I've decided to share one of my favorite little paintings. It's something I love (although if you're sensitive to nudity you may want to avert your eyes-it was during the renaissance after all) because I can really feel the emotions and it's something that I've had hanging in my bedroom for a while now-I always keep it in there as a reminder for me of the joy of being in the presence of Heavenly Father and the misery of being away from Him.
This is a small section of the Brancacci Chapel in a small church in Florence. The painter is Masaccio, one of the first great painters of the early-high renaissance (the quatrocento) and he was one of the first to really bring emotion into the paintings, which I LOVE! Anyways, I love this painting because I can relate to them, even though I don't remember being with Heavenly Father, I can imagine the joy that I will feel upon being reunited with Him. Anyways. I love it. It's one of the few that I still hang in my room so I can ponder it.
1 comment:
I love your reasoning for loving this painting. Although I will probably never have it hanging in my house, I will remember your thoughts regarding it any time I see it again in the future.
P.S. I love it when the "word verification" letters actually spell something: theshin for me today.
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