St Thomas offering his works to the Roman Catholic Church - Ludwig Seitz
by Douglas Taylor
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St Thomas offering his works to the Roman Catholic Church - Ludwig Seitz
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Douglas Taylor
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Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
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Marvelous works are to be found on the ceilings of the Vatican Museums. Tourists being herded through the Vatican Museums will probably go through the long and narrow Gallery of the Candelabra, (262 ft. long) named after the eight magnificent candelabra of white marble within. The Gallery was commissioned and opened by Pope Pius VI in 1761.
At present it contains many fine works of Roman antique sculpture. Therefore the artwork on the walls and ceilings tend to go unnoticed. They blur into the myriad of the beautiful and fascinating objects in view and as one`s concentration is disturbed by the jostling about and movement of the crowd. The longest gallery, the Gallery of the Candelabra in the Pius-Clemente Museum features a pair of encausto paintings by Ludwig Seitz.
The Gallery was restored by Pope Leo XIII in 1883-7, and he commissioned the artist Ludwig Seitz (1844-1908) for the frecoes on the ceiling (1883-87). Seitz, a German artist born in Rome and the Inspector of the Galleries of Paintings is responsible for the longest and most important series on the ceiling.
They are all derived from the ideas of Pope Leo XIII and his desire that St Thomas Aquinas and his philosophy should have primacy in Catholic theology. The first painting on the ceiling, “St Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church”, illustrates St. Thomas kneeling in the act of offering his works to the Catholic Church. In the lower part of the painting, Aristotle is seen expressing human reasoning, strengthened by the works of Aquinas..
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Douglas Taylor
June Walker has honored me by choosing to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Symbolism art group, 4/11/20. Thank you, June!
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Rebecca Malo has honored me by choosing to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Pin Me - Daily art group. Thank you, Rebecca! I appreciate the recognition and support.
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Romauld Henry Wasielewski has also chose to feature "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Global Art Gallery art group. I appreciate the honor.
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Thanks again to Romauld Henry Wasielewski who has honored me by choosing to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church", this time in the ArrStudio art group. I am delighted to be able to contribute to this group.
Douglas Taylor
My thanks again to Romauld Henry Wasielewsk, this time for choosing to feature "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Global Artists Gallery art group.
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I am honored by Romauld Henry Wasielewsi who has chosen to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Arts Fantastic World art group. I am delighted to be able to contribute to this group, and I appreciate the support and recognition for my photography.
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Thank you to Frank J. Casella who has honored me by choosing to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the PENTAX and RICOH Photographers art group. I am delighted to be able to contribute to this group, and I appreciate the support and recognition for my photography.
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I am honored by Janis Vaiba who has chosen to feature my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Just Perfect art group. I appreciate it very much, as I appreciate the support and recognition for my photography.
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Many thanks to Julie Grimshaw for featuring my photograph "St. Thomas Offering His Works to the Roman Catholic Church" in the Your Story of Art artists group. I consider it an honor, and I appreciate it very much.
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