By Binu Alexander – Daily wage earners in South 24 Parganas near Kolkata still worry about their next meal. They have no fixed income or decent
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Category: Art / Book / Film
Temptation v/s Virtue: ‘The Triptych of Temptation of St. Anthony’ by Hieronymus Bosch (1501 – Part 1)
By Joynel Fernandes – Eccentric and secret genius that he was, Bosch not only moved the heart but scandalized it into full awareness.’ – Wendy
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Recounting 557 Days of Terrorist Captivity in War-Torn Yemen
Review by Sr. Dr. Teresa Joseph, FMA – By The Grace of God – An Autobiography, Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, SDB Published by Kristu Jyoti Publications
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Up & Onwards: The Iconography of the Ascension in Art Through the Ages
By Joynel Fernandes – It is the fortieth day after Resurrection. We are back to the square where Jesus entered into His Passion – The
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Book Review: The Cistercian Outlook
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – The Cambridge Companion to the Cistercian Order edited by Mette Birkedal Brunn. Cambridge University Press, 2013. Xiii+321 pp. Rs 550/-. It
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Sunday With a Saint: ‘The Finding of the Body of Saint Mark’ by Tintoretto
By Joynel Fernandes – It was a cold moonless night. Below the gloomy sky two figures hurried through the town, making their way to the
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Film on Blessed Rani Maria in the Works
By Verghese V Joseph – An internationally acclaimed documentary film maker, cameraman and photographer – Shaison P. Ouseph – plans to produce a film on
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The Sacrament of Sacrifice: ‘The Door of the Fold’ By Sybil Parker (1895)
By Joynel Fernandes – Christ as the Good Shepherd is one of the most endearing and abiding images in Catholic faith and tradition. This theme
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Easter at Emmaus: ‘The Supper at Emmaus’ by Vittore Carpaccio
By Joynel Fernandes – Easter indeed is a time of hope and new beginnings! Yet 2000 years ago on the Sunday of Easter the disciples
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Picturing the Passion: ‘The Lamentation Over the Dead’ by Andrea Mantegna
By Joynel Fernandes – ‘It was now about the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the
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Picturing The Passion: ‘The Entry into Jerusalem’ by Giotto
By Joynel Fernandes – The story of art has been ruled by great artist like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli etc. The ‘father figure’
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Picturing the Passion: ‘Christ Carrying the Cross’ by Hieronymus Bosch
By Joynel Fernandes – The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls’ – Edgar Allan Poe Hieronymus Bosch (1515 – 1516), a
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Picturing the Passion: ‘Christ Carrying the Cross’ by El Greco
By Joynel Fernandes – The best understood symbol of Christianity is undoubtedly the Cross; a dead tree on which was hung the Saviour who brought
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Temple Tantrums: ‘Christ Cleansing the Temple’ by an Unknown Netherlandish Artist
By Joynel Fernandes – We are in the Dutch provinces of the 1500’s. The Dutch Revolt (1568 – 1648) and the Reformation (1517 – 1648)
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Picturing the Passion: ‘The Mocking of Christ’ by Fra Angelico (1441)
By Joynel Fernandes – The Archdiocesan Heritage Museum, Mumbai brings to you the fourth article in the series titled ‘Picturing the Passion’ ‘Upon His precious
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