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Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent

December 22, 2018 By Rick Ganz

The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (31 December 1599), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (b. Milan 1571; d. Porto Ercole 1610)[1] Colossians 3 (NABRE): 1 If then you were raised with … [Read more...] about Nativity: The Fourth Week of Advent

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Mary: The Third Week of Advent

December 15, 2018 By Rick Ganz

The Annunciation by John Collier,[1] the image in the narthex of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in McKinney, TX (https://stgabriel.org/). See Luke 1:26-39. Luke 1 (KJV): 26 And in d the … [Read more...] about Mary: The Third Week of Advent

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John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent

December 8, 2018 By Rick Ganz

A close-up of The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (b. 1526-1530; d. 1569)[1] in the Museum of Fine Art in Budapest. LATE have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so … [Read more...] about John the Baptist: The Second Week of Advent

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Jesse: The First Week of Advent

December 1, 2018 By Rick Ganz

The Tree of Jesse window[1] of Chartres Cathedral,[2] showing here the first, or base, panel of the seven panels arranged vertically. Jesse (center), the father of David who would become King; Nahum … [Read more...] about Jesse: The First Week of Advent

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Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary

December 23, 2017 By Rick Ganz

Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation[1] (1475), of the Uffizi Gallery[2] in Firenze, Italia. About the Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the High Renaissance style of Painting, not only its … [Read more...] about Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017: Mary

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Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah

December 16, 2017 By Rick Ganz

Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), Elijah in the Desert (1818). The donor who owned this painting, Alice Hooper and her mother, said that they would donate it if Martin Brimmer and his group … [Read more...] about Third Sunday of Advent 2017: Elijah

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Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist

December 9, 2017 By Rick Ganz

Caravaggio (1571-1610, aka, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio), John the Baptist in the Wilderness (painted 1604-1605, age 33 to 34 years), housed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. About the … [Read more...] about Second Sunday of Advent 2017: John the Baptist

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First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World

December 2, 2017 By Rick Ganz

William Holman Hunt (b. London, 2 April 1827; d. 7 September 1910), The Light of the World (1851-1853 – painted during his 24th to 26th  years), located in a side Chapel off of the main Chapel at … [Read more...] about First Sunday of Advent 2017: Jesus, The Light of the World

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