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For this comparative essay, I chose Thomas of Celano’s Dies Irae and Michelangelo’s Last Judgment. I shall focus on some stanzas of the Gregorian sequence. Dies Irae is a Latin sequence composed by a member of the Franciscan Order, Thomas of Celano, in the 13th century. This Gregorian chant melody was composed for the Requiem

After reading the “Confessions of St. Augustine,” I was very impressed to realize what his desire was, that is, to seek the truth in his own life; something that would help him later to find God and to make sense of many of the most complicated questions in human history. Something that really struck me

Above: Unknown, Statue of the Capitoline Aphrodite, 1st / 2nd century CE with 18th-century restoration.  Marble, H. 73 1/2 in. (187 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET). At the core of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) collections in New York City is a sculpture that captivated all my senses when we visited there on

Images above a: Nike and Poseidon; b: Woman and Old Man (ca. 470 B.C.)  Yale University Art Gallery. Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery on February 17th, I found one piece of art that captivated my attention: a red-figure calyx krater, decorated on each side with a scene of Nike and Poseidon, a woman, and an

Edvard Munch, “Angst” (Anxiety) 1896, litograph, 22 1/2 × 16 9/10 in. (|57.2 × 43 cm), Yale University Art Gallery, Special Exhibition: Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression.   Last Thursday, February 29th, 2024, a group of brothers attended the temporary exhibition, Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression, at the Yale University Art Gallery with

Georges Seurat, Study for “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” c. 1884, Oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 41 in. (70.5 x 104.1 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art   The paintings of George Seurat have accompanied me in various ways during my life. In kindergarten, for example, one of the first artworks I remember seeing

This essay was originally a journal for the elective ART! Art as a Legionary Apostolate. Some editions were made in order to publish on this blog. Sacred architecture was one of my main interests that led me to study an elective course of art as apostolate. If the goal is to use art as a

A comparison between art and music I chose Verdi’s Dies Irae and Martin’s The Great Day of His Wrath for this comparative essay. I shall focus on only two movements of the Requiem: Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum, which are both at the very beginning of the sequence. This Mass was composed in memory of

Rafael Chávez Torres’ Duelo de la Patria and Theodor Axentowicz’s Under the Burden of Adversity: a comparison between art and music Duelo de la Patria is one of Costa Rica’s most important musical works. It is a funeral march composed by Rafael Chávez Torres, director of the country’s military bands, from 1882 on the occasion

As part of the History of Modern Art class, Br. Jesús composed a collage and includes an explanation. At the core of the composition stands Pope John Paul II, a symbol of spiritual leadership and a unifying force. His presence serves as a focal point, radiating a sense of guidance and shared purpose. Surrounding him are