Posts Tagged ‘the Netherlands’
Koning Willem-Alexander- portrait study
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Benny Thomas, competition, King, portrait, study, the Netherlands, watercolor on April 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
pen portraits- Desiderius Erasmus
Posted in personalities, tagged art, Benny Thomas, Humanist, pen drawing, pen portraits, the Netherlands, The Praise of Folly on December 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Desiderius Erasmus(1466-1536)
Erasmus lived against the backdrop of the growing European religious Reformation; but while he was critical of the abuses within the Church and called for reform, he kept his distance from Luther and Melancthon and continued to recognise the authority of the pope. Erasmus emphasized a middle way, with a deep respect for traditional faith, piety and grace, and rejected Luther’s emphasis on faith alone. Erasmus therefore remained a Catholic all his life. In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from within. He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Reformers rejected in favour of the doctrine of predestination. His middle road approach disappointed and even angered scholars in both camps.
Erasmus died suddenly in Basel in 1536 while preparing to return to Brabant, and was buried in the Basel Minster, the former cathedral of the city.( ack: wikipedia)
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A Dutch Landscape-Makkum,Friesland
Posted in art, tagged art, Benny Thomas, dykes, outdoor painting, the Netherlands, watercolor on November 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Harlingen Jetty-open air sketch
Posted in art, tagged Benny Thomas, drawing, Harlingen, sketch, the Netherlands, wash on July 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Dutch Landscape-dunes
Posted in art, tagged 2001, art, Benny Thomas, duinen, nature, sandbanks, the Netherlands, watercolor on June 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
mudflats,Friesland-watercolor
Posted in art, tagged art, Benny Thomas, Friesland, mudflats, the Netherlands, watercolor on June 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Kokmeeuw-Nederlandse vogels
Posted in animals, art, tagged animals, Benny Thomas, birds, blackheaded gull, kokmeeuw, postcard size, Terschelling, the Netherlands, watercolor on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Stavoren lighthouse-watercolor
Posted in art, tagged Benny Thomas, Friesland, lighthouse, private collection, stavoren, the Netherlands, watercolor on May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Knotwilgen/knotted willows
Posted in art, tagged art, Benny Thomas, knotted willows, knotwilgen, pastels, the Netherlands on February 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Taking the first Ferry
Posted in art, tagged atmospherics, Benny Thomas, mood, pastel, the Netherlands, Vleiland on December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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