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'Princess Tarakanova'image courtesy Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

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Gospel in Art: Pray for those who persecute you

Christian Martyrs in the Colosseum, by Konstantin Flavitsky (), Painted in © The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Source: Christian Art

Gospel of 24 February
Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: 'You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike. For if you love those who love you, what right have you to claim any credit? Even the tax collectors do as much, do they not? And if you save your greetings for your brothers, are you doing anything exceptional? Even the pagans do as much, do they not? You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.'

Reflection on the painting

From today's Gospel passage it is clear that Jesus wants us to go beyond what we could do on our own. He calls us to love our enemies. He lived this out when he was crucified. Even at that very moment he loved everyone around him and showed unconditional love. It is easy to love the people who love us and who bring blessings on us; it is a whole lo

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The Tale of Two Deaths

In the early days of this blog I would just write about a single painting, its history, its hidden meaning and just a little about its creator. Later I changed the format and wrote about the artist and included many of his or her works. Today I am reverting back to my former structure.

My blog today features two paintings by two different Russian artists, which I saw at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow that are connected by imprisonment and death in a State institution. Both can be classified as works of Historical Realism.  Both are works by a Russian realist painters.  One artist was famous for his many works on historical and religious subjects. The other is a painter whose name will always be synonymous for just one of his works of art.

The State institution which connects the two paintings is the Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg. The military fortress was established by Peter the Great on May 16th on the small Zavachy Island by the north bank of the Neva River. Peter the Great commissioned his architect, Domenico Trezzini, to design the fortress as a defence against the Swedish, in case they tried to re-conquer this area. Russia had been involved in the Great Northern War against Sweden, and in managed to re-conquer the lands along the N