tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post6372196236173640436..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: The Biblical and Impressionist Art of the Art Institute of ChicagoBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-49577042384048184752008-08-26T14:18:00.000-07:002008-08-26T14:18:00.000-07:00ahhh, one of my favorite places of all time. did ...ahhh, one of my favorite places of all time. did you happen to see a carving there, i don't remember the name of the artist, but it's simply a black monk, head bowed, in a dark room with a few spotlights? it's probably one of the most haunting and beautiful pieces of art i know of.<BR/><BR/>blessings,<BR/>mikethegreatswalmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735305989673017614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-28035848729813945042008-08-23T03:29:00.000-07:002008-08-23T03:29:00.000-07:00Hey, Ben. At what school is your daughter doing he...Hey, Ben. At what school is your daughter doing her PhD? My son is doing PhD at UChicago.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209463655273374909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-69846502817176094772008-08-21T04:04:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:04:00.000-07:00If memory serves it was a Dutch or Italian painte...If memory serves it was a Dutch or Italian painter, but not Rembrandt or Tiepolo. <BR/><BR/>BW3Ben Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-10501262366951882332008-08-21T00:27:00.000-07:002008-08-21T00:27:00.000-07:00In your description you refer tot Marc Chagall's f...In your description you refer tot Marc Chagall's famous white crucifixion. It painfully shows how little about art I know. Some of Chagall's paintings I happen to know, but this one I only know from a book cover. Title: De kring om de Messias, by author, Dr. A. van de Beek. He is one of 'our' greatest theologians of the day (dutchy). A little similar to a man called Ben Witherington, but then different. If only you could read Dutch, Ben :-)Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034091917091663634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-60654744825889222612008-08-20T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:59:00.000-07:00Dr. Witherington, would you happen to know who pai...Dr. Witherington, would you happen to know who painted the second painting, the one with the people sitting by the fire?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740621987463400947noreply@blogger.com