Tag Archives: Advent Calendar 2005

Mickail Vrubel. Angel with Censer and Candle. Sketch for Vladimir cathedral (Kiev) Fresco 1887. The Angel of Retreat by Anselm Grün During the fourth century a great movement of retreat developed in the Church. They were monks who were sick … Continue reading →

Hughes, Edward Robert: Night and Her Train of Stars, 1912. Watercolour, height 755 mm, width 1245 mm, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Angel of Safekeeping by Anselm Grün A German word for “to keep safe/to preserve” is “bewahren”. This derives … Continue reading →

Thayer, Abbott Handerson: Angel, c.1889; Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches (92 x 71.5 cm); National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA The Angel of Sisterhood by Anselm Grün The Bible speaks again and … Continue reading →

GIOTTO di Bondone: No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (detail), 1304-06; Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua The Angel of Risk by Anselm Grün Many think that the most important thing today … Continue reading →

The picture at the centre is a photograph taken by Drez at stock.XCHANG. The Angel of Passion by Anselm Grün The Angel of Passion seems to contradict the Angel of Calm. But we need many angels to make life flower … Continue reading →

CANO, Alonso: Saint John the Evangelist’s Vision of Jerusalem, 1636-37. Oil on canvas, 83 x 44 cm, Wallace Collection, London The Angel of Trust by Anselm Grün Again and again I hear the lament: “I cannot trust. As a child … Continue reading →

An Angel (detail), c. 1435. Fresco, San Miniato al Monte, Florence The Angel of Humility by Anselm Grün The German word for humility is “Demut” and is derived from the Old High German diomuti “willing to serve”. “Serving” meant in … Continue reading →