Two Artists of Faith
While not on the calendar currently in use in the Episcopal Church, today is set aside to acknowledge the art and lives of two rather different artists: Albrecht Duerer and Michelangelo Buonarroti, contemporaries whose works defined the two dominant Christian perspectives of their era.
It is Michelangelo who is, perhaps, of greater interest to us this particular month, as we see so many scenes on television featuring his work in the Sistine Chapel. Both, however, were men of faith who sought to capture, in a medium beyond words, the scope of our relationship with God in all of its beauty and complexity.
Although best known for his tactile art, Michelangelo also wrote over 300 sonnets during the latter portions of this life, which may also be found through online resources.
A proposed Collect for today:
O God, who by your Holy Spirit give to some the word of wisdom, to others the word of knowledge, and to others the word of faith: We praise you for the gifts of preaching through visual representation that you gave to your servants Albrecht Duerer and Michelangelo Buonarroti, and we pray that your Church may never be destitute of such gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns, with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
[For those new to weblogs, if you click on the highlighted names you will be taken to online resources that contain biographies of the artists and also some very nice photos of the Sistine Chapel.]
It is Michelangelo who is, perhaps, of greater interest to us this particular month, as we see so many scenes on television featuring his work in the Sistine Chapel. Both, however, were men of faith who sought to capture, in a medium beyond words, the scope of our relationship with God in all of its beauty and complexity.
Although best known for his tactile art, Michelangelo also wrote over 300 sonnets during the latter portions of this life, which may also be found through online resources.
A proposed Collect for today:
O God, who by your Holy Spirit give to some the word of wisdom, to others the word of knowledge, and to others the word of faith: We praise you for the gifts of preaching through visual representation that you gave to your servants Albrecht Duerer and Michelangelo Buonarroti, and we pray that your Church may never be destitute of such gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns, with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
[For those new to weblogs, if you click on the highlighted names you will be taken to online resources that contain biographies of the artists and also some very nice photos of the Sistine Chapel.]
posted by Vicar at 6:48 AM
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