This past week, we celebrated the Fourth of July—a time to honor the freedom we enjoy as a nation and express our gratitude to those who fought, both on the battlefield and in the realm of ideas, to make that freedom a reality. As I reflected on this, I was reminded of a “zen doodle” […]
Tag Archives: Martin Luther
June
22
“Behold the Man”
posted by laurieetta
When I first saw this painting, I thought it had a modern feel to it. However, it was actually painted in 1510 by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a renowned German Renaissance painter and engraver. Cranach was a close friend of the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. His artwork often centered on religious figures and narratives, aiming […]
December
05
Give Us This Day…
posted by laurieetta
This painting is called “The Zemstvo Dines,” and was painted in 1872 by a Russian artist named Myasoedov Grigory Grigorievich. “What the heck is zemstvo?” you ask. It was a type of local government set up during post-reform Russia of the 1860s. It was meant to provide a common voice for all citizens, but it didn’t quite […]
June
08
Holy Imagery
posted by laurieetta
I first saw this painting by Lucas Cranach (circa 1529) when I went to the Luther exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis a couple of years ago. Luther found that because of the Protestant Reformation, people had to be educated on the difference between law and grace. This painting, entitled “The Law […]
July
04
Being Free
posted by laurieetta
Happy Fourth of July! Today we celebrate our freedom and are grateful for those who fought both physically and intellectually to secure that freedom. We have a good idea of what it means to be free as a nation, but what about freedom as an individual? Janis Joplin said that freedom is just another word for nothing […]
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