#eastern art

[1five1two]

[dalsoda-doodle]

It's inktober 25 topic was inferno🔥

I try not to make not similar as last inktober drawing🐇

It's not exactly traditonal Eastern art but I try doing style of it🖌

[wisdom-and-such]

—Rumi, Poet and Mystic.

[georgethehooman]

Icons aren't always literal, they can convey a meaning that's deeper

one interprets it because St Christopher came from a race that was considered Barbaric

we know from the story that the saint was a very strong man who worships deities, but he later longed to worship a god that's the strongest

then long story short he met our LORD in the form of a child who is stronger than anything, then he repented

the saint was depicted as dog-headed human, why?

The name Barbarian to describe the uncivilized, is speculated to come from the noises dogs make (the barking dogs make) this can be because

dogs are the creatures closest to man, called man's best friend, dogs aren't foreign, yet foreign at the same time, so perhaps that's why Barbarians really are called Barbarians

the saint also acquired human (Roman) tongue to preached to the civilized and martyred, to make the saint dog-headed might've been used to emphasize how foreign he was and the significance of him acquiring he language used by the civilized, since it did make everyone to contemplate God's majesty

Sancte Christoforus, ora pro nobis

[beauty-funny-trippy]

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa & The Starry Night by S Martin (from Hokusai & Van Gogh) {Historical Note: Vincent had a print of 'The Great Wave' and wrote to his brother, Theo, how much he admired it.}

[inkbrushmood]

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[ashmoleanmuseum]

Eid al-Fitr

Happy Eid al-Fitr to everyone celebrating!

Eid al-Fitr translates to 'the festival of breaking the fast', and commemorates the end of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset and reflect on their faith. After this month of this sacrifice and dedication, Eid is a time to come together and celebrate with family and friends - though it will likely look slightly different this year due to Covid restrictions.

This 19th-century gouache painting from India shows people rejoicing at the end of #Ramadan

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