EUH 1000
ART OF RENAISSANCE EUROPE CONTINUED
Simone-Martini (1285-1344) painted this scene of the Madonna with all of the Saints
...as well as this one of his lord riding through the Italian countryside just before the Black Death struck
Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) used lots of background scenery in his paintings as well, and used
both Christian and Greek subjects. Here is his Madonna
Bellini's 'Disposition' forshadows the True Cross as the future symbol of Christianity
Almost looking like a Dali allegory, this 'Sacred Allegory' of Bellini's is an amazing painting for 550 years ago!
'St. Jerome reading in the Countryside'
'St. Francis' shows Bellini's masterwork with background details
Finally, we see Bellini's 'Feast of the gods' (of Greece)- a very colorful piece
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) did an outstanding tryptich: here is 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'
The 2nd part is 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'
Finally, in the center is Bosch's treatment of 'The Last Judgement'
Becides the Tryptich, Bosch's famous work is this, the '7 Deadly Sins' -can you pick them out?
Deadly Sin |
Virtue against which it sins |
Brief description |
|---|---|---|
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Pride (1) |
Seeing ourselves as we are and not comparing ourselves to others is humility. Pride and vanity are competitive. If someone else's pride really bothers you, you have a lot of pride. | |
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Envy (2) |
"Love is patient, love is kind…" Love actively seeks the good of others for their sake. Envy resents the good others receive or even might receive. Envy is almost indistinguishable from pride at times. | |
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Wrath/Anger (3) |
Kindness |
Kindness means taking the tender approach, with patience and compassion. Anger is often our first reaction to the problems of others. Impatience with the faults of others is related to this. |
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Sloth (4) |
Zeal is the energetic response of the heart to God's commands. The other sins work together to deaden the spiritual senses so we first become slow to respond to God and then drift completely into the sleep of complacency. | |
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Avarice/Greed (5) |
This is about more than money. Generosity means letting others get the credit or praise. It is giving without having expectations of the other person. Greed wants to get its "fair share" or a bit more. | |
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Gluttony (6) |
Faith and Temperance |
Temperance accepts the natural limits of pleasures and preserves this natural balance. This does not pertain only to food, but to entertainment and other legitimate goods, and even the company of others. |
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Lust (7) |
Self control |
Self control and self mastery prevent pleasure from killing the soul by suffocation. Legitimate pleasures are controlled in the same way an athlete's muscles are: for maximum efficiency without damage. Lust is the self-destructive drive for pleasure out of proportion to its worth. Sex, power, or image can be used well, but they tend to go out of control. |
Globulate to the titans Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael------>
