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Artwork of the Week 2022

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Artwork of the Week: August 22nd 2022

August 22, 2022
An innovative photographer, Nadar (1820-1910)–born Gaspard-Félix Tournachon–mastered the new technology of wet collodion plate and salt print processes to become one of the most sought-after portrait photographers of his time. Nadar captured likenesses of celebrities such as composers Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt, and writers Alexandre Dumas and George Sand. He also adapted his process to become the first aerial photographer, often working from his custom hot air balloon, Le Géant.
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Artwork of the Week: August 15th 2022

August 15, 2022
August 15th is regarded in the Catholic Church as The Feast of the Assumption, commemorating the day that Mary was received into heaven to be with her Son, an event known as the Assumption. Churchgoing Catholics traditionally attend mass on this Holy Day. Though officially celebrated since the eighth century, Assumption Day is not observed as extravagantly in Canada and America as in other countries but some churches still organize events with food, music, dancing, and fireworks in honor of the Virgin Mary’s ascent to heaven.
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Artwork of the Week: August 9th 2022

August 09, 2022
In honor of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on August 9, the MOA features Kiowa Shield Dancers by artist Stephen Mopope (1898-1974), a celebrated Kiowa (Cáuigù) artist. Born Qued Koi, meaning Painted Robe, Mopope was a skilled painter, dancer, and flute player from Oklahoma. Born into a long lineage of artists, Mopope’s family facilitated his art training at a young age, after seeing him draw pictures in sand.
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Artwork of the Week: August 1st 2022

August 01, 2022
This Russian icon celebrates the authority of Peter and Paul, venerated as the two pivotal figures in leading Christ’s early Church. The saints carry the church in their hands and hold items symbolic of their roles and authority: Peter clasps the keys of church leadership, while Paul holds a book signifying his numerous epistles in the New Testament. The two martyred saints were frequently shown together in Orthodox imagery because of their shared influence on early Christianity. Worshippers would pray before icons like this, invoking the grace and authority of the righteous Paul and Peter in conveying their petitions to heaven.
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Artwork of the Week: July 25th, 2022

July 25, 2022
While the New Testament mentions little about Mary, Joseph, and the young Jesus’ journey to Egypt, legends arose throughout the centuries enriching the narrative. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt became a popular visual motif envisioning the weary family receiving respite and sustenance during their long journey. Kaulbach’s depiction merges realist precision with a poetic sense of devotion. The family travels under the cover of night in the harsh desert. Mary holds the sleeping Christ child close to her breast, His radiant light illuminating her face and veil. Two children offer much-needed water to the wearied mother with evident awe and adoration. Joseph, their devoted mortal guardian, tenderly watches the interaction. The meticulous details convey a reality to the scene, reflective of both 19th-Century interest in Egyptian culture and peoples, as well as a nuanced psychological portrait of a weary mother caring for her infant son in a strange, desolate land.
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Artwork of the Week: July 18th, 2022

July 18, 2022
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), At the Gates (Flight into Egypt), c.1926-1927, oil on panel, 26 11/16 x 19 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Stanford C. Stoddard, 2019. The exhibition Of Souls and Sacraments: Symbol and Context in Christian Art is currently on display.
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Artwork of the Week: July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022
Luca Giordano (1634-1705), El Prendimiento de Cristo (Christ’s Arrest), no date, oil on canvas, 22 x 31 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Labor and Honor, the Andrea and James Clarke Family Foundation, 2022. Currently on display in the exhibition Of Souls and Sacraments: Symbol and Context in Christian Art.
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Artwork of the Week: July 4, 2022

July 04, 2022
As Rachel’s firstborn son, Joseph was beloved by Jacob, was beloved by Jacob, especially after Rachel’s early death. Jacob famously gifted Joseph a special tunic, which may have implied that Joseph would receive his father’s birthright blessing...
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Artwork of the Week: June 27, 2022

June 27, 2022
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), Charles Hoffbauer (1875-1957), ‘
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Artwork of the Week: June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), Issac Bears the Woods for His sacrifice, c. 1896-1901, gouache on board, 8 3/4 x 5 4/9 in, The Jewish Museum, New York. Image provided by the Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff. This work has been temporarily loaned to the. Museum as part of the exhibition
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Artwork of the Week: June 13, 2022

June 13, 2022
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793), View of the Grand Canal with the Dogana, c. 1780, oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches. Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina; Gift of the Samuel H. Dress Foundation, This work has been temporarily loaned to the Museum as part of the exhibition
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Artwork of the Week: June 6, 2022

June 06, 2022
James Jacques Jospeh Tissot (1836-1902), 'Building the Tower of Babel,' c. 1896-1901, gouache on board, 8 1/8 x 11 3/4 in, The Jewish Museum, New York. Image provided by the Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff. This work has been temporarily loaned to the Museum as part of the exhibition
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Artwork of the Week: May 30, 2022

May 30, 2022
Alfred Everett Orr (1886-1927),
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Artwork of the Week: May 23, 2022

May 23, 2022
Robert Reid (1862-1929),
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Artwork of the Week: May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022
Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900),
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Artwork of the Week: May 8, 2022

May 08, 2022
Trevor Southey (1940-2015), Motherhood 1, no date, etching, 14 ½ x 11 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1981. Image courtesy of the Southey Family.
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Artwork of the Week: May 2nd, 2022

May 02, 2022
Joseph V. Desantis (1909-1989),
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Artwork of the Week: April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022
Virginia F. Moody (1912-1994), Evening Glow, oil on board, 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Milo C. & Virginia F. Moody, 2002.
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