Renewed to Honor

Джулиус Гарибальди Мелчерс (11 августа 1860 - 30 ноября 1932) - американский художник. Он был одним из ведущих американских сторонников натурализма. В 1932 году получил Золотую медаль Американской академии искусств и литературы.[1] - Википедия Картина "Рождество Христово" написана в период расцвета реалистического движения - в грубоватой и менее идеализированной манере. Для меня наиболее яркой чертой является Иосиф. Он выглядит как немного пожилой человек, кому-то около 30-40 лет. Его покрывает толстое одеяло или пиджак, который, кажется, добавляет веса на его плечи - представление того, что чувствовал бы настоящий Джозеф. Он смотрит в будущее, не сводя глаз с младенца, и в то же время погружен в мысли, которые не дают ему уснуть. Он был новоиспеченным отцом, но эта радость покинула его. Джозеф больше похож на отца, который узнал, что из больницы некуда отвезти ребенка. Слева от него - уставшая и измученная Мария, босая, родившая всего несколько часов назад, (на некоторых кар...

  Übersetzt mit DeepL.com (kostenlose Version) Julius Garibaldi Melchers (11. August 1860 - 30. November 1932) war ein amerikanischer Künstler. Er war einer der führenden amerikanischen Verfechter des Naturalismus. Er wurde 1932 mit der Goldmedaille der American Academy of Arts and Letters ausgezeichnet.[1] - Wikipedia Die Geburt Christi wurde auf dem Höhepunkt der Realismusbewegung gemalt - in einer düsteren und weniger idealisierten Weise. Für mich ist das auffälligste Merkmal Joseph. Er sieht aus wie ein etwas älterer Mann, jemand in den späten 30er oder frühen 40er Jahren. Eine dicke Decke oder Jacke bedeckt ihn, die auf seinen Schultern zu lasten scheint - eine Darstellung dessen, was der echte Joseph gefühlt haben muss. Er blickt in die Zukunft, behält das Baby im Augenwinkel und ist doch in Gedanken versunken, die ihn ängstlich wach halten. Er war ein frischgebackener Vater, aber diese Freude ist ihm abhanden gekommen. Joseph wirkt eher wie ein besorgter Vater, der herausgef...

 Words to encourage someone through bereavement Romans 8: 38: A love that death cannot separate. In the story of Sodom, Abraham asks God ( Genesis 18:25) - will not the judge of all creation be just? In the story we see that God promised Abraham that even if there were 10 people in a tiny city who loved God, because God was and is a just God, he would not destroy the city. The thief on the cross was saved at the last moment and he was crucified for the right reasons, yet like Paul says, there is a love of God that cannot separate us even in death. It is not that there is a purgatory of sorts, but rather there is a God who can and does speak to the soul of a man. We were once dead in our sins with our hearts bent away from God but God in his sovereignty took mercy on us and rescued us. This is the God we believe in.  Thessalonians 4:13-14 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind,...

This could be my first ever critique of art that I have ever written and that is because it is only recently art has captured my interest as much as this work. This write up is made both in English and German as I want to practice my German.  'The Nativity' by Gari Melchers.  I am not an art expert and my critique is from a layman's point of view, but bear with me. I have tried reading some information about the art and the culture behind it and I have my two favourite blog posts about the same work and yes,  I have shamelessly copied some of their thoughts. Woebegone but Hopeful and other is by Lisa VO . Julius Garibaldi Melchers (August 11, 1860 – November 30, 1932) was an American artist. He was one of the leading American proponents of naturalism. He won a 1932 Gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.[1] - Wikipedia The Nativity is painted during the peak of realism movement - in a gritty and less idealised ma...

When I was growing up, I was introduced to a wide range of culture and believes, it may have been because like London, Dubai too was and is a pluralistic society although the core religion of Dubai was Islam. Although having been raised in a Christian family, I was given some freedom to choose and find my own believes. Like most people raised in a pluralistic society, I believed in communal harmony and unity of religions. Now, being an Indian also exposed me to the vibrant culture I have at home and this was fueled by my interest in Ahimsa and Gandhian views in life. I too at that age wanted to write “my experiments with truth”. One of the many stories and moral lessons I had learned then, is as follows. <em>Once upon a time, there were five blind men, and they during their usual walk, came across a large elephant in their path. The first person touched the trunk of the elephant and said that it was a huge pipe, the second the stomach and said it was a huge wall, the third the t...