Category Archives: The Sacred

Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by ubu507

Cylinder seal and impression Syria (ca. 1720–1650 B.C.) For the ancient Near East, the act of procreation symbolized creation itself. The female figure in this scene reveals only her pubic area as if to emphasize this idea of procreation rather than … Continue reading →

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Crystal Statue

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ubu507

Coming and going As a glass statue A cone of crystal Manifesting in my bed To be my midnight wife Sky clothed beside My nakedness Not mine But complicated

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Vasudhara

Posted on April 2, 2013 by ubu507

Medium: Polychromed wood Place Made: Nepal Dates: 16th century Brooklyn Museum

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Celestial Entertainer

Posted on March 6, 2013 by ubu507

India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh; 10th century  An Indian text on temple art notes the auspicious importance of these figures: “As a house without a wife, as frolic without a woman, so, without the figure of a women the monument … Continue reading →

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St. Mary Magdalene

Posted on February 22, 2013 by ubu507

Gregor ERHART 1510 Church of the Dominicans in Augsburg ? The Louvre

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The Hermit

Posted on February 21, 2013 by ubu507

The years pass like clouds And leave me here alone; The world has forgotten me; Then you stepped toward me miraculously When, to the rustling of the forest, I stood here lost in thought. — Joseph von Eichendorff

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Statue

Posted on January 23, 2013 by ubu507

Cypriot Date: ca. 1450–1200 B.C the Metropolitan Museum of Art  

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Hieros Gamos

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ubu507

In Amen Court The dark arches The water gate The tomb of Eleanor of Castille All Hallows shadowing A wet day lying On the Thames embankment I ain’t asking shit of The fixed standard The plain of high heaven Or … Continue reading →

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The Judgment of Paris

Posted on October 20, 2012 by ubu507

Flanders, 16th century Date: c. 1510-1520 The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Dish

Posted on October 14, 2012 by ubu507

Place of origin: Castel Durante, Italy (made) Date: ca. 1540 (made) Artist/Maker: Unknown (production) Materials and Techniques: Tin-glazed earthenware The Victoria and Albert Museum

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