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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Jed York and John York attend Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Wright Lassiter III attends Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Atmosphere at Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Roy Yih and Cathy Yih attend Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Cathy Lassiter and Veronica Mallett attend Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography)
The Flood
circa 1590
Dutch
oil on panel
This painting offers a dark and chaotic vision of the last remnants of humanity struggling against the rising waters of the flood described in the Book of Genesis. According to the biblical account, God perceived the wickedness of humankind and decided to expunge the human race from the earth in a great deluge of rain that lasted forty days and nights. Only Noah and his family in the Ark, with a pair of every animal on earth, survived the flood. Dutch artists working in the 1580s and 1590s, particularly in the city of Haarlem, favored the subject of the flood not only for its religious and dramatic content but also for the opportunity it offered them to portray figures in a variety of mannered poses. The artist of this work clearly belonged to this artistic circle, since he filled his painting with long, athletic figures in strenuous, sometimes exaggerated, positions seen from a number of angles.
Subject Matter:
This painting offers a dark and chaotic vision of the last remnants of humanity struggling against the rising waters of the flood described in the book of Genesis. The writhing mass of bodies offered van Mander the opportunity to display his skill in rendering human form, but also creates a sense of panicked desperation as humanity and civilization, suggested by the city in the background, is swallowed by the waters.
Physical Description:
In an ominous landscape a crowd of nude men, women and children, their bodies silhouetted against the descending gloom, struggle frantically to escape rising floodwaters. The figures gesture wildly and strenuously twist their long athletic bodies into a seemingly infinite variety of contortions as they clamber up the last hilltops and trees. A city stands on a hill and appears through the trees in the background.
EUROPEAN ART 1100-1650
RICHARD AND ROSANN NOEL GALLERY
From the medieval period through the exuberance of the Baroque, the splendors of European art are on display in this first floor gallery in Alumni Memorial Hall. Several pieces, such as the Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint, by an unknown Umbrian artist around 1475, have long held an important place in UMMA’s teaching mission—and in the affection of visitors. The massively scaled Esther before Ahasuerus is shown with rare preparatory drawings for the painting, offering a glimpse into the creative process of Italian artist Guercino. Elsewhere in the gallery, rarely seen works of decorative art and long-term loans invite visitors to new discoveries.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Atmosphere at Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Steve Bowdry and Caretha Coleman attend Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Liam Mayclem attends Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Performance attends Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Wright Lassiter III attends Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer)
Jazz Concert at NIROX Sculpture Park
Sunday 03 September 2017
Nirox Sculpture Park has been home to an incredible mix of music this year.
Following the success of;
Don Giovanni’s Verdi in January,
the Valentines Blues Concert in February,
Roots of Humankind and GUITAR GIANTS,
the...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - John York attends Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 22 - Atmosphere at Humankindness Gala on May 22nd 2024 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography)
Mary says, "Now that God is born humankind's problems are all solved!"
Joseph says, "I would have preferred to create this baby in the traditional manner without Divine interference."
The magi say, "Here's a little wealth for the new baby. Not that God needs any of that ... "
Baby Jesus says, "I won't cry. I won't say anything to Pilate. I'll beg God for help but receive none. After 2000 years of not returning I'll maintain that tradition for another 100 trillion years. But will I solve humankind's problems?"
I answer Jesus, "Religion is perfectly capable of solving imaginary problems. Humankind's real problems remain unsolved and shall remain so until humankind has gone extinct."
Baby Jesus responds, "Considering how humankind shall treat me don't look to me for any tears or sympathy for the human species as it is headed to inevitable extinction. If I was actually God Noah's Flood would have accomplished the extinction of the human species a long time ago."