
Bedroom at Arles 1888-1810
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Sunflowers 1888
Irises 1890
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum
Today we are featuring the art Vincent Van Gogh. For more paintings and the hauntingly beautiful musical tribute, please watch Starry, Starry Night:



You can also watch the trailer for Lust for Life starring Kirk Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh and Anthony Quinn as Paul Gauguin:

Fine Art Friday - Women Artist Series - Bessie Pease Gutmann

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Butterfly


Smelling Flowers
Romantic Atmosphere

The Reward
Portrait of the artist
1876-1960

I am sure many of you are familiar with this artist's work even though to some her name may not be a household word. Bessie Pease Gutmann has delighted people with her beautiful and soft quality works of children. Here are just a few samplings of her art.

Her first work of illustration was the children's book was A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1905. One of her more famous illustrations was the ones in the 1907 version of Carroll Lewis's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,