The Sacred Feminine

Saturday, May 5, 2012

James Sant

Astronomy

Courage, Anxiety and Despair

The Communicant

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Young Woman Playing a Lute, c. 1570.

Micheli (16th century) was a member of the Venetian School and a student of Titian. Later in his career he was associated with Paolo Veronese, who provided him with drawings for his paintings.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Grandmother and Child

Gaetano Bellei (Italian, 1857-1922)
Grandmother and Child
25¾ x 17½ in. (65.4 x 44.4 cm.)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Zurbaran

The Childhood of the Virgin Mary, Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664) Spanish.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Mother of the Arts

Pompeo Batoni (1708 –1787), Mercury Crowning Philosophy Mother of the Arts.
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Black Madonna of Czestachova

This appears to be a 19th century version of the famous icon.
Thanks to Barbara from stille linde for reminding me of this wonderful image.

Monday, February 6, 2012

St Catherine

Simon Vouet

About This Blog

A collection of some of the most beautiful depictions of the feminine in Western art throughout the ages, with a particular emphasis on the sacred feminine. Most of the works are paintings, and most in oil.

Included are some works by non-Western artists working in the Western tradition of oil technique.

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Comments and suggestions always welcome.

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Figurative art describes artwork - particularly paintings and sculptures - which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational. The term 'figurative art' is often taken to mean art which represents the human figure, or even an animal figure, and, though this is often the case, it is not necessarily so. Since the arrival of abstract art the term figurative has been used to refer to any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world. This blog is about figurative art in the sense of the human figure, with particular emphasis on idealised representations of the feminine, or the feminine as sacred.