Happy Easter- Wesolego Alleluja

 Salvete Omnes,

happy Easter - wesolego Aleluja Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!  Хрїсто́съ воскре́се! - Вои́стинꙋ воскре́се!, 

 Easter -Па́сха - has come, and tomorrow  the wet Smigus Dyngus (Easter Monday/Dyngus Day обливаний понеділок ), our  old Slavic pagan ritual.

Happy Easter, happy Passover, Joyful Smigus Dyngus - health, good fortune and prosperity to all; do bless and exchange your pisanki with family and friends -:) .

Shroud of Turin Christ

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May peace return to this Earth. 

Valete

Easter AD 2025

 Salvete Omnes,

Raphael Santi's Resurrection , currently in Brazil 

it is a beautiful Sunday - Easter Sunday 

happy Easter - wesolego Aleluja, Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał  - Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! 

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and a very interesting 1420s (XV century) northern German painting of Crucifixion, unknown master

. we can observe wide (woven?) cinches,  richly decorated bridles and tack,  dyed-leather large pommel and cattle saddles with skirts, rowel spur, long-leg ridding with heavy stirrups, and their riding attire of  the period. The gray stallion has his forelock gathered and tied up (Eastern or steppe fashion).

enjoy

Valete

ἀνάστασις τοῦ Ἰησοῦ - Happy Easter- Wesolego Alleluja

 Savete Omnes,

Tobias Frendt pinxit

Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!, romanized: Khristós anésti! - Alethós anésti! -
Paschal Greeting 

Christus surréxit! - Surréxit vere, allelúja ("Christ is risen!" - "He is risen indeed, Alleluia!")

today is Easter - Happy Easter to all 

lots of hunting spears 

unknown German  master - Resurrection 

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Cranach the Younger - horse and armor detail 

Wesolego Alleluja - Feliz Pasquas 

Valete

Happy Easter

 Salvete Omnes,

Happy Easter  - Christos Anesti "Χριστός ἀνέστη!"

May you be happy, joyful and full of energy.
May peace return to Ukraine .

Below there are some Easter/Resurrection related XVI century works of religious art .

* Jan Slupecki Epitaph - late XV century or early XVIc - Nationa Muzeum of Krakow - Polish coats of arms, heraldry and armor

* Early XVI century Spain

 

* The follower of Hans Memling

Enjoy 

Passion with Benvenuto di Giovanni

Salvate Omnes,
'loping' along with the Easter spirit, the holiest of the Christian holidays but this year completely 'sold out' by the Roman church, I would like to bring to your attention this XV century Italian painter Benvenuto di Giovanni.

Why maestro Benvenuto - well, he was very good, and his religious art provides plenty of information for the equestrian aficionado and historian, I believe it merits to display some of his artwork here.
Agony in the Garden, Christ Carrying the Cross, The Crucifixion, Christ in Limbo and The Resurrection (c.1491) located at the National Gallery of Ar at Washington DC.

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Happy Easter

Valete

It is Good Friday with Maitre de Dreux Bude

Salvete Omnes,

it is Good Friday - our Savior was crucified for our sins on this day -
so let me feature the XV century French maestro of brush and canvas who is known by his  'nickname' as Maitre de Dreux Bude, and his Christian name was most likely  Andre d'Ypres ...
well, we will leave the detail of his identity to the art historians and let us enjoy his paintings
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3. Getty Museum Crucifixion


and we see in these two interesting bridles with curb-bits , and the fabulous robe on the official



 4. and why not to add the Resurrection panel
 
Valete

Wielkanoc Easter Christus resurrectus est

Salve,
Christus resurrectus est

Passion and Resurrection by Hans Memling

our 'pagan' Pisanki and the basket of the priest blessed 'goodies' - all our own home painted/made Pisanki (including one by my youngest )- nota bene the 'white sausage' breakfast today (with horseradish and other condiments ).

enjoy