“One cannot predict the next mythology any more than one can predict tonight’s dream; for a mythology is not...from the brain, but...from the heart.” Joseph J Campbell (1904–87) studied mythology & religion.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
A few portraits of early English Royals
1066 King William I, (1027-1087) Reigned 1066–87
The early rulers of England portrayed in the full glory of power. Here are a few of my favorites. These portraits are from the National Portrait Gallery in London. They are claimed to have been painted before the mid-1600s.
1100 King Henry I, (1068-1135) Reigned 1100–1135 (Henry I fathered more than 20 children, but only 2 were legitimate: William the Ætheling, who died in a shipwreck, & the Empress Matilda. When Henry died in 1135, his decision to name Matilda as his heir led to the 19-year civil war known as the Anarchy.)
1135 King Stephen, (1092–1154) Reigned 1135–54
1154 King Henry II 1133-1189 Reigned 1154-1189
1199 King John 1066-1216 Reigned 1199 - 1216
1216 King Edward II 1207-1272 Reigned 1216-1272
1327 King Edward III 1312-1377 Reigned 1327-1377
1377 King Richard II 1367-1400 Reigned 1377-1399
1461 King Edward IV (1442-1483), Reigned 1461-70 and 1471-83
1483 King Edward V1470-1483 Reigned 1483
1483 King Richard III 1452-1485 Reigned 1483-1485
1485 King Henry VII (1457-1509), Reigned 1485-1509
1509 King Henry VIII, 1491-1547 Reigned 1509–1547
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
16C -18C Children gather their real & symbolic sheep & goats & head outdoors
1600s Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch painter, 1620-1691) Girl with a Lamb
1620s Frans Hals (Dutch artist, 1581-1666) Three Children with a Goat About these goats, According to Norse mythology, the God of thunder, Thor, & the Norse goddess Frigg had their chariots pulled by goats. Dutch children were given goats in gardens to pull their play-chariots. This way these privileged children of the Dutch Golden Age, almost could feel like the children of the ancient gods, high above the rest of the world in wealth & future promise. The successful Dutch mercantile families, despite their often common birth, often enjoyed displaying wealth linking them to the ancients & royalty.
1600s Peter Lely (English artist, 1618-1680) Portrait Of Princess Isabella
1600s Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch artist, 1621-1674) Children in a Park garden
1600s Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch artist, 1621-1674) Four children
1600s Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch artist, 1621-1674) Willem Woutersz. Oorthoorn in a Goat-Cart
1600s Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (Dutch artist, 1594-1650) Portrait of Maria van Scharlaken
1600s Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch painter, 1620-1691) The Goat Boy and Young Shepherdess
1600s Probably a follower of Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (Dutch artist, 1594-1650) Child with Goat
Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) (probably a follower) Girls in landscape
Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691), Children in a Landscape
Paulus Moreelse (Dutch artist, 1571-1638) Two Children with Goat
1500s Martin de Vos (Flemish Mannerist Painter, ca.1532-1603) A Girl with a pet goat
1640s Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp (also Spelled Cuijp) (December 1594-1652) (follower) Child with a flute & a goat
1644 Santvoort, Dirck Dircksz. van -- Clara Alewijn (1635-74). Dochter van Abraham Alewijn en Geertruid Hooftman
1600s Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (British painter, 1593–1661) Young Girl with Lamb
1639 In the style of Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch painter, 1620-1691) One-Year-Old Boy with a Sheep
1643 Jan Yansts (Jan Jansz, (Dutch artist, 1615-1657) A girl from the Gockinga family
1646 Unknown Dutch artist. Portrait of a Child with a Goat perhaps a toy goat
1652 Jan Albertsz Rotius (Dutch artist, 1624-1666) Four-Year-Old Boy with Goat
In the style of Jan Albertsz Rotius (Dutch artist, 1624-1666) Boy with a Goat
1655 Anthonie Palamedesz. (Stevaerts, Stevens) (Dutch artist, 1601-1673) Boy and Goat
1655 Anthonie Palamedesz. (Stevaerts, Stevens) (Dutch artist, 1601-1673) Child and Sheep
1660-80s Nicolaes Maes (Dutch artist, 1634-1693) Boy with a goat cart and a spaniel
1660-80s Nicolaes Maes (Dutch artist, 1634-1693) Portrait of a young boy, together with a goat and a dog, in a landscape
1700s Barthélemy Guillibaud (Swiss artist, 1687–c.1742) Three d'Hervart Children, as the Infant Bacchus and Attendants, with a Goat
1705 by British artist named Arnold Miss Frances Bankes (1697–1709), as a Shepherdess
Mattheus Verheyden Breda (Dutch artist, 1700-1777) Portrait of a young girl decorating a sheep
1740 In the style of Godrey Kneller (German-born English painter, 1646–1723) Child with a Lamb
George Chalmers, (Scottish artist, 1720-1791) Elizabeth and Mary Chichester
1744 Thomas Hudson (English artist, 1701-1779) Young Women with a Lamb
1747 Unknown artist Boy with Sheep, Master Thomas John Batcheler (1737–1789)
1750 Georg Mathias Fuchs (German Danish artist, 1719-1797) Boy and Girl as Shepherds with a Lamb
1763 Joseph Wright of Derby (English artist, 1734-1797) Portrait of Miss Frances Warren
1760s Joseph Wright of Derby (English artist, 1734-1797) Anna Ashton (Later Mrs Thomas Case)
1770s George Romney (English Painter, 1734-1802) Mary and Louisa Kent
1778 George Romney (English Painter, 1734-1802) Shepherd Girl
1791 Joseph Wright of Derby (English artist, 1734-1797) painting of Three Children of Richard Arkwright with a Goat
Vladimir Borovikovsky (Ukranian artist, 1757-1825) Children with a Lamb
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