The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.
Showing posts with label Brueghel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brueghel. Show all posts

10 Rock Album Covers Inspired by Classical Paintings

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1. Turbulent Indigo (1994) by Joni Mitchell. Painting: Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh
2. Viva La Vida (2008) by Cold Play. Painting: Liberty leading the people by Eugene De La Croix
3. A Night on the Town (1976) by Rod Stewart. Painting: Bal du moulin de la Galette by Pierre August Renoir
4. Fleet Foxes (2008) by the Fleet Foxes. Painting: Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
5. Greatest Hits (1977) by Black Sabbath. Painting: The Triumph of Death by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
6. Last of the Mohicans (1982) by Bow Wow Wow. Painting: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Edward Manet
7. Grave New World (1972) by The Strawbs. Painting: Glad Day by William Blake
8. Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (1985) by the Pogues. Painting: The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault
9. Beck-Ola (1969) by The Jeff Beck Group. Painting: The Listening Room by Rene Magritte
10. Dutch Masters (1973) by Focus. Painting: The Staalmeesters by Rembrandt van Rijn
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Great Artists with Tim Marlow

I have been catching up recently on Tim Marlow's series (now over 10 years old) on Great Artists. These are under half an hour introductions to various artists that I have been accessing by recording shows on Channel 5 in the middle of the night.
I have now seen
Series 1 - Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Series 2 - El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velásquez, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, J M W Turner, ...
I'm not sure if I've seen the one on Vincent Van Gogh.
I believe there is another series - on Schiele, Cassatt, Rodin, Whistler, Delacroix, David, Goya, Stubbs,  Caravaggio, Holbein and Piero della Francesca.

10 Great Landscapes

Caspar David Friedrich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

1. A field of poppies, Monet
2. View of Dedham, Gainsborough
3. Flatford Mill, Constable
4. Wheatfield with cypresses, Van Gogh
5. Rainbow, Turner
6. Monte St Victoire, Cezanne
7. View of Delft, Vermeer
8. Winter landscape, Brueghel the elder
9. Vesuvius, Wright of Derby
10. Wanderer above the sea of fog, Friedrich

My 10 Favourite Artists

1. Hieronymus Bosch
2. Pieter Bruegel the elder
3. Jan Vermeer
4. Joseph Wright of Derby
5. Henri Rousseau
6. Vincent Van Gogh
7. M C Escher
8. Salvador Dali
9. Edward Hopper
10. René Magritte