The Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium

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  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

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    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! The featured painting today is The Nativity (c.1655) Bartolomé Estebán Murillo. This painting is especially unique because it was painted on obsidian. As everyone (who plays Minecraft) knows, obsidian is formed by rapidly cooling lava. It is thought that this piece of obsidian was created by an…

  • Epiphany of the Lord

    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…

  • Caravaggio Nativity Scenes

    Caravaggio Nativity Scenes

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    During Christmas week, we take a look at several of Caravaggio’s depictions of the Holy Family. Note: The last slide is not universally accepted as autograph by all Caravaggio scholars. The Adoration of the Shepherds (1609) was originally displayed in the Messina church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Padri Cappuccini (Our Lady of the…