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RE: Sharing is Caring - Paintings You Like
Leonardo da Vinci, is my one my best painters, I love most of his paintings because they look real and they are mostly iconic. This particular painting shows the baptism of Jesus Christ.
When Jesus Christ was baptized a Dove appeared at that spot. Is an unforgettable day for christians.
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Jesus was baptized in the river Jordan or? To me this doesn't look real but an interpretation of someone (not necessary the painter's) most likely the one who hired him to paint this - The Roman Catholic Church he despised). It is a painting full of symbolism and with a message. Holy, saints but thr most important thing (baptizing in a river and what Jezus saw) is not painted. We see what should be projected ( kind of) and what we like to see.
Michelangelo Buonarotti was gay. He despised the Catholic church, his last boyfriend was 34 years younger, he never saw a naked woman unless it was a corpse he stole and painted naked men with the head of a female (the anatomy). There was even a painter called the "trouser painter" who had to cover all the naked Michelangelo presented.
The last judgement is a great painting because? It was cleaned in the 90s and we see some interesting parts of his life. Kissing men (old with young) going to heaven, a not too filled with love look of Maria as she looks at her son. Also the female poet is present who is the leader of a group fighting the Roman Catholic church (good enough to be followed by the inquisition and if caught be judged as a witch and die on the stakes! A witch was everyone with an opiniin and against the Catholic church. ).
So it's not realism we face but symbolism and Michelangelo Buonarotti left many messages behind and for sure they can be found in all his paintings but it depends on our knowledge of history (life back then, with how many a painting was painted, the wars, fights against the rulers, the average attitude against artists) if we can see the true colours.
Perhaps you can translate this Dutch article about 'The last judgement'.
https://kunsthistorischadvies.nl/laatste-oordeel/
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Alright is ok. This painter really has alot of stories, wow. Yeah is painting is an interpretation. Thank you for these information. I also respect my church which is the catholic church, alot.
Catholic and Roman Catholic back then were/isn't the same but it seems they still rule (and what a wealth Vatican city has...).
A great day to you and thanks for joining.