tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post7049477644688207324..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: God's Providence is like a Pointillist paintingElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-44086706576410676492016-09-03T09:55:10.853-04:002016-09-03T09:55:10.853-04:00Yes, the 19th century was one of the best times th...Yes, the 19th century was one of the best times the world has ever seen - the Industrial Revolution, Impressionism, the Rise of the Evangelical/Philadelphian Church, the Re-establishment of Israel, American Dominance, the spread of the Gospel around the world, the explosion of knowledge and inventions as a result of Christians' tendency to influence society positively, etc. But those days are over, and it's now time to look heavenward, beyond what this world can offer...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-73643468424669582402016-09-03T08:17:57.975-04:002016-09-03T08:17:57.975-04:00Interesting discussionInteresting discussionMaria Tathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744157697446014478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-64903144873162977752016-09-03T06:02:41.847-04:002016-09-03T06:02:41.847-04:00Interesting, Anonymous! I think you might like thi...Interesting, Anonymous! I think you might like this three-part BBC series called 'The Impressionists". In the first part I was happy to learn that the artists who experimented with light as you noted were able to do so because of the invention of portable paint, in tubes. They could at long last, paint outside because they could carry their paint with them, and shortly after portable paint's invention, came the collapsible portable easel.<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496201/<br /><br />The Renaissance was a time when many artists remained committed to religious themes but with those dark, Catholic overtones as you noted, but also strayed from that to painting pagan themes, Botticelli's Venus and Primavera are two examples that come to mind, as is Caravaggio's Bacchus.<br /><br />I'm glad Caravaggio's and Titian's heavy dark reds and blacks were replaced with the Impressionists' blues and yellows.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-39620824830731936242016-09-03T05:55:49.232-04:002016-09-03T05:55:49.232-04:00Thanks Maria! I'm fascinated with the doctrine...Thanks Maria! I'm fascinated with the doctrine of God's sovereignty. I find it encouraging too!Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-14278617459663002312016-09-03T03:56:18.608-04:002016-09-03T03:56:18.608-04:00Before Impressionism emerged in the 1800s, the rea...Before Impressionism emerged in the 1800s, the realism in art is kind of off-putting. Artists would paint in the artificial light of their studio and the overall base is black paint. The sensuality and indulgence of their art are reflections of the Dark Ages. The rise of Impressionism I think is symbolic of the revival of the Christian Church or the Church of Philadelphia in the 19th century. There was more emphasis on nature, on light, on meaning. It was a stark contrast to the sadism that pervaded works of art in medieval times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-2727104952452632892016-09-03T00:07:13.445-04:002016-09-03T00:07:13.445-04:00This is encouraging, Elizabeth!This is encouraging, Elizabeth!Maria Tathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744157697446014478noreply@blogger.com