tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post116373140494589631..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: Velazquez, The Immaculate ConceptionDavid Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163862316132580282006-11-18T11:05:00.000-04:002006-11-18T11:05:00.000-04:00For anyone listening, if you haven't "click to enl...For anyone listening, if you haven't "click to enlarge" on that image, you should.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163817921493865022006-11-17T22:45:00.000-04:002006-11-17T22:45:00.000-04:00I love the edit, Aramis. I also thank thee for al...I love the edit, Aramis. I also thank thee for all the links you provided for the Dejohnette pieces and for the You Tube embed.<BR/><BR/>Since I don't want to mess up your edit (and possibly make the picture disappear) I'll add my commentary here. <BR/><BR/>I first saw the Immaculate Conception painting in a black & white reproduction in a book by Jarislov (?) Pelikan called <I>Mary through the Ages</I>. (Wonderful book, by the way.) I just saw it and said, Wow! No profound thoughts. I wanted to get it in color and frame it, but first I wanted to track it down on the Internet and get a better look. This was all about 5 years ago, I think. I still haven't acquired a paper reproduction but hope to someday.<BR/><BR/>I don't know much about the painting. I wonder if it might not be modelled on Our Lady of Guadalupe.<BR/><BR/>Note that the painting is biblical: "A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of (twelve?) stars upon her head."<BR/><BR/>I really can't think of anything profound to say here, um . . . the painting kind of speaks for itself. I like the clouds, the sun in the background. Freshness, creation, mystery, fruitfulness, pregnancy. I like the earth grounding, with the polis off there in the background, suggesting that . . . I don't know-- that maybe that this is not pie in the sky stuff, that Mary is queen of Heaven AND Earth. It's a picture of beauty and piety and tranquility and intelligence, without sugary stuff, without Catholic kitsch.<BR/><BR/>How about you? What thoughts does it give either of you?Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163809486770192892006-11-17T20:24:00.000-04:002006-11-17T20:24:00.000-04:00You mean my "Look! I can do italics and bold!" di...You mean my "Look! I can do <I>italics</I> and <B>bold</B>!" didn't do it for you, Aramis?<BR/><BR/>OK, OK, I got it . . .Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163775913591360362006-11-17T11:05:00.000-04:002006-11-17T11:05:00.000-04:00Dear Porthos,Love the image. May I suggest that w...Dear Porthos,<BR/><BR/>Love the image. May I suggest that when we want to add an image to blog that we make a comment as to why the image means something to you OR add a reflection that you feel goes with the image.<BR/><BR/>PeaceDavid Nybakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163763708079000492006-11-17T07:41:00.000-04:002006-11-17T07:41:00.000-04:00Hey, Velazquez is pretty cool and everything, but ...Hey, Velazquez is pretty cool and everything, but Athos, not a word about my <I>italics</I> or my <B>bold</B>? <BR/><BR/>???<BR/><BR/>My ontological density's getting a little thin, here . . .Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163762957516720472006-11-17T07:29:00.000-04:002006-11-17T07:29:00.000-04:00Me say too!Huh? Huh? Huh?I would love it if we c...Me say too!<BR/><BR/>Huh? Huh? Huh?<BR/><BR/>I would love it if we could get it up there permanently on the sidebar or something. (Hint, hint, hint . . .) Just saying.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1163761416677183892006-11-17T07:03:00.000-04:002006-11-17T07:03:00.000-04:00Oo, Porthos. You know the way to my heart is Our ...Oo, Porthos. You know the way to my heart is Our Lady. It IS magnificent.<BR/><BR/>Aramis, can you post it here for us? Can ya, huh, huh, huh?Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.com