It should come as no surprise that our enjoyment of gathering together to decorate the family Christmas tree began with a “longing for home.”
Tag Archives: 1800s
Enjoy this series of segments highlighting Picture Books of the Past: Reading Old Master Paintings, a loan exhibition of 60+ works from the M&G collection. The exhibit has traveled to The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. and the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida.
Gustave Doré was a prolific painter, illustrator, engraver, and sculptor. He published his first drawings at age 15 and went on to become the most sought-after illustrator of the mid-19th century.
Bust of Christ
Giuseppe Bessi
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This tender, graceful work by Benjamin West is one of a special series of paintings commissioned by King George III to decorate a chapel at Windsor Castle.
Visit HERE for the next video to think on things that are Worthy of Praise.
Christ Blessing is an intriguing 19th-century image revealing the sovereignty of the risen Christ.
Visit HERE for the next video to consider those things that are Lovely.
Victorian artist, Eyre Crowe does a masterful job of recreating that moment in the town of Wittenberg, Germany that set in motion the Protestant Reformation.
Edwin Long is one of several 19th-century English painters who traveled to the middle east. In this work we see colors, textures, and designs derived from these memorable journeys.
In this segment, Bob Jones, Jr. shares the story behind what almost happened to this beautiful Tiffany mosaic.
Two Angels with Banner
Unknown English, 19th Century
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Watch this video to learn how Dr. Karen Rowe “reads” one of the most intriguing works in our Museum & Gallery collection.
