Wednesday 15 January 2014

Religious Art

When I was living for a while near London in the 80's, I saw this painting in the National Gallery, called "Christ before the High Priests":


I particularly liked it, especially the faces on the people in the background. The effect of the light from the candle is remarkable and can't really be appreciated in a print or a photo. I bought a print of it, but the artist's name is not on the print and I didn't remember the name. Now, as a result of my cleanup at home, I discovered a photo slide with his name, Gerrit van Honthorst, a Dutch painter of the 17th Century.

Recently I was also shown a print of this painting of the Annunciation:

It is by a modern painter, Seiger Koder, a German priest and a prolific painter.


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