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Gothic Boxwood Miniatures
Gothic boxwood miniatures are very small Christianity, Christian wood sculptures produced during the 15th and 16th centuries in the Low Countries, at the end of the Gothic period and during the emerging Northern Renaissance.Sharpe, Emily.Good things come in small packages at the Rijksmuseum. ''The Art Newspaper'', 17 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018 They consist of highly intricate layers of reliefs, often rendered to nearly microscopic level, and are made from boxwood, which has a fine grain and high density suitable for detailed micro-carving. There are around 150 surviving examples; most are spherical rosary beads (known as prayer nuts), statuettes, skulls, or coffins; some 20 are in the form of polyptychs, including triptych and diptych altarpieces, Church tabernacle, tabernacles and monstrances.Suda, Sasha; Ellis, Lisa.Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures Introduction. Art Gallery of Ontario, 28 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017 The polyptychs are typically 10â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayer Bead With The Adoration Of The Magi And The Crucifixion MET DP371962
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor worship, ancestor. More generally, prayer can also have the purpose of thanksgiving or Christian worship, praise, and in comparative religion is closely associated with more abstract forms of meditation and with Incantation, charms or spells. Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as 5000 years ago. Today, most major religions involve prayer in one way or another; some ritualize the act, requiring a strict sequence of actions or placing a restriction on who is permitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
