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brocade, gold and silver threads
provenance: St Elizabeth Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia
location: East Slovak Museum, Košice
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Ogni venerdì santo, dal XIII secolo, lungo le vie di Gubbio sfila una processione pregna di sacralità. Alla luce di falò e fiaccole, al suono di un antichissimo canto in latino, il Miserere [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AEuEl7jYuI ], che si è tramandato per secoli oralmente, al ritmo delle preghiere e del suono cupo dei penitenti con le caratteristiche “battistrangole” e il rumore dei passi lenti sul selciato, si richiama alla penitenza, alla purificazione e alla redenzione.
La processione del venerdì santo di Gubbio rievoca i simboli della passione che sfilano portati da uomini in saio e incappucciati: sono il teschio che rappresenta il Golgota, l’uomo con la croce, altri uomini con croci, il calice, i 40 denari, la corda, la colonna, il gallo, i flagelli, la corona di spine, la scritta Inri, il velo della Veronica, il sudario, i chiodi, il martello, la spugna, la lancia, i vestiti di Gesù, i dadi, la scala, le tenaglie. Questi simboli sono proceduti dagli uomini della confraternita che recano in mano il battistrangole, uno strumento in ferro che, scosso, determina un suono lugubre e sordo e richiama la popolazione alla processione e alla sua sacralità.
Seguono le statue del Cristo Morto e della Madonna Addolorata, entrambe preziose statue lignee, la prima si presume cinquecentesca, la seconda ottocentesca. Sono trasportate da uomini che indossano saio bianco con cappa nera (statua del Cristo) e saio bianco con cappa blu (statua della Madonna). Tutti i luoghi più significativi della storia di Gubbio sono raggiunti dal corteo: dal “pietrone”, antichissima pietra sacrificale che indica le origini pre-romane di Gubbio, ai conventi cittadini, all’ospedale, attraversando le vie del centro storico. In piazza San Pietro, Via Dante e Largo San Marziale sono accesi i fuochi e i bracieri. L’attenzione, il coinvolgimento con cui viene seguita la processione dai presenti determina una forte solennità e suggestione.
Interesting document of the counter-reformation sacral art - 17th century roman-catholic Gothic Revival altarpiece in the style of local late Gothic altars with wings and predella. The upper part with the medallion depicting David with lions is a Baroque addition from 1687.
location: East Slovak Museum, Košice
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Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 2009
Ashkenazi synagogue was built in 1902 in an elaborate Moorish Revival style. Designed by Karl Pařik, its highly decorated neo-Moorish style was a popular choice for synagogues in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Spazio SoloSalute è il centro benessere a Milano diventato rapidamente punto di riferimento per il massaggio ayurvedico, il massaggio cervicale e qualunque trattamento di relax.
Il trattamento craniosacrale è un particolare tipo di massaggio, basato su una visione del corpo ben precisa. Nel cranio sacrale, l'individuo è considerato nel suo insieme come unione di corpo, mente, spirito. Lo scopo del trattamento cranio sacrale è ristabilire l'equilibrio interiore, espressione del fluire corretto della Respirazione Primaria.
Basato su tocchi leggeri che il terapeuta applica sulle ossa del cranio e della colonna vertebrale, il massaggio cervicale che pratichiamo nei locali di Spazio SoloSalute a Milano vi recherà benefici immeditati su tutto il corpo, con notevoli funzioni anti stress, di riequilibrio della postura e dell’’apparato muscolare, armonizzazione dell’apparato gastroenterico e miglioramento della respirazione.
The main south door, known as the Porta Speciosa, is faced with red marble and flanked by five pairs of columns. It has undergone several transformations and reconstructions since it was originally built in the 13th century. This door gives access to the Cloister, a typical square Late Gothic ensemble built in 1486. The vaulting springs form consoles that are elaborately decorated with symbolic motifs. The doors and windows were given their present form in the 1880s. Sculptured stones from the Romanesque cloister were found during studies carried out in the 1960s, when the door leading into the medieval refectory, with small red marble columns, also came to light.
Svadhisthana
Color: Orange
Location: In your pelvic region, a couple of inches below the belly button.
Also known as ‘the place of the self’, the Sacral Chakra is therefore all about your creative identity as a human.
This chakra helps you enjoy your life here on Earth. It’s the energy that motivates you to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Above all, indulging in pleasurable activities like sex, artistic activities and good food.
When your 2nd chakra is balanced, you’ll truly relish in all the finer things in life. Because of this, you’ll enjoy them without overdoing them.
Martyrdom of St John Evangelist on the other side of the panel
provenance: St Elizabeth Cathedral in Košice
location: East Slovak Museum in Košice
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location: Lomnička, Spiš county, Slovakia
height: 138 cm
late 18th century adjustment
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provenance: Fričovce, Šariš county, north-east Slovakia
location: Šariš Museum Bardejov
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author: Master Paul of Levoča
dating: c 1520
height: 71 cm
location: parish church of St Nicholas, Prešov, Šariš county, Slovakia
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author: Master Paul of Levoča
dating: c 1520
height: 71 cm
location: parish church of St Nicholas, Prešov, Šariš county, Slovakia
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In the vicinity of Jelšava, an old mining village Rákoš hides a quiet church with unique Gothic paintings. The church was built on an elevated site in the northern part of the village under the slope of Železník Hill on top of which a castle of the Bubek Family was once standing.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity is an early Gothic single-nave building from the mid-13th century. It has still a Romanesque horseshoe-shaped apse and slotted Romanesque windows, but the entrance portal is already formed by a Gothic arch. The nave has a flat wooden painted ceiling from the end of the 17th century. In front of the church stands a Baroque brick belfry with a wooden superstructure.
Wall paintings from the last third of the 15th century cover the walls and the vault of the chancel and almost the entire northern wall of the nave. High-quality Italian fresco paintings can be seen, a piece of art ordered by the wealthy noblemen from the House of Bubek. Travelling through northern Italy in the service of King Louis the Great, they had an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the best works of Italian masters whom they brought to the Kingdom of Hungary to decorate churches in Plešivec, Štítnik, and Rákoš. The vault of the sanctuary depicts the Christ Pantocrator with angels, the four church fathers and the symbols of the Evangelists (Matthew – angel, Mark – lion, Luke – bull, and John – eagle). On the walls of the sanctuary, we can find prophets, apostles and three saint kings: Ladislaus, Stephen, and Emeric. In the window lining, there are figures of women saints: Catherine, Barbara, Elisabeth and Margaret of Hungary. One of the most interesting parts is the unconventional depiction of Christ standing in a grave held by Mother Mary. The scene is complemented with the figures of an angel and of St. John the Baptist. Figures of saints, prophets, a depiction of the ten virgins, a partially damaged figure of the Virgin Mary Protector and a very well-preserved sitting figure of God with three faces giving blessings are on the walls of the triumphal arch. This unusual way of portraying the Holy Trinity which has been later banned by the Trident Council for its striking resemblance to the pagan god Triglav, still appears in two other locations in Slovakia – Ochtiná (logo of the Gothic Route) and Žehra.
The northern wall of the nave is almost entirely covered with murals in three horizontal bands. The upper band depicts scenes from the St. Ladislaus legend, it shows lancer horse riders of the St. Ladislaus’s royal entourage at the forefront, in a dynamic moment of fight with the Cumans. The second and the third band below portray the Last Judgment with the central figure of Christ the Redeemer with angels and a number of saints on the sides. Right below them we can see open graves from which dead are rising. Archangel Michael divides them into two groups, the saved ones, who walk to the left towards the heaven‘s gate, and the damned ones, whose chains are bound by the devils to the gate of hell. The most recent of the paintings date back to the first half of the 15th century; they depict the Assumption of the Virgin, individual figures of saints and the Stigmatization of St. Francis. We have chosen the hand of St. Francis with a stigma as the logo of the church. On the outer southern wall of the church, fragments of the painting of Madonna and Child have been preserved. Since 1992, there have been intermittent renewal activities of the church taking place, during which the restoration of murals was included. Furniture is stored and it would be returned into the church, once the restoration works are finished.
Martyrdom of St John Evangelist on the other side of the panel
provenance: St Elizabeth Cathedral in Košice
location: East Slovak Museum in Košice
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How to energise sacral chakra?
Swadishthan Chakra or sacral chakra is located above the pubic bone and below the navel, and encompasses the genital region and the hypogastric plexus. The word svadhisthana can be translated as “the dwelling place of the self,” and the element of the second chakra is water, which equals cohesiveness. A balanced second chakra leads to feelings of wellness, abundance, pleasure, and joy. When this chakra is out of balance, a person may experience emotional instability, fear of change, sexual dysfunction, depression, or addictions.
This chakra also plays an important role in decision making, acceptability of new things. One of the most important roles of the energies of this chakra is how peaceful and comfortable the person is within, as it’s the level of comfort within oneself that determines whether the person deals with situation or gets stressed by it.
Altar of the Doctors of the Church, 1510-1520
author of the statues: Master Paul of Levoča
author of the paintings: Master Petrus
location: Šariš, eastern Slovakia
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Interesting document of the counter-reformation sacral art - 17th century roman-catholic Gothic Revival altarpiece in the style of local late Gothic altars with wings and predella. The upper part with the medallion depicting David with lions is a Baroque addition from 1687.
location: East Slovak Museum, Košice
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Zagreb 14th June 2009
The Zagreb Cathedral on Kaptol is a Roman Catholic institution and not only the tallest building in Croatia, but also the most monumental sacral building in Gothic style southeast of the Alps.[3] It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus. The cathedral is typically Gothic, as is its sacristy, which is of great architectural value. Its prominent spires are considered to be landmarks as they are visible from most parts of the city.
History[edit]
In 1093 when king Ladislaus (1040-1095) moved the bishop's chair from Sisak to Zagreb, he proclaimed the existing church as a cathedral. Construction on the cathedral started shortly after his death and was finished in 1217 and consecrated by king Andrew II of Hungary. The building was destroyed by the Mongols in 1242 but rebuilt by bishop Timotej (1263-1287) a few years later. At the end of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire invaded Croatia, triggering the construction of fortification walls around the cathedral, some of which are still intact. In the 17th century, a fortified renaissance watchtower was erected on the south side, and was used as a military observation point, because of the Ottoman threat.
The cathedral was severely damaged in the 1880 Zagreb earthquake. The main nave collapsed and the tower was damaged beyond repair. The restoration of the cathedral in the Neo-Gothic style was led by Hermann Bollé, bringing the cathedral to its present form. As part of that restoration, two spires 108 m (354 ft) high were raised on the western side, both of which are now in the process of being restored as part of an extensive general restoration of the cathedral.
The cathedral is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 1000 kuna banknote issued in 1993.[4]
When facing the portal, the building is 46 meters wide and 108 meters high.[5] The cathedral contains a relief of Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac with Christ done by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. The cathedral was visited by Pope Benedict XVI on 5 June 2011 where he celebrated Sunday Vespers and prayed before the tomb of Blessed Aloysius Stepinac.
location: St. Elizabeth Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia
panel paintings: unknown from Spiš county, dated 1516
wooden statues: unknown from Košice, Bratislava or Vienna, 1474-1477 or later
height of the statues in the shrine: 159 & 164 cm
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location: parish church of St Nicholas in Prešov, eastern Slovakia
dating: c 1720s
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Altar of the Doctors of the Church, 1510-1520
author of the statues: Master Paul of Levoča
author of the paintings: Master Petrus
location: Šariš, eastern Slovakia
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High altar of the Holy Cross: panel paintings and predella reliefs by anonymous master from 1450-1460, over life size crucifixion (one of the best in Slovakia) by Master Paul of Levoča from around 1510, Virgin Mary by an unknown Kežmarok carver from the beginning of the 16th century (headwear is a later addition), St John and Mary Magdalene are from 17th century.
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The High altar of Saint Nicholas in the parish Church of Saint Nicholas in Prešov, eastern Slovakia, was erected already in late Gothic period (1490-1506, sculptor Ján Weiss). After the fire of 1673 the Gothic shrine with more than life-size carvings survived and was incorporated to the new Baroque altar construction of 1696 with statues by Jozef Hartmann, with the dominant Saint Sebastian. The prominent position of Saint Sebastian in the altar dedicated to Saint Nicholas can be explained by the intervention of the city mayor, donor of the altar, whose patron saint was Sebastian.
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This type of a Gothic retable, with juxtaposition of many figures in relief, is typical for Lower Saxony, but in Central Europe is regarded as unique. Altar has been badly damaged, but especially the statue of St Damian (with the drapery in beautiful style) can mediate the notion of the former altar´s glory. I´m fascinated by the statue of an unknown old bearded saint with big eyes and twisted neck (third figure from the left), it gives me the creeps :-) Regarding iconography, any suggestion is cordially welcome.
provenance: Šiba, Šariš, north-east Slovakia
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location: Šariš, eastern Slovakia
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Parish church of the Holy Cross, Kežmarok, Spiš county, Slovakia
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Interesting document of the counter-reformation sacral art - 17th century roman-catholic Gothic Revival altarpiece in the style of local late Gothic altars with wings and predella. The upper part with the medallion depicting David with lions is a Baroque addition from 1687.
location: East Slovak Museum, Košice
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Het hoogkoor vormt het sacrale centrum van de kerk, met de rijke uitstraling die het heeft gekregen begin vorige eeuw. We betreden de ruimte waar het mysterie wordt voltrokken. Enkel zo laat zich deze ruimte lezen… In het eucharistie-vieren realiseert zich telkens weer de zin van Christus’ zelfgave waaraan de gelovigen delen. Deze spirituele denkwereld heeft vorm gegeven aan dit hoogkoor.
Van de muurschilderingen van de Luikse schilder Adolphe Tassin uit 1904 hadden enkel de grote taferelen de modernistische ‘overschilderwoede’ van de jaren 60 overleefd… De restauratie van 2020 heeft alle overige figuren en motieven weer blootgelegd of hersteld. Bij onvolledige fragmenten in de profetengroepen bovenaan werd het onderscheid tussen oorspronkelijke en nieuwe laag bewaard.
Onderaan herhaalt zich rondom het motief van de pelikaan. De goudkleur geeft een levendig lichteffect. De pelikaan die – volgens legende – zijn jongen voedt met eigen bloed is een vroegchristelijk symbool van Christus’ zelfgave in de kruisdood.
De grote taferelen zijn zgn. voorafbeeldingen uit het Oude Testament van het Christusgebeuren. In het neo-thomistisch geloof van de 20ste eeuw reveleren deze ‘prefiguraties’ hoe Christus ‘van eeuwigheid’ is en zich realiseert in verleden, heden en toekomst. Verschillende aspecten van dit heilsgebeuren worden betekend: voedsel, heling en bevrijding voor het leven van mensen.
Aan weerszijden van de bogen uitgevend naar de zijkapellen worden de vier grote rivieren afgebeeld die de Tuin van Eden bevloeien: Phison, Gehon, Tygris en Eufraat (Gn 2,10-14). Het hoogkoor verbeeldt zo de paradijselijke wereld die door God wordt bereid. Helemaal bovenaan staan in groepjes twaalf ‘profeten’ uit het Oude Testament (inclusief koning David en Job). Ze dragen een banderol met een vers uit hun eigen profetenwoorden. De teksten zijn allemaal messiaans en eschatologisch van inslag. Deze profeten reveleren de ‘eindtijdelijke’ zin van leven en dood van Jezus: hoe Christus uiteindelijk bepalend is voor mens en wereld, al wat dood en kwaad is overwint – zij het niet zonder strijd en conflict – en garant staat voor een toekomst vol vreugde en leven. In het vieren van de eucharistie wordt hierop geanticipeerd.
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Baptism of Christ on the other side of the panel
provenance: St Elizabeth Cathedral in Košice
location: East Slovak Museum in Košice
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Interesting document of the counter-reformation sacral art - 17th century roman-catholic Gothic Revival altarpiece in the style of local late Gothic altars with wings and predella. The upper part with the medallion depicting David with lions is a Baroque addition from 1687.
location: East Slovak Museum, Košice
for educational purpose only
please do not use without permission
property of the Slovak National Gallery Bratislava, Slovakia
for educational purpose only
please do not use without permission