Tag Archives: Lucas Cranach the Elder

oil spill

Probably the best one price oil paint on the art market. No series 2 or 3 at inflated prices. Pigments are fairly good and an ideal value for painters that use oil in quantity and like to work with palette … Continue reading

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evil:designed to last

The existence of villainy in a world under divine supervision is an issue which has long troubled humanity. In terms of literature and the arts, the presence of the serpent in the Garden of Eden was an unqualified and unmixed … Continue reading

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where evil lurks

Discarding the ideas of wild and pervasive divine supervision,of animals with the souls of men and women, and how evil and villainy can exist in the world under such scrutiny, has long troubled humanity. The world may be short of … Continue reading

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darwin: dispensing with adam

…Darwin took with him on his voyage, besides his own knowledge and aptitudes, one indispensable tool for interpreting what he saw. Before sailing, Henslow pressed upon him the recently published first volume of Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology., with instructions … Continue reading

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fundamental creation: an evolving debate

Supposedly, beliefs do have consequences. And its a long standing argument where a vindication of evolution over revelation is warranted, justified, or an outright falsehood, junk science foisted on the public. Depsite the seeming evidence of random, mutual and natural … Continue reading

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on that first good friday

…in Alexandria, where there was a great need to damp down revolutionary feeling after the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” The … Continue reading

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Dear Mr. President….

It seemed like a slam dunk for Obama to get elected. At least a hold your nose and vote for the least stinky of two sets of soiled diapers. But the polls, surprisingly seem to indicate a toss-up with perhaps … Continue reading

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stimulus projects: shovel ready redemption

…Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony. Kafka, Parables and … Continue reading

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nude awakenings

Quarrels, separation, arguments, spats, plenty of yelling and screaming, sobbing and tears. The male artist and the nude has, as defined by modernism and then post-modernism, a contrapuntal relationship for the most part; the discordant seeking to resolve issues in … Continue reading

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end of narnia

To make theology entertaining. The seven books for children which comprises the Chronicles of Narnia, published between 1950-1956 was a high accomplishment. As “space” was the medium of his trilogy, another common science fiction element, “dimension” is that of the … Continue reading

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