Cella Bella Illuminations

Rembrandt’s Faces of Christ series (circa 1640s-1650s)

Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (circa 1890), by Fritz von Uhde

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (1605) by Lavinia Fontana

Christ on the Mount of Olives (1919) by Gyula Benczúr

And then of course everything the Eastern European and Russian artists were doing with Christ depictions in the late 19th century was insane:

Christ in the Desert (1872) by Ivan Kramskoi

What is Truth? Christ and Pilate (1890) by Nikolai Ge

Christ in the Garden aka Christ on the Mount of Olives (1878), by Vasily Perov

But also someone pronounced Joachim the Spanish way which is how I would normally pronounce it but I don't often hear.

Also someone tried to give me a compliment on my hair but it felt off. The way they phrased it made it sound like if my hair stood out more it would not have been tasteful. I didn't like that.

May 10th - Month of Mary

This is a painting I finished recently but started around when Russia invaded Ukraine and many Ukrainians fled to Poland. It features St. Olga of Kyiv and Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the "Black Madonna", which is a well-known Theotokos image.

I wanted my illustration to inspire warning - like, don't forget that these scars did not destroy us and neither could you - but also that cruelty leads to suffering that can last centuries, wouldn't it be nice to live in peace?

Next week 💀🥰