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  • 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…

  • Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin Rejection

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    Much has been written about Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin and its rejection by the Barefoot Carmelites. However, did you know that the painter chosen replace Caravaggio was also rejected on his first attempt?The Venetian painter Carlo Saraceni also depicted the Virgin dead; though she appeared less lifeless than in Caravaggio’s version. He modified the…

  • The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth

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    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist (c.1633) by Jacques Blanchard. Here is a unique scene with Baby Jesus handing John…

  • John the Baptist, keep your voice down!

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    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. Sleeping Jesus or Silence (1655) by Charles Le Brun – I love how realistic the depiction is with the Virgin silencing John the Baptist since…

  • Even St. Joseph has rough days

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    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. Bonus: The Holy Family of Francis I (c.1518) by Raphael and Friends. Not Baroque and not French but I do love this depiction of the…

  • Adoration of the Shepards

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    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. Adoration of the Shepards (1644) by Georges de La Tour. La Tour takes a cue from the Northern Baroque artists and includes a candle as…