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http://wtfarthistory.com/post/23228383437/pop-up-book
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Pop-Up Book
http://wtfarthistory.com/post/23228383437/pop-up-book
So I had to share it!
Pop-Up Book
One day while meditating,
Saint Anthony of Padua witnessed a vision of the infant Jesus who
miraculously appeared to come forth from the saint’s book. The original
pop-up book was born.
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1586, oil on canvas. Museo nacional del Prado, Madrid
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1586, oil on canvas. Museo nacional del Prado, Madrid
Evidently the pop-up baby Jesus above was a later addition to this painting by El Greco. WTF? Check out the Prado’s site for more info on the painting. [BTW, the writing on the outer pages of the book is apparently El Greco’s signature]
Pop-up Jesus can also be seen in other paintings of Saint Anthony of Padua, each time increasingly larger, like the right wing of an altarpiece by Gerard David or a charming image by Murillo.
Gerard David, Saint Anthony of Padua (detail of the Saint Michael Altarpiece), c. 1510, oil on panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Gerard David, Saint Michael Altarpiece, c. 1510, oil on panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1666, oil on canvas. Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Seville
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1586, oil on canvas. Museo nacional del Prado, Madrid El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1586, oil on canvas. Museo nacional del Prado, Madrid
Evidently the pop-up baby Jesus above was a later addition to this painting by El Greco. WTF? Check out the Prado’s site for more info on the painting. [BTW, the writing on the outer pages of the book is apparently El Greco’s signature]
Pop-up Jesus can also be seen in other paintings of Saint Anthony of Padua, each time increasingly larger, like the right wing of an altarpiece by Gerard David or a charming image by Murillo.
Gerard David, Saint Anthony of Padua (detail of the Saint Michael Altarpiece), c. 1510, oil on panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Gerard David, Saint Michael Altarpiece, c. 1510, oil on panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Saint Anthony of Padua, c. 1666, oil on canvas. Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Seville
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