This is a painting by the Spanish artist El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), who was born in 1541 in Candia, Crete Island, and died in 1614 in Toledo, Spain. ❯❯❯
THE VIEW OF TOLEDOLayers of space flow like ribbons,The citys boundary twists and turns.The metaphysics of houses – a richnessThat one wished to acquire through knowledge.How many desires – frenzied,Tormenting the poor, poor mind.Mannerist landscape lawsEl ❯❯❯
EL GRECOHe mastered the secrets of Cretan artisans,And fortified Mannerism with his skill.A golden prism is calculated,Through it, the heavens are visible.To reveal the mysteries of the firmament,With the gaze of saints, and even Jesus,He could – master of ❯❯❯
THE REMOVAL OF THE FIFTH SEALThe code of the fifth seal is deciphered,And it is torn away, and beneathThe almost-petrified flesh, powerful voices cry out – When will this endless cycle of life end?Our purpose within it was to die for the Savior! When?Our b ❯❯❯
APOSTLE JOHNClose to Jesus, enlightened,John perceives the Word,Like a luminous idea for the world.Only what Jesus saidEases the burden of mundane days,Promising a different life in the future.I can only dimly imagineThe forms of afterlife,So I turn back t ❯❯❯
POEM ABOUT CHRISTReproduction by Mantegna or Holbein – where the body is like a landscape.We are accustomed to distorted narratives,To dead appearances and this landscape is ours.Again, we crucify Christ,And read Kazantzakiss novelWith ardent haste.Christ ❯❯❯
GETHSEMANE GARDENNight descended with a spiritual heaviness.The garden smelled so strongly,That for a moment it seemed like a realm of death.And Christs prayer burned brightly,Like invisible flames.But the disciples were overcome with drowsiness. Their bod ❯❯❯
CRUCIFIXIONCrucifixion – a flaw of humanity.A radiant power flows from the Cross. But in peoples minds, there is fog.And death waits for everyone, everywhere, always.Crucifixion – a flaw of humanity,Ridiculous and aggressive.That person is foolish, that on ❯❯❯
The mother holds the infant…Krepolob Joseph looks at the infant, whose life will become a core – but how to comprehend this coming experience?Here is an image.Here is a family, and it is sacred.Only a golden heart can withstand the intrusion into the depth ❯❯❯
FRANCISHe loved nocturnal processions and grandeur,But he has forgotten all that he once cherished.For him, a height is opened up,From which the world can be seen: its full of graves.His heart has been cut away enoughTo no longer shine its light upon us... ❯❯❯
PORTRAIT OF SAINT LOUIS BY EL GRECOEngrossed in himself, he gazes within,And within himself, he is enclosed like a root.His path in reality seems accelerated – His destiny appears arrow-like.He wears a crown and holds a scepter, for powerDemands symbols of ❯❯❯
THE APOSTLES-How can I become a fisher of men?! -He saw the light of a wondrous catch.He felt the power of powers more trulyThan he could have grasped the power of words.All twelve are gathered, and behold,Bathed in the light of love.When truth leads you,C ❯❯❯
NINO DE GUEVARAWhat is the essence of Nino de Guevaras life?Authoritative – like an order, or a password,With a sharp gaze through spectacles,He played a significant role.Yes, within the church system,His role was extraordinary.He wept in the cathedral.Wit ❯❯❯
A FILM ABOUT EL GRECOThe film about El Greco is beautiful,And very picturesque.This life, with its perspective,Ascends to the sky – clear and bright.Theres so little today...Crete and Venice shine hereWith a special light.Great masterpieces are coming next ❯❯❯
To make the world tastier, that was the apostles task.How it became – like our examination results.According to their words – lofty, like the ether.If salt loses its strength,What role can possibly exist?Empty, black – like zero,Or it will be like a five – ❯❯❯
THE STORY OF CHRIST(a prose poem)The story of Jesuss path is woven from the diamonds of the sky. A quiet hut, a mother by the door, Joseph at his workbench, and the sweet-sweet smell of sawdust, a drowsy-warm aroma of childhood... A Roman soldier walks dow ❯❯❯
Saint John of Avila! Protect our children and young people from disbelief and godlessness. Pray to the Almighty for purity and vocation for our children... ❯❯❯
Nowadays, people dont faint when they see modern paintings, unlike what happened to Salvador Dalí, who lost consciousness after seeing one of El Grecos paintings. ❯❯❯
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