by Michelle L Hofer | Dec 12, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 7 – A Visit to the Cave Above: The Adoration of the Shepherds (1645) by Georges de La Tour It was Christmas Eve, 1223 when a devout monk in the Italian hillside town of Greccio wanted to do something to help the people remember the humble and poor entrance...
by Michelle L Hofer | Dec 5, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 6 – The Reformation’s Dynamic Duo Above: Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Holy Kinship (1509)/Portrait of Martin Luther (1528)
both by Lucas Cranach the Elder Creative marketing – it’s what you do when you’ve got to do something drastic to get...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 28, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 5 – Heaven on Earth Above: Hagia Sophia, exterior (1852) by Gaspare Fossati* “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth, for surely there is no such splendor or beauty anywhere upon earth. We cannot describe it to you. Only we know that God dwells...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 21, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 4- Protestants Gone Wild Above: The Garden of Earthly Delights, detail – right panel (1515) by Hieronymus Bosch Paranoia Will Destroy Ya Dear Dad,Sorry we burned your KISS album in 1989. We were persuaded to believe the devil lived in that music. I,...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 14, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 3 – Martin Luther Dragon Slayer Above: Martin Luther Dragon Slayer1929 British postage stamp adaptation (2017) by Michelle L Hofer Martin Luther Dragon Slayer? You can see I had a little Photoshop fun turning an old British Postage stamp into a Martin...
by Michelle L Hofer | Nov 7, 2017 | Lost Sight: How the Protestant Reformation Disrupted the Art and Faith Connection
Part 2 – Christian Art Through the Ages Above: Christ – the Alpha and Omega from the catacombs of Rome (4th Century) Before I tell you more of what happened 500 years ago during the Protestant Reformation, it will be helpful for you to understand the...