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Feature Image: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665), Joshua’s Victory Over the Amorites, 1625, Puskin Museum, Moscow. Public Domain. The Book of JOSHUA (Books of the Bible). – CORRIDORS│An Educational Website in the Arts and History. Featuring My Photography and Videos.
My Art Photography: Stained Glass of New Testament Scenes by F.X. ZETTLER STUDIOS OF THE ROYAL BAVARIAN ART INSTITUTE, Munich, Germany, 1907-1910, in St. Edmund Church in Oak Park, Illinois.
Feature Image: Two apostles, detail, Institution of the Eucharist window, F.X. Zettler, 1907-1910, St. Edmund Church. Author’s photograph. September 2015. By 1910 F.X. Zettler’s mastery of the “Munich Style” – characterized by detailed scenes and vibrant colors on glass – made his German company one of the most popular designers in late 19th century and…
UNITED STATES. My Art Photography: BIAGIO GOVERNALI, Bronze Doors, Mysteries of the Rosary (2004)—Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, Chicago, IL.
FEATURE IMAGE: Dedicated by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. on October 11, 2004, the three sacred bronze doors – East, West, and Central – at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Chicago, IL, are by Italian artist Biagio Governali, native of Corleone, Italy, and depict the mysteries of the Rosary. CENTRAL Bronze Door: Sorrowful…
The Book of JOSHUA (Books of the Bible).
FEATURE image: Marc Chagall, Moses Blesses Joshua, Lithograph on paper, 1966. Introduction by John P. Walsh. Begins Israel’s story of the conquest of Canaan (1405 BCE) The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible. It is the same for Christians in the Old Testament. It is the first book of…
UNITED STATES. My Art Photography: THE SHRINE OF CHRIST’S PASSION, St. John, Indiana. (73 Photos & Video).
FEATURE image: (detail) Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene, John 20:11-18. INTRODUCTION One hour’s drive (about 40 miles) south of downtown Chicago—and 90 minutes drive from the University of Notre Dame near South Bend, Indiana—is The Shrine of Christ’s Passion. Within a 30-acre site whose landscaped rocks, hills, and trees envelop the visitor, the shrine is…
