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The Primordial Buddha Vajradhara 15th century Tibet The Buddha Vajradhara is a divine manifestation of the totality of Buddhist teachings and is credited with being the source of the Buddhist tantric texts. Here, he holds a vajra and a bell that symbolizes energy (male) and emptiness (female). This sculpture is remarkable for the many surviving original inset pieces of turquoise and semiprecious stones and for the silver wire inlay in his dhoti (loincloth). These components indicate his divine status and evoke the crystalline nature of the heaven where he resides.. The Primordial Buddha Vajrad Stock Photo
RM2HH328E–The Primordial Buddha Vajradhara 15th century Tibet The Buddha Vajradhara is a divine manifestation of the totality of Buddhist teachings and is credited with being the source of the Buddhist tantric texts. Here, he holds a vajra and a bell that symbolizes energy (male) and emptiness (female). This sculpture is remarkable for the many surviving original inset pieces of turquoise and semiprecious stones and for the silver wire inlay in his dhoti (loincloth). These components indicate his divine status and evoke the crystalline nature of the heaven where he resides.. The Primordial Buddha Vajrad
The Adoration of the Christ Child Follower of Jan Joest of Kalkar German The fourteenth-century mystic Saint Bridget of Sweden recounted Christ's birth after experiencing a vision. The 'great and ineffable light' she described as emanating from the Child is the most compelling feature of this picture. The portrayal of this divine splendor allowed painters to convey the mystical aura of the event and to experiment with dramatic lighting effects. Drawings and numerous paintings of the subject suggest that a lost work by Hugo van der Goes was the source of the composition. A variation on the them Stock Photo
RM2HHAANH–The Adoration of the Christ Child Follower of Jan Joest of Kalkar German The fourteenth-century mystic Saint Bridget of Sweden recounted Christ's birth after experiencing a vision. The 'great and ineffable light' she described as emanating from the Child is the most compelling feature of this picture. The portrayal of this divine splendor allowed painters to convey the mystical aura of the event and to experiment with dramatic lighting effects. Drawings and numerous paintings of the subject suggest that a lost work by Hugo van der Goes was the source of the composition. A variation on the them
Goddess Tara ca. 1880–85 West Bengal, Calcutta This remarkable image has all the trappings of the goddess Kali but is named as the mahavidya Tara, a personification of the transcendent wisdom who guides devotees to salvation (moksha), protecting them on their journey. She is also worshipped as the source of divine energy including the power of the sun. Iconographically she is distinguished from Kali was her dark blue complexion and a swelling stomach indicating her pregnant state. In other respects, they share much, both being four-armed and wielding two butchering blades, wearing a garland of Stock Photo
RM2HH3G0M–Goddess Tara ca. 1880–85 West Bengal, Calcutta This remarkable image has all the trappings of the goddess Kali but is named as the mahavidya Tara, a personification of the transcendent wisdom who guides devotees to salvation (moksha), protecting them on their journey. She is also worshipped as the source of divine energy including the power of the sun. Iconographically she is distinguished from Kali was her dark blue complexion and a swelling stomach indicating her pregnant state. In other respects, they share much, both being four-armed and wielding two butchering blades, wearing a garland of
The New Testament, The Book of Common Prayer ca. 1636 The Book of Common Prayer printed by Robert Barker Both front and back covers of this richly decorated Bible have images of King David, made in vibrant long-and-short stitch within highly ornate raised cartouches embroidered in metal thread. The front cover shows King David in profile playing his lyre, illuminated by divine rays emanating from above. Yvonne Hackenbroch noted that this standing King David derived from a figure of David on the title page of a Bible published in Cambridge in 1629. Hackenbroch also found the source for the pose Stock Photo
RM2HHR5XB–The New Testament, The Book of Common Prayer ca. 1636 The Book of Common Prayer printed by Robert Barker Both front and back covers of this richly decorated Bible have images of King David, made in vibrant long-and-short stitch within highly ornate raised cartouches embroidered in metal thread. The front cover shows King David in profile playing his lyre, illuminated by divine rays emanating from above. Yvonne Hackenbroch noted that this standing King David derived from a figure of David on the title page of a Bible published in Cambridge in 1629. Hackenbroch also found the source for the pose
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