Famous Paintings of Our Saviors on the Cross
A survey of renowned crucifixion canvases by Rubens Durer and Fra Angelico. Rubens depicts a solitary Christ on the Cross with a dark background and serene face. Durer’s cross scene shows a sorrowful pose with crown of thorns and wind driven cloth. Fra Angelico’s circular Florence canvas presents Christ with the Virgin and an ornate setting.
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Europe
Rubens
Christ On the Cross
Peter Paul Rubens
Christ
Chile
Venice
Rome
Antwerp
National Gallery
Dresden
Durer
Nuremburg
Ancange
Wohlgemuth
Martin Luther
Fra Angelico DA Fiesole
Academy
Florence
Fils
Virgin
Murillo Beholds the Man and Solario Ecce Homo Portraits
The article contrasts Murillo Bece Homo in Madrid's Prado with Andrea Solario Ecce Homo in Milan. It notes Murillo's serene, sad faces and vivid color against a blue sky and the crucifixion theme, and describes Solario's stark, tearful head on a dark background with a nude shoulder and a refined Leonardo influence.
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Magdalen
Christ
Murillo
Man
Milan
Andrea Solario
Venice
Leonardo da Vinci
Cardinal d'Amboise
da Vinci
Old Beliefs About Easter Superstitions
A compact note on long held Easter ideas. Sun on Easter predicts sun on Whitsun. Cold water baths on Easter promise good health. Rubbing a colored egg on the face supposedly brightens complexion. Weeping on Easter foretells tears the next Sunday. Easter eggs should be destroyed. A rabbit crossing your path on Easter suggests luck. Do not engage on Easter Sunday or the engagement may fail. A gypsy saying links a red egg with securing love.
Easter Parade Revival Sparks Fashion in Cartoons Magazine
The poem depicts a cheerful Easter parade with stylish young girls in fresh costumes and bonnets. Millicent Mabel and Marie lead with silk outfits, Erin’s daughter Kathleen wears crepe de chine, and Flora, Birdie, and Betty wear roses, emeralds, aigrettes, and jet accessories as spring colors brighten the scene.
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Millicent
Mabel
Dainty
Marie
Erin
Kathleen
Easter morning hymn sparks memory of a lost boy
A mother attends Easter service to hear the choir and recall her late son. The Easter creed and the boy soprano's voice stir thoughts of life beyond death, as she confronts grief and the promise of the world to come.
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Wester Newspaper Union
Italy's Easter Flower the Rose Held Sacred Roles
The rose is described as Easter’s flower in Italy and Germany where the peony rose also marks Whitsunday. It was believed to have divine origin among Turks and to come from the moon, with curative powers and protective uses when planted near homes.
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Italy
Germany
Memory Lapses at the Opera Leave Revelers Unfazed
A witty exchange reveals memory gaps about yesterday evening’s opera and social happenings. The dialogue highlights forgotten details about performances and society gossip, ending with a note that many will judge but others will still gossip.
Exam story from London Morning Post raises doubt over pass mark
A college entrance test required 50 percent to pass. an ambitious rugby hopeful barely qualified after two oral questions. The examiner noted the first question Trafalgar was answered wrong, and the second about sulfuric acid was dismissed as unknown yet counted as correct. The tale, cited by the Christian Register, mocks the test.
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London Morning Post
Christian Register
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Prado
Madrid
Seville
Easter
Whitsunday
Bermuda
Flora
Birdie
Betty
Cartoons Magazine
Mary Graham Bonner
Madge Gray
Billy Brews
Bertie Baxby
Wall Street
Lucy Cathro
Kate Kady
van Gruber
Postum Cereal Co. Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Instancu
Wien
Mitenet Mole
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