The Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium

Author: Brian

  • St. Agatha

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    St. Agatha tended by St. Peter and an Angel in Prison (c.1640) by Alessandro Turchihouse at The Walters Museum in Baltimore. This beautiful piece is oil on slate instead of canvas, which makes the piece more durable and lends itself to tenebrism technique employed by Turchi. February 5th is St Agath’s Feast Day. St. Agatha…

  • St. Blaise

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    February 3rd is the feast day of St. Blaise. He was a 4th-century bishop and martyr, is best known for his miraculous healing abilities, particularly in curing throat ailments. According to tradition, he was imprisoned and tortured for his faith but continued to perform miracles, even curing a child choking on a fish bone. The…

  • St. Thomas Aquinas

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    January 28th is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, I’m a few days late but I think this painting is cool. St. Thomas Aquinas is a key figure in philosophy and theology, famous for his work “Summa Theologica.” He sought to reconcile faith and reason, using logical principles to explain religious beliefs, and had…

  • St. Vincent

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    In the United States, January 23 is the feast day of St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr. St. Vincent is protomartyr (first martyr) of Spain. He died in 304 after being brutally tortured. On the left side of the painting you can see his hand on the millstone that they tied to him. They threw him…

  • St. Agnes

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    January 21st is St. Agnes’ feast day. Saint Agnes was known for her steadfast faith and purity. According to tradition, she was condemned to death when she was 13yrs old during the Roman Empire’s persecution of Christians. Despite various attempts to harm her, she miraculously remained unharmed until she was ultimately beheaded. “St. Agnes” (1620)…

  • St. Sebastian

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    On January 20th, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Sebastian. The Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium also celebrates the birth of our first son, Noah. If you have spent any time looking at Baroque art, you will have noticed that St. Sebastian with arrows in his body is a very popular subject. Did…

  • St. Anthony the Abbot

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    January 17 is the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot. Saint Athanasius, who knew Anthony and wrote his biography, said, “Anthony was not known for his writings nor for his worldly wisdom, nor for any art, but simply for his reverence toward God.” “St. Anthony the Abott”(c.1635) by Diego Velazquez portrays the saint gazing…

  • Baptism of Christ

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    On January 12th, the Catholic Church celebrates the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. “The Baptism of Christ” (c.1609) by El Greco and his son is not a Baroque piece, but you can see how the colors, movement and expressiveness of the subjects influenced Baroque artists. I love how they tied in the Holy…

  • Epiphany of the Lord

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    January 5 is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, where the Catholic Church celebrates the coming of the 3 Kings to visit Jesus in the manger. “The Adoration of the Magi”(c.1655) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo shows the 3 Kings in amazement of baby Jesus. Their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh can be…

  • St. Basil The Great

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    January 2nd the feast day of Saint Basil the Great. His vast knowledge, speeches, monastic reforms, and extensive charitable works earned him the title of “Great” during his lifetime. The “St. Basil Dictating His Doctrine”(c.1638) by Francisco de Herrera. The painting was originally part of an altarpiece in San Basilio el Grande in Seville. It…