St. George by Heinrich Lefler — color lithograph from a calendar published by Artaria and Co. for the Austrian Museum of Arts and Crafts, 1900. Image by Getty Research Institute May 21, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AActs 1:6-14 • Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 • 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 • John 17:1-11 View Lectionary Image description: …
Last Days of the Kuomintang, Peking, 1949 by Henri Cartier-Bresson — gelatin silver print, printed later, 9 1/2 x 14 inches. Image by Christies.com April 2, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year ALiturgy of the Palms — Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 • Matthew 21:1-11Liturgy of the Passion — Isaiah 50:4-9a • Psalm 31:9-16 • Philippians 2:5-11 • …
Green on Blue (Earth-Green and White) by Mark Rothko — oil on canvas, 1956, Arizona Museum of Art. August 7, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CIsaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 • Genesis 15:1-6 and Psalm 33:12-22 • Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 • Luke 12:32-40View Lectionary Image description: Over a dusty blue background float two …
Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight by Albrecht Dürer — oil on panel, 1500 February 27, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CExodus 34: 29-35Psalm 992 Corinthians 3:12-4:2Luke 9: 28-36 (37-43a)View Lectionary It really is the ultimate selfie, if you will, from a time when selfies were somewhat taboo. Dürer’s Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight marks a significant transition in art-making. …
Winter Landscape with Church (after Caspar David Friedrich) by Michelle L Hofer — acrylic and metal leaf on canvas, 2011 February 20, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CGenesis 45:3-11, 15Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40I Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50Luke 6:27-38View Lectionary Our image this week is a landscape icon. And by that I mean a landscape painting infused with …
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