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Romanesque stained glass windows in the Cathedral of Augsburg, dated to the late 11th or the early 12th century. From left to right they feature the prophets Jonah, Daniel, Hosea, King David and Moses.
The windows are about 2.20 m high. The Daniel, Hosea and King David windows are still in their original condition, whereas the Jonah window contains some reworks, and the Moses window is a re-creation of the original dated to the middle of the 16th century.
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Mark 8:36
King James Version
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
...legte ich mich rücklings auf den Kirchenboden, um dieses Bild von der wundervollen Kuppel der evangelischen Kirche St. Nikolai in Potsdam mit dem größtmöglichen Abstand und halbwegs symmetrisch zu bekommen.
Jesaja, Jeremia, Hesekiel und Daniel schauten mir ungerührt dabei zu... ;-)
Dass die vier Propheten in ihren kreisförmigen Rahmen und auch der restliche gemalte Zierrat so harmonisch und ästhetisch ausgeführt wurden, verdanken wir dem großen Baumeister, Architekten, Stadtplaner, Maler, Grafiker und Bühnenbildner Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Wikipedia weiß über den Kuppelbau noch Folgendes zu sagen:
"Auf dem würfelförmigen Unterbau erhebt sich auf einem runden, gestuften Dachansatz die mächtige Tambourkuppel. Der zylindrische Tambour hat eine Höhe von 22,5 Meter und ist von achtundzwanzig, 10 Meter hohen korinthischen Säulen umgeben, die eine mit Palmetten geschmückte Attika tragen. Im unteren Tambourbereich lassen vierzehn hohe Sprossenfenster Tageslicht in den Predigtraum. Die im Wechsel mit ionischen Pilastern angeordneten Fensternischen oberhalb der Attika sind lediglich Blendfenster. Auf dem Tambour erhebt sich die doppelschalige Kuppel. Sie hat einen Durchmesser von 24 Meter und eine Höhe von 13 Meter. Die äußere Zierkuppel ist in Segmente gegliedert und mit Kupferplatten eingedeckt. Drei umlaufende Reihen Rundfenster, sogenannte Ochsenaugen, zwischen 28 auch nach außen sichtbaren Rippen, belichten den Raum zwischen Innen- und Außenkuppel. Den Abschluss bildet eine auf sieben schlanken Säulen ruhende, 14,5 Meter hohe Laterne mit einem bekrönenden Kugelkreuz. Die Gesamthöhe des Kirchengebäudes beträgt bis zum Kreuz 77 Meter...."
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In a way, these roses speak to me. They are talking about life, beauty, transitoriness, and about our duty not to waste this life we have got. What the prophet says I am not so sure. He has been for years outside in the garden, and nobody listens, it seems. His presence is a reminder nevertheless. Of what?
One of the two figures at the base of the spiral staircase inside Notre Dame Basilica.
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Canada
I am the man that died
As no man should die
As the dark stole my breath
For you
All for you
On the unforgiving cross
So why did you love me
And why did you hate me
What did you see
That tore you in two
That you couldn’t believe in
That you didn’t want to follow
Was too much to digest
Leaving you hollow
Still hungry
Still lost
But the promise remains
If only you would look
If only you would believe me
Because what you are now
What you have become
Is something that lingers
Something that has come undone
Not really living
Because you don’t belong
So who do you place your faith in
Someone or none
What are you inside
Just a shell that holds a heartbreak
One that is crying silently
Over and over
Until it quietly dies
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This work is the first in my series for Easter 2023 and for Good Friday for this year.
The rest will follow over the Easter weekend, day by day.
I wish you all a peaceful Easter wherever you may be.
This image was taken in Ocklynge Cemetery in Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.
And I have paired this work with ‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon and Garfunkel. See link below.
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The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), and her being taken up into heaven (bodily assumption). It is celebrated on 15 August (28 August N.S. in the Julian Calendar) as the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Dormition not on a fixed date, but on the Sunday nearest 15 August. In Western Churches the corresponding feast is known as the Assumption of Mary, with the exception of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which has traditionally celebrated the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15 August.
The plot "Dormition of the Mother of God" is based not on the Gospels, but on the Apocrypha and is dedicated to the death of the Mother of God.
Below on the couch lies the body of the deceased Mother of God, around her the grieving apostles are the earthly world. In the upper part behind the odrom stands the Savior. In his hands he holds the soul of his mother, which is depicted as a swaddled baby. Her soul was separated from her body and was taken into the hands of the Savior. Christ presses to his chest the most pure soul of the Mother of God, his progenitor, and takes her to his heavenly chambers.
Сюжет «Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці» заснований не на Євангеліях, а на апокрифах і присвячений смерті Богоматері.
Внизу на ложі лежить тіло померлої Богоматері, навколо неї скорботні апостоли - це земний світ. У верхній частині за одром стоїть Спаситель. Він оточений сяйвом, наче мандорлою - величезним німбом, що символізує собою божественну славу; ця частина зображення є божественним, небесним світом. У руках він тримає душу своєї матері, яка зображена у вигляді сповитого немовляти. Її душа відокремилася від тіла і була прийнята на руки Спасителя. Христос притискає до грудей пречисту душу Богоматері і забирає її до себе в небесні чертоги.
Сюжет «Успение Пресвятой Богородицы» основан не на Евангелиях, а на апокрифах и посвящен смерти Богоматери.
Внизу на ложе лежит тело умершей Богоматери, вокруг нее скорбящие апостолы — это земной мир. В верхней части за одром стоит Спаситель. В руках он держит душу своей матери, которая изображена в виде спеленутого младенца. Ее душа отделилась от тела и была принята на руки Спасителя. Христос прижимает к груди пречистую душу Богоматери, своего прародителя, и забирает ее к себе в небесные чертоги.
Канонические тексты не сообщают о времени и обстоятельствах кончины и погребения Богородицы. Согласно Новому Завету, распятый Христос усыновил Богородице ближайшего ученика — апостола Иоанна, который с этого момента «взял Её к себе» (Ин. 19:25—27) на своё попечение. Она пребывала со всеми апостолами в молитве (Деян. 1:14) и в день Пятидесятницы, как и они, получила дар Святого Духа (Деян. 2:1—14).
Bois tourné, sculpté et assemblé
Ce panneau de bois est composé de panneaux délimités par des baguettes montées de bobines de bois tournées. Ce type de montage peut être démultiplié sur de larges surfaces. Le moucharabieh permet à l’air et à la lumière de passer tout en rafraichissant l’air chaud de l’extérieur. En Egypte, il vient fermer de simples fenêtres ou de larges ouvertures en façade des immeubles. Cet élément peut également former une cloison autour du cénotaphe (marqueur de tombe) d’un saint personnage.
Les inscriptions arabes du fronton du panneau central du moucharabieh sont des formules pieuses mettant en avant la figure de ‘Ali Ibn Talib, gendre et cousin du prophète Muhammad (Mahomet).
On les rencontre fréquemment dans les monuments liés aux communautés se réclamant du schisme, une branche de l’islam, minoritaire en Egypte, d’où proviendraient ces deux éléments.
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But poetic theology is not “word-magic,” just as other theological forms, such as Scripture, liturgy, or iconography, hold no inherent power to magically transport the believer into communion with the hidden God. The point is, God is already present. Liturgy, iconography, and poetics function as vehicles of presence, even for the nonbeliever, to the degree they facilitate a re-centering of subjectivity from the self and community to God. This transformative dynamic unites the poet, prophet, priest, and mystic, and unites them with every human being who has experienced that paradoxical moment in which one “dies” or “loses oneself” in the immediacy of something (some One) infinitely greater. Indeed, this sense of “infinitely greater” is such that the thought of freezing it in any kind of a system, linguistic or otherwise, feels like a violation, an act of reclaiming the center for ourselves too quickly. Contemplatives become prophetic witnesses precisely when they interrupt this act, interjecting the divine perspective into an imaginative framework that has become opaque, forgetful, or contemptuous of God—that is, the nest of the Unspeakable.
-Sophia, The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, Christopher Pramuk
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Sanliurfa or Urfa is one of the ancient cities of the world. It is a multiethnic city with Turkish, Kurdish and Arab peoples. The city is about 80 km east of the Euphrates River and close to the Turkish / Syrian border. It's known as the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham and is called the City of Prophets. This photo is of the Mevlid-i Halil Mosque which is next to the site where Abraham is believed to have been born
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Matthew 7:15
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera left. Vivitar 283 with VP1 and Wein peanut slave suspended camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
Merlin
Look into my eyes
And you will know
That I can see both into your future
And back into your past
For I am The Merlin
Wild man, bard, prophet,
And advisor to Kings
I hold Albion in my heart
And Arthur’s spirit in trust
Sleeping under the hollow hill
Waiting for the call
As each time the Holy Hawthorn blossoms
And the Grail bleeds some more
We are one step closer
For Excalibur to rule
All of you who have followed since
Are pale in comparison
Because I am The Merlin
The first and the last of his name
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Well my friends and followers, we are nearly there; the next instalment of this painting will be the complete reveal of the whole three by two foot watercolour painting. It was a labour of love, but in showing you the details I hope you have enjoyed seeing those parts of it, and I thank you for all your support and kind comments as I have loaded them up.
Showing you all the complete painting of Merlin, who holds “The Wished For” will herald a new chapter on Flickr for me, as I have been working on my photography film archive, and bringing it to life again has reminded me of just how much it made me the person I am today, not just creatively but also spiritually.
So gradually I will be hoping to share the beauty and wonder of those photographs, and what made me pursue my own spiritual quest to this present day. I walked with Merlin in those lands of eternal summer in the South West of England, and he guided me on the path that I needed to follow, and it has become an inherent part of me.
Whether I am taking images, writing poetry or painting, the Song of Albion runs through me, inspiring me with the legends and myths of the British Isles, and the deep and abiding spirit of the British people who have always responded to our beautiful landscapes in creative ways.
I will continue to show contemporary works on Flickr alongside my archive, which may well end up being interesting in itself, to see the progression of ideas.
My warm regards and deepest thanks to all of you as always, Shelley.
And meanwhile, if you would like to see more of my work, have a look at my website at:
UPDATE 12th March 2026.
Thank you all so much, for commenting, faving and viewing my latest offerings, including this one. I have only just come back on here later today, as Flickr was being 'temperamental' shall we say, and wouldn't load properly. Whether that's just the UK, or more localised I do not know, or just the..erm, Mad Max world we are living in. But it's not a film is it? Or a game.
I have felt a bit rattled, to put it mildly the past few days. I was going to put my latest offerings up on the day that the Middle East was yet again, plunged into conflict. When I went on the net...I just couldn't do it. The Angels had to wait.
But yesterday...the Angels more or less dragged me to my desk and told me to get on with it. This latest batch of work...can you imagine them revolving around the earth in all dimensions?
Do Angels cry? Yes they do. So I put the work up.
I wish everybody would just stop. Life here is so precious, don't waste it, or the seas will be filled with tears and the levels will rise even more.
A quieter revolution is needed, where such stubbornness results in a determination to be a caring human being, as a lot of us are, but we are not listened to. The choice is there though, it just might need an element of courage to walk that path of kindness.
Merlin tells me nothing is new, man will be man, and he is right. But there are moments in such dark times when a shining light refuses to go out, and I am a devotee. That light will always be here in my gallery for you to find.
I will be getting back to you all soon, to catch up, as you know I do. Meanwhile, I am thinking of you all, and holding you all in my heart.
Shelley x
UPDATE 26th March, 2026.
Hello everybody. Just felt like writing something. Anything. I have been so distracted lately - do you all feel the same? I can hardly string two words together, let alone settle down and compose some work. I am way behind with my catching up on here as well. I have tried to do all these things but my mind keeps wandering...I am avoiding the news except for the main points as it is messing with my head. Alright then I thought, I'll do something physical! The garden needs sorting out as Spring is making itself felt and once that races away you are forever chopping it back, especially the ivy, which basically runs amok.
But although that was better, I found it weirdly quiet where I am and that didn't feel natural. I kept thinking that it wasn't quiet elsewhere and some people would welcome the peace, so I shouldn't even mention this. Everything feels 'off' and you feel the weight of 'wrongness'.
Usually in times of uncertainty I can go inward and seek solace there, especially with my work, but I am finding that difficult. The "Weight of Wrongness" is like a cloud cover all around the world; a blanket that does not offer any comfort.
The human race is its own worst enemy...will we ever reach an accord where we an co-exist without bloodshed? It seems an impossible dream. History has been known to judge us...and future chapters will add to this story of our lives at this time in this century. Maybe it will be the same story of bloodshed, because that makes headlines. What the headlines don't show enough of is the quiet stories of care and courage. Would anybody ever have nerve enough to do a 'news paper' of small acts of kindness?
This is where I get a bit strident myself and say I won't ever give up holding my own particular brand of 'Spirit-Light'.
I can't you see, because that is who I am. Without it I am nothing. Something in me will not give up because I know that Light is needed, in this life and the next, and not just for myself.
Friends, Followers, Viewer's, Commentators..do not give up. Let your beautiful, powerful, emotive and gorgeous work change minds. Support each other, reach out with compassion, and let honesty flow, because real change comes from those who are prepared to live with the courage of their convictions.
Well, I wrote something after all. Be well my friends, and be at peace in your heart if you can. I am thinking of you all...
Shell x
Святий пророк Ілля – один з старозавітних пророків і перший дівственник Старого Завіту, жив у Північно-Ізраїльському царстві в ІХ столітті до Христа. Життя святого пророка описане у Старозавітних книгах. Також згадки про Господнього пророка є в книгах Нового завіту, під час Преображення Господнього, Ілля розмовляв з Спасителем на горі Фавор.
Ілля був ревним поборником чистоти віри в Ізраїльському царстві та грізним викривачем ідолопоклонства та безбожності.
Як Мойсей закликав ізраїльський народ вибрати між життям і смертю, так Ілля пропонував припинити кульгавити на обидві ноги й обрати між живим Богом і Ваалом (був поширений культ бога Ваала, якому приписували посилання життєдайної вологи на землю).
John the Baptist was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and as the prophet Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: النبي يحيى, An-Nabī Yaḥyā) in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser.
«The paradox of all four Gospels is that “the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1) begins not with the preaching of Jesus Christ, but with the preaching of another person. And the formula with which Jesus began His mission—“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 4:17)—does not belong to Jesus. Its author is John the Baptist (Matt. 3:2), or the Forerunner, with which nickname he entered the history of the Church.»
/фрагмент книги «Ісус Христос», митрополит Іларіон (Алфєєв), Google translate/
“Парадокс усіх чотирьох євангелій полягає в тому, що «Євангеліє Ісуса Христа, Сина Божого» (Мр. 1:1) починається не з проповіді Ісуса Христа, а з проповіді іншої особи. І формула, з якою Ісус розпочав Свою місію,—«Покайтеся, бо наблизилося Царство Небесне» (Мт. 4:17),— належить не Ісусові. Її автор — Іоанн Хреститель (Мф. 3:2), або Предтеча, з яким прізвиськом він увійшов до історії Церкви.»
Apostle Andrew in Christianity is one of the twelve apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is known that he was born in Bethsaida into the family of a Jewish fisherman, Jonah.
Andrew the First-Called accompanied the Lord during sermons as one of his closest disciples, and was present at the Holy Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection. Together with other disciples, he received the Holy Spirit during Pentecost.
He preached Christianity in the east of the Roman Empire and was probably a missionary in the Scythian lands.
The Apostle Andrew was executed in Patras during the reign of Emperor Nero. According to legend, he died tied to the X-shaped cross with which he is depicted in iconography.
In the Eastern tradition, the Apostle Andrew is also called the First-Called or Saint.
Апостол Андрій у християнстві є одним із дванадцяти апостолів Господа Ісуса Христа. Відомо, що він народився у Віфсаїді у сім'ї єврейського рибалки Іони.
Андрій Первозванний супроводжував Господа на проповідях як один із найближчих учнів, був присутній на Святій Вечері, Розп'ятті та Воскресінні. Разом з іншими учнями прийняв Святого Духа під час П'ятидесятниці.
Він проповідував християнство на сході Римської імперії і, мабуть, був місіонером у скіфських землях.
Апостола Андрія стратили в Патрах під час правління імператора Нерона. За переказами, він помер, прив'язаний до Х-подібного хреста, з яким зображується в іконографії.
У східній традиції апостола Андрія також називають Первозванним чи святим.
Стасов (одна з найвпливовіших постатей художнього життя Росії другої половини ХІХ століття) захоплювався розписами В. М. Васнєцова Володимирського собору в Києві і критикував М. А. Врубеля за створення орнаментів «зовсім не візантійських і не російських, а просто декадентських, які зовсім не йдуть до іншого церкви, а свідчать тільки про поганий смак, примхливість і малому художньому знанні та творчості їхніх авторів щодо візантайства». На критику Врубель відповів листом до редакції, в якому повідомив, що деякі з орнаментів, які так хвалив Стасов, у друкарні помилково приписали авторству Васнєцова, і насправді їх написав не Васнєцов, а Врубель.
М. А. Врубель - В редакцию журнала «Мир искусства»
811 Москва. 27 декабря 1898
Милостивый государь г. редактор,
В нумере третьем журнала «Искусство и Художественная промышленность», на стр. 137, помещен в красках орнамент из Владимирского собора. Как в вышеупомянутом журнале, так и в издании г. Кульженко (откуда журнал перепечатал эту хромолитографию) означенный орнамент приписывается В. М. Васнецову.
Сим заявляю, что орнамент этот, находящийся в левом от входа корабле собора, всецело моей работы, изображения и разработки, и как г. Стасов, так и г. Кульженко ошибочно приписывают его В. М. Васнецову.
С искренним уважением М. Врубель
Hamburg - Friedhof Ohlsdorf
Eine Arbeit von Prof. Gerhard Marcks (1889–1981) aus dem Jahre 1961
Prophet und Genius (Lage: M 6, von 1961): Eine eher untypische Engelsdarstellung ist diese Bronzeplastik des Berliner Bildhauers Gerhard Marcks. Ein Jüngling, der als Engel gestaltet ist, geleitet einen blinden Propheten behutsam und liebevoll ins Jenseits: Marcks greift hier die Vorstellung des Engels als Seelengeleiter auf. Er tut dies in einer Zeit, in der viele klassische Friedhofsengel von ihren Sockeln entfernt wurden. Sie wurden damals als unmodern angesehen. Heute jedoch erfreuen sie sich wieder großer Beliebtheit.
Portofino (Liguria - Italia): indizi celati e percorsi consigliati.
Portofino (Liguria - Italy): hidden clues and recommended routes.
"A prophet doesn't have to have any brains. They are good to have, of course, for the ordinary exigencies of life, but they are no use in professional work. It is the restfulest vocation there is. When the spirit of prophecy comes upon you, you merely take your intellect and lay it off somewhere in a cool place for a rest, and unship your jaw and leave it alone; it will work itself. The result is prophecy."
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The End (of my 366 Day Project) is Near!!!!!!!!!
„Was es auch gibt an lebenden Wesen, ob beweglich oder unbeweglich, ob lang oder kurz, ob groß oder klein, ob schwach oder stark, ob nah oder fern, ob sichtbar oder unsichtbar, ob geboren oder ungeboren, mögen sie alle glücklich sein.“
Nobody listened to Brainy Smurf, when he tried to warn them about climate change and the catastrophic climatic events that would ensue... And now, as is too often the case, the bearer of unpopular news pays the price for the collective inertia.
My entry for #InIce, Macro Mondays' theme for Feb. 15, 2021.