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Divine Art, Infernal Machine: The Reception of Printing in the West from First Impressions to the Sense of an Ending is a 2011 book by Elizabeth Eisenstein published ...
Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as a means to gain a deeper connection to a particular deity or as a sign of respect and devotion to the divine being.
'Fruit of wisdom'), also rendered Gnana Palam, is the name of a divine fruit in Hindu mythology. It is associated with the myth of Murugan and Ganesha participating in a contest, and the former's sacred abode of Palani. [1] Presented by the sage Narada to Shiva, the jnana palam is regarded to have possessed the elixir of wisdom. In some ...
Pomona (/ p ə ˈ m oʊ n ə / ⓘ, [1] Latin: [poːˈmoːna]) was a goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty in ancient Roman religion and myth.Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit", specifically orchard fruit.
The divine insect (神虫, Shinchū) is a deity depicted as a silkworm moth. It was known for miracles. [ 1 ] The painting measures 25.8 by 70 centimetres (10.2 by 27.6 in) and has the accession number 1106-3.
The towers and terraces upon them are all gold and jade, the beasts and birds are all unsullied white; trees of pearl and garnet always grow densely, flowering and bearing fruit which is always luscious, and those who eat of it never grow old and die.
The Divine Mercy Statue is found within the grounds of the National Shrine. The structure, which has a total height of 45.72 metres (150.0 feet), consists of the statue itself standing at 30.48 meters (100.0 ft), and the building serving as its podium which is 15.24 meters (50.0 ft) tall. [ 2 ]
The work consists of six isolated panels which had originally been arranged recto-verso as pairs and were sawn apart at some point before 1890. Neither the order of the panels from left to right, nor the coupling of the pairs of paintings, is known with certainty; and because of the work's theological content, it is disputed if it was designed as a triptych or as a polyptych.