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Here the date 1604 is inscribed. Next, we see the young Jesus engaged in discussions with the two lawyers. Then Jesus is shown holding the hands of two lost souls who he has rescued from the open mouth of hell ("Abandon all hope ye who enter here") from which flames emerge and other lost souls writhe in agony, including the legendary Kattell ...
Around his left arm is a banner which states "AVE GRATIA PLENA" ("Hail, full of Grace"). Mary kneels at a Prie-dieu. [1] In the nativity scene, Mary and Joseph kneel on either side of the baby Jesus who lies on some straw. Also looking on are two angels, who are kneeling, their hands clasped in prayer and the ass and the cow.
Death and the Miser belongs to the tradition of memento mori, a term that describes works of art that remind the viewer of the inevitability of death.The painting shows the influence of popular 15th-century handbooks (including text and woodcuts) on the "Art of Dying Well" (Ars moriendi), intended to help Christians choose Christ over earthly and sinful pleasures.
Yves Fauvel says the flashbacks still come regularly: The D-Day evening sky thrumming with American bombers; the screams of families trapped in the debris of their own homes; the man outside a ...
By TYLER DASWICK College Contributor Network I sat in the corner of the living room on Sunday and closed my eyes. I was having trouble breathing. My chest hurt. My hands and face were numb. I ...
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina venerated the shoulder wound of Jesus, and bore it himself as a stigmata. According to Stefano Campanella, author of " Il papa e il frate " (The Pope and the Friar), Karol Wojtyła (the future Pope John Paul II ), while still a priest, visited Padre Pio and asked the question of which was his most painful wound – much ...
Another slave would defecate into the mouth of the miscreant [sic], who would then be gagged, with their mouth full, for four to five hours." [ 1 ] The punishment was invented by Thomas Thistlewood , a slave overseer, and named after the slave, Derby, who was made to undergo this punishment when he was caught eating young sugar cane stalks in ...
Brain Damage is a 1988 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter. [2] It stars Rick Hearst in his debut acting role as Brian, a young man who becomes acquainted with a talking parasite known as Aylmer (voiced by John Zacherle) that injects him with an addictive fluid that causes euphoric hallucinations; in return, Aylmer demands that Brian allow him to feed on the ...