Thursday, January 4, 2024
HARK! the Herald Angels sing Glory to the new-born King!
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1614 The Adoration of the Shepherds
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El Greco (Greek painter, 1541-1614) The Adoration of the Shepherds 1614
They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in a manger. When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child. All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. Luke 2:8-20
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
1591 The Adoration of the Shepherds
1591 Jacopo Bassano (Italian painter, 1510-1592) Adoration of the Shepherds
It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in a manger. When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child. All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. Luke 2:8-20
HARK! the Herald Angels sing Glory to the new-born King!
1500s The Adoration of the Shepherds
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. Luke 2:8-20
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Watching a New Year Fly By - 1490 Grimani Breviary
Grimani Breviary The Month of January 1490-1510
Okay, I plead guilty. I know that this manuscript would be particularly appealing to a garden & landscape historian. And that is precisely why I am posting it here & hoping for a brighter & kinder 2024. BWS
The Grimani Breviary is an illuminated manuscript of the Ghent-Bruges school of book illustration, dating from 1490-1510. It contains 831 parchment sheets with illuminations on 1280 pages and 110 pictures all of them in a decorated frame. The miniatures represent different styles, are attributed to Hans Memling, while others to Alexander and Simon Bening (1483-1561). The name comes from Cardinal Grimani of Venice, who purchased this illuminated manuscript in 1520 for 500 golden ducates.
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