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The Reverend K. F. Lord's photograph. The Spectre of Newby Church (or the Newby Monk) is the name given to a figure found in a photograph taken in the Church of Christ the Consoler, on the grounds of Newby Hall in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
The picture juxtaposes the similarities between the soft oval white face of the model, as if she were a living mask, with the shiny black mask, also with eyes closed and a serene expression. [4] It also expresses the artist's interest in African art, which had a huge influence in the artistic movements of the first decades of the 20th century.
William Monk R.E. (1863–1937) was a British etcher, wood-engraver and painter in oils and watercolours. [ 1 ] Born in Chester , the son of gunmaker William Henry Monk, he studied art at the Chester School of Art and etching at the Antwerp Academy , Belgium.
Tang Sanzang is based on the historical Tang dynasty monk Xuanzang. Tang Sanzang's birth surname name was Chen ( 陳 ), but having been found in a river as a baby—he was abandoned after birth—he was given the name Jiāng Liú ( 江流 ; this given name literally meaning "River Float", a nod to the fact that he was found in a river).
In this work we see two elderly figures dressed in Friar's habits standing before a black background. The primary figure stands at the centre of the composition dominating the foreground; the man stands slightly hunched with a pensive expression donning his face. His long grey beard is framed by his arms that rest easily on a shepherd's cane.
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