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Artist Birthday of the Week
April 24 1904 Willem de Kooning
About Me
- Suzanne Altman
- Bronxville, NY, United States
- I live in Rockland County with my husband Roy, my daughter Lauren, my border collie Baxter and cat Samantha. I love teaching at Bronxville; especially Art History!
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The image shown is the Chi Iota Page from the Book of Kells, a Gospel work. The book was both impressive (being made with paints from Afghanistan and vellum produced by the slaughter of 185 calves) and symbolic, the intricate details having a religious undertone. For example, the Celtics affirmed their heritage by incorporating spirals and trumpet shapes into the page. There are also symbols of Christ integrated into the page, such as his initials, a fish, the wafer of the EUcharist, chalices, goblets, and faces. Finally, to the right of the letter's tail, cats are pouncing on a pair of mice eating wafer, while two more mice bother the cats. Essentially, this is meant to represent the struggle between good and evil forces, the good represented by the cats and evil by the mice.
the image displayed is the Chi lota page from the Book of kells. The bok was very symbolic due to the detail sof th ebook having a religous meaning. For instance, symbols of christ are seen on th apges wiht his intieals, depictions as a fish and the water of the Eucharist. Also seen in the book are relationships between cat and mouse. The cats reprsent the good while th emice represent the evil. Overall, the Book of kells is a very impresive and reliogusly symbolic piece.
This image originates from the famous Medieval illuminated manuscript, The Book of Kells. Specifically, it is the Chi-Rho-Iota page that is displayed. Crafted by Christian Celtic monks, The Book of Kells, or The Book of Columba, is written in Latin and contains the four respective Gospels and additional religious writings. Religious themes and motifs are prominent throughout the work, seeing that it is a religious manuscript.
The spirals and twisting symbols seen throughout the book are a testament to the pre-Christian Celtic culture that obviously influenced the author-monks. On the other hand, the fish, Eucharist wafers, and crosses depicted are clearly symbolizing the Christian aspect of the work. Symbolic animalistic motifs are utilized as well, with cats, mice, and even mystical beasts being portrayed. On this page specifically, the animals represent the timeless struggle of good and evil.
This work, which is the very first piece that is described in this chapter, is the Chi Rho lota from the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells was a decorative version of the Gospels. This work holds religious significant because it was a record of Christian beliefs at a time when religion was a major role in life. During the Middle Ages, the Church became the center of life and because this book held religious works, it was decorated to an extreme degree. A single page, like this one, within this book took one month to complete. Because the artists and scribes took very good care of this book, shows how much they valued it within their religion.
The piece is from the Chi lota Page from the book of Kells, which is a Gospel work. This book is very symbolic beacuse the details of the book have a religious meaning. There are also the symbols of Christ which are his initials, a fish, the wafer of the Eucharist, chailces, goblets, and faces. One should also notice the relationship between the cat and the mouse. The cat is pouncing on the mouse while several other mice are bothering the cat. The cat represents god while the mouse represents evil. This represents the struggle between good and evil. A single page like the one shown above would take months to complete.
This is the Chi Rho page from the Book of Kells, which contains the four gospels of the New Testament and other texts. There are various symbols of Christ on the page, including his initials, the fish, and the water of the Eucharist. In addition, the work shows the Chi Rho symbol, which was used as a military standard for Constantine. It is formed from Greek letters, chi (x) and rho (P). Together, the "p" and the "x" combine to illustrate the crucifixion of Jesus and what appears to be a waving flag.
This is a page from the gospel book known as the Book of Kells brought to the Irish mainland by Monks fleeing Viking raids on Iona. This page is called the Chi Rho Iota page and took four scribes, three major illuminators, 185 calves for the vellum, and colors from far away places such as Afghanistan to finish. Because this was a page from a gospel book, it holds religious significance. For example, there are multiple symbols of Christ such as his initials, fish, the wafer of the Eucharist, chalices, moths (symbols of the rebirth), goblets, and two human faces. Also, near the bottom of the picture, two cats pounce on a pair of mice nibbling on the Eucharist wafer, the cats symbolizing good, and the mice symbolizing evil.
This image is the Chi Roh Iota page found in the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript that was transcribed by Irish monks depicting the gospels. The materials used for this page were afghani paints and vellum. A page like this could take weeks to finish. The intricate detail of the page displays various early symbols of christ such as the eucharist, a fish, and chalices. There is also a cat and a mouse, the cat acting as a symbol of good and the mouse symbolizing evil.
The Book of Kells, particularly the Chi Rho Iota page, is considered to be an incredible masterpiece from the early medieval period. Painted using various paints, including those from Afghanistan, the pages on vellum are truly incredible, due to the bright colors and the intricacy. The letters on the page refer to the monogram of Christ and lines from the Gospel of Matthew referring to the birth of Christ. Within the letters, designs were blocked out. In keeping with Celtic traditions are the spirals and trumpet shapes, along with Germanic animals. Some animals include cats and mice fighting (meant to represent good and evil in combat) and moths (which represent rebirth). Angels are also present, reminding the viewer that angels were present at Christi’s birth. The entire page would have taken weeks to complete and its detail is clearly demonstrated when a viewer must take multiple looks at it to fully grasp all the details..
The image seen here is the Chi Roh Iota page found in the Book of Kells. The book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript that was created by Irish monks. This piece is from the early medieval period. One thing that makes the Book of Kells so special is the verity of paints used to complete it, and a clear example of this can be seen on the Chi Roh lota page. The Chi Roh lota page needed three major illuminators, 185 calves for the vellum, and also used colors from places such as Afghanistan to finish. Because this page is in a book of gospel, the art on this page has many religious references. The numerous animals, the initials, the angels, and the Eucharist are all religious references.
The image shown is the Chi Rho Iota Page from the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells contains the four gospels of the New testament and other texts. 185 calves were killed to make the vellum and the colors for the painting came from Afghanistan. Christ's initials are displayed and there is a fish, the wafer of Eucharist, moths, goblets, and chalices which are symbols of Christ. Some animals include cats and mice fighting.
the linked image is of the chi rho iota page from the book of kells. It is believed to have been made in Scotland in the late 8th century. The piece is filled with religious symbols from fish which symbolize Christ to the water of the Eucharist and the focal point being his initials.
This is the Chi rho iota page found in the Book of Kells (thought to be produced in late 8th Century). The Celtic adorned page shows Christian crosses, Jesus Christs initials, a fish, and the Eucharist.
This Early Medieval image is a page from the Book of Kells, called the Chi Rho Iota. The Book of Kells consists of the four gospels. This page has many symbols relating to Christ, such as, his initials, a fish, the water of the Eucharist, chailces, goblets, and two faces. Some other symbols apparent in this work are a cat and a mouse, symbolizing good vs evil. In order to create The Chi Rho it took four scribes, three illuminators, and 185 slaughtered calves (to make the vellum).
The Image is of the Chi Rho Iota Page from the Book of Kells. The book of kells was a gospel book of the monks in 806. The Chi Rho Iota Page specifically, was said to be art work of an angel because of its complex knots/links and intense coloring. The page is only for a decoration. One can see the small animals and angels which symbolize the incarnation and the ressurection. The symbols of XPI, clearly seen almost covering the whole page, are the initial letters of christ in greek. XPI means chi-rho- iota. The designs are extraordinary.
The picture posted on the blog is known as the “Chi Rho Iota.” The piece was created in the late 8th century in Afghanistan and is a page of a gospel book called the “Book of Kells.” Four scribes as well as three major illuminators created the image. Also, to create the Chi Rho Iota, 185 calves were slaughtered to create the vellum and the colors were imported from a region far away from Afghanistan.
In Greek, the words Chi and Rho are the first two letters of the word Christ (The letters within the image). But besides the letters, hidden animals as well as angels are displayed throughout the image. It is said that the animals represent incarnation, while the angels represent resurrection
This Early Medieval image is the Chi Rho Iota page from a gospel book called the Book of Kells. It was an illuminated manuscript made from Afghani paints and vellum from 185 calves that came from Christian Celtic monks. The detailed page includes many symbols of Christ including the fish, the wafer of the Eucharist, chalices, goblets, moths, a representation of rebirth, and faces. The page also displays cats pouncing on mice which is meant to show good and evil. During this time religion was a very significant part of people lives. This is a reason why just one page could be so elaborate and time consuming.
From the illuminated manuscript known as The Book of Kells, this certain page from the page is the Chi Rho page. The intricate designs are very reminiscent of the popular Keltic designs. The X-like letter is known Chi. The Rho is the P-like letter. There is also an Iota, an I, the third letter, passing up through the spiral. Chi and Rho were the traditional abbreviation for Christ. Within the intricate details one can also see the Holy Eucharist, goblets, cats, mice, and faces, perhaps of Christ on part of the Rho.
This image is known as the Chi Rho Iota from the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells was a Gospel book. This piece was done by four scribes and three major illuminators. The vellum was made out of 185 cows the colors used for the piece came as far away as Afhganistan. Since religion was very significant during the medieval times, religious influences are depicted in the the Chi Rho Iota. Images such as faces, fish, and Eucharist water are portrayed in this piece. Essentially, the piece is a representation of good and evil.
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