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 | The Israelites Oppressed and Frieze of the Prophets (North End, lunette) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Pagan Gods (Full Image 1) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Pagan Gods: Moloch (North End: Vaulting, Left side) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | 
"The
central figure on the left of the ceiling arch is Moloch, god of material
things, a hideous monster above whose bead stands the sun with rays reaching
down to draw forth the earth's bounty."
-- John
Singer Sargent, 1916
(Sargent's
Own Explanation on murals)
Directly
across from this is:
Pagan Gods Astarte
and head... | GA | igrkio |
 | Frieze of Prophets Oil on canvas Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
In 1913,
"The Prophets," were featured in the New York Times in an extensive
spread
The Israelites
Oppressed lunette and Frieze of
the Prophets
(North End)
General view of
North End, Sargent Hall, Boston Public Library
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 | Prophets: Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Hosea (West Wall) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Prophets: Amos, Nahum, Ezekiel, Daniel, Elijah (North Wall, left side of Moses) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Moses (North Wall) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
Moses is
presented a lot differently given his importance and is more traditional
-- which means in a more Iconic
– more pre-Renaissance --
pre-Perspective sort of way. But he is the only Prophet that is a relief -- and
that makes him, of course, stand out.
This dynamic of two-dimensional V. three-dimensional iconology really POPS... | GA | igrkio |
 | Prophets: Joshua, Jeremiah, Jonah, Isaiah, Habakkuk (North Wall, right side of Moses) 1895 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Prophets: Micah, Haggai, Malacchi, Zecharia (North End, East Wall) 1890-95 Boston Public Library Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Study of Drapery for Freize of the Prophets c. 1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
