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Adam Enilder
Join Date: 2005-02-16 Forum Posts: 620 |
Here is a list of inspirational art that has been put together by suggestions, its by no means complete, but it can be a good starting point. Thankyou to those that generously donated their time in putting it together. RECOMMENDED ART William Bouguereau - In particular - The Abduction of Psyche, The Virgin with Angels, The First Kiss, Song of the Angels, The Annunciation. Primordial Mother and Unio Mystica by Johfra Bosschart Madonna with the Child, The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) and illustrations to the "Divine Comedy" by Gustave Dore St. Michael Overwhelming the Demon, St George and the Dragon by Raphael Knight of the Holy Grail by Frederick Waugh Annunciation, The Last Supper, and Madonna Litta by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, Adoration of the Holy Trinity by Durer The Accolade by Edmund Blaire Leighton Hieronymous Bosch - In particular Ascent of the Blessed. Many of his artworks are very inspiring and full of spiritual symbology, but some of his work is fairly graphic. The Flammarian Woodcut The Ladder of Divine Ascent The Last Judgment by Michelangelo The Kiss of Judas by Giotto Di Bondone The Three Archangels with Tobias by Francesco Botticini The Sermon on the Mount by Cosimo Rosselli The Temptation of St. Anthony by Martin Schongauer Fall of the Rebel Angels by Domenico Beccafumi Tibetan Thangka Painting. Note: The more modern renditions do not have the spiritual quality that the |
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Hello All
One (obvious perhaps) tip is to locate these paintings online and then use them as beautiful wallpapers on your computer. In this way, we can all enjoy these treasures of culture.
Mattias
Join Date: 2005-02-16
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Just to add on to that good idea, for those who want to find high definition copies you can go to
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/contents.asp
Not all of the recommended art is there but a vast majority is.
Join Date: 2003-09-08
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I like these ones a lot too:
St Michael and the Devil - Carlos Crivelli
Jacques Callot, Temptation of Saint Anthony, Second Version, Etching (1634) - This one is a bit graphic in the way the demons are presented, but when I saw it in the gallery I found it very inspiring! Saint Anthony is the small figure under the arch towards the bottom right hand side of the image. You need a bigger version of the image to make him out.
I also really like the Gustave Dore etchings - both the ones he did for Dante's Divine Comedy, and the ones done for the bible.
Thanks for the list Adam!
Join Date: 2003-08-23
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Just curious, does anyone have any folk art or art from other cultures and religions to add to this list?
Apart from the Tibetian Thangka painting, it seems very christian dominated!
Join Date: 2003-08-23
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Sorry, with that ^^^^ in mind, I would add Kagayas works to the list.
I find them very inspiring personally.
Join Date: 2005-02-16
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Ahh yes the ol Kagaya. I remember they were on the Borderline List. I think it was you Ahona that first recommended Kagaya on the old Mysticweb forums many years ago. I think I have had some of that art on my walls ever since :-). Very astral, other dimensional looking art. Its good stuff.
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Yes, for me too, Kagaya's pictures look like they were taken from another dimension.
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Hi everyone,
I don't know what to think, but do you think "John" in Davinci's Last Supper is really Mary Magdalene?
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Thanks for drawing my attention to Kagaya's work, guys. All I can say is - Wow!
As for your question, Apakhana, I've never known what to think about that. Lots of paintings I've seen from those periods left me wondering whether they were pictures of men or women. Maybe the paint brushes were made differently back then :)
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I find some of the Gilbert WIlliams art quite inspiring:
http://www.gilbertwilliams.com/
Another astralish thing I recently came across is "dreamy planet" wallpaper gallery:
http://www.flash-screen.com/free-wallpaper/dreamy-planet.html