tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28843855.post5944596992085599487..comments2023-10-30T09:23:03.811-04:00Comments on Gretchen Reads 24/7: A Purpose for the Visual Arts and the BelieverGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485310328441248086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28843855.post-90677144973668311682007-10-17T15:45:00.000-04:002007-10-17T15:45:00.000-04:00Gretchen,I have not seen the cover of the new book...Gretchen,<BR/><BR/>I have not seen the cover of the new book by Dever, so you will have to show me next time I am in the book store. Also, what size is the Rembrandt in your textbook? The picture of it in my book is a little too small, so I am a little curious if a bigger version of it can be found in an another book.<BR/><BR/>Nothing can replace the tradition of iconography which gives real objective meaning to a work of art. So how do we get Josh away from Van Gough and into the good stuff? Just kidding Josh if you are reading this :).<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>John MeadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28843855.post-21481367590084605612007-10-16T22:09:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:09:00.000-04:00Sar -- thanks for the tip. Not sure where the thr...Sar -- thanks for the tip. Not sure where the thrift stores are here. . .<BR/><BR/>John -- I'm SO GLAD you know what painting this is! I remember you saying something about it the other night, now. You are absolutely right about the "Northern Trinity" and the accuracy in depiction of Christ's suffering, however dark and brutal. I have loved my class the past two weeks because we have just been looking at art and discussing the theology represented by the iconography! I was going to tell you that one of my text books has your favorite Rembrandt in it! And finally, have you noticed that Mark Dever's new book has snippets of the altarpiece on the cover illustration? I'll show you next time you come into the bookstore (unless you've already seen).Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485310328441248086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28843855.post-53729434757580210312007-10-16T12:17:00.000-04:002007-10-16T12:17:00.000-04:00Gretchen - This is the altar piece I was talking a...Gretchen - <BR/><BR/>This is the altar piece I was talking about that night at small groups. The Northern Renaissance paintings (this one in particular) have a realistic and earthy appearance to them. This altar piece clearly captures the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53, which would remind the suffering ones that the One God-Man has already suffered in their place and had taken their sins and diseases. An amazing picture of the gospel!<BR/><BR/>One day while in SC, I was in the Columbia Art Museum examining a crucifix from the Venetian or Southern Renaissance. A curator (an art student from University of South Carolina) approached me and asked what I was thinking about the painting. The woman knew everything about the painting I was looking at and art history. She loved the soft tones and pastel colors, the Father smiling as his Son is dieing, the almost unrealism of the crucifix which Tintoretto had captured. This was to her the ideal picture of what happened on Golgotha.<BR/><BR/>In the course of the conversation, I mentioned that I preferred the art of the North and in particular its depiction of the crucifixion as a glorious, triumphant event which came through great suffering and sacrifice. As soon as I mentioned the Northern Renaissance, she immediately said that she thought the art of that region and time period was simply too "dark" for her, and that she preferred this depiction.<BR/><BR/>It is amazing what people will use to cloud their thinking on the death of Jesus, and what they will reject in order to have their own idealized view of the events.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this picture and reminding us all of the Suffering Servant.<BR/><BR/>John MeadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28843855.post-69671442990704524892007-10-16T10:16:00.000-04:002007-10-16T10:16:00.000-04:00Gretchen, this has nothing to do with your post, b...Gretchen, this has nothing to do with your post, but I saw on Sara's blog that you asked where to find cheap kid's books. We just bought a bunch of adorable Little Golden books at St. Vincent's for super cheap. Check out your favorite thrift store!!! :-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150437151927940597noreply@blogger.com