Michelangelo’s Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II
See those little horns at the top of Moses’ head? It’s a bit of a misunderstanding. In the old Latin Vulgate Bible, they used the term “cornuta facies” which can be translated either as “horned face” or “radiant face” to describe how Moses’ looked after he chatted with God up on Mount Sinai. The term was intended to be a metaphor, but was translated more literally, and we got Moses with horns instead of Moses with a shiny bright face.
So, those little horns on Michelangelo’s Moses were actually supposed to be a radiant face. That’s a 500 year old cringer!
You’re reading a V. Note, written by Ruthie V, the director of the Seattle Artist League. The League is an art school for the busy nurse, tech geek, and mom with a long lost art degree. We offer engaging online classes in drawing and painting. Join us! Find your class: https://www.seattleartistleague.com/product-category/d-online-classes/
Insect Challenge 68 people, and 9 teams collaborated for this blind drawing challenge. Each team member emailed me their drawings without their team mates seeing what they drew, and I assembled them. Unlike the two previous drawing challenges, this challenge was an invitation to see how many members a team could assemble. Bugs below. “2 Hills” Team [image_with_animation …
William Scott (1913 – 1989) British artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters. (wiki) Yesterday I posted charcoal drawings by William Scott. Today I’m posting his paintings. I look at these as a series of compositional experiments. I like to look at each object that he separated, grouped. …
March 10-12, 2017: We put on our First Ever Seattle Artist League Show, featuring a huge variety of over 100 drawings and paintings by more than 50 League artists. With huge thanks to everyone involved, the show was an enormous success; a showcase of creative achievements. We are pleased and proud to see how things are …
Mondays are design/composition day in our 30 day challenge. You are 5 days from the finish! Composition Types There are multiple composition types. Here are two: static and dynamic. Static Compositions Static compositions are stable, peaceful, and tranquil. A static composition might have a focal point (centered), but it has no movement. Static compositions are often …
A Cringe Worthy Mistake
See those little horns at the top of Moses’ head? It’s a bit of a misunderstanding. In the old Latin Vulgate Bible, they used the term “cornuta facies” which can be translated either as “horned face” or “radiant face” to describe how Moses’ looked after he chatted with God up on Mount Sinai. The term was intended to be a metaphor, but was translated more literally, and we got Moses with horns instead of Moses with a shiny bright face.
So, those little horns on Michelangelo’s Moses were actually supposed to be a radiant face. That’s a 500 year old cringer!
You’re reading a V. Note, written by Ruthie V, the director of the Seattle Artist League. The League is an art school for the busy nurse, tech geek, and mom with a long lost art degree. We offer engaging online classes in drawing and painting. Join us! Find your class: https://www.seattleartistleague.com/product-category/d-online-classes/
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