Overview

Join Sister Wendy on a journey through Lent, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world's greatest paintings. Illustrated in full colour with over forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful book will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to the discerning eye. From the Hokusai's Great Wave to Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son, these reflections draw from the emotions and spiritual truths behind the painting to give you lessons that will stay with you a lifetime. Each of the days is based around a different theme. From joy to tranquility to courage to sacrifice - the messages from The Art of Lent are short meditations that are designed to leave you with questions of your own to think about, rather than a compendium of conceptions to espouse in certain occasions. 'For those who want to appreciate the spirituality behind some of the world's greatest works of art, this book will be hugely inspiring - not only during Lent but at any time of the year.' Dr Janina Ramirez, art historian and broadcaster

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Author:   Sister Wendy Beckett
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   SPCK Publishing
Weight:   0.174kg
ISBN:  

9780281078554

ISBN 10:   0281078556
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   16 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Ash Wednesday Repentance 2 Thursday Forgiveness 4 Friday Humility 6 Saturday Purification 8 WEEK 1 SILENCE Monday Profound silence 12 Tuesday Desiring silence 14 Wednesday Beyond Babel 16 Thursday Meditative silence 18 Friday A paradox 20 Saturday Silence and time 22 WEEK 2 CONTEMPLATION Monday Into the light 26 Tuesday Manifestation 28 Wednesday The still mind 30 Thursday A rich emptiness 32 Friday Amid the chaos 34 Saturday A still life 36 WEEK 3 PEACE Monday Finding a balance 40 Tuesday The illusion of peace 42 Wednesday Choosing peace 44 Thursday Isolation 46 Friday Conditional peace 48 Saturday A meaningful life 50 WEEK 4 JOY Monday Choosing joy 54 Tuesday Joy in infancy 56 Wednesday Embracing joy 58 Thursday Lost in time 60 Friday Radiant truth 62 Saturday Beyond experience 6 WEEK 5 CONFIDENCE Monday A vision 68 Tuesday Joyful confidence 70 Wednesday Inner tranquillity 72 Thursday Courage 74 Friday A bright fortress 76 Saturday Absolute trust 78 WEEK 6 LOVE Monday Tender reverence 82 Tuesday Chasing the butterfly 84 Wednesday Forgetting self 86 Maundy Thursday No greater love 88 Good Friday Passionate sacrifice 90 Holy Saturday Radiant expectation 92 Easter Day Resurrection 94 Copyright acknowledgements 97

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Sister Wendy (1930-2018) was a Carmelite nun, consecrated virgin and art historian who became world famous in the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC documentaries on the history of painting. She was the author of over thirty books, including the internationally bestselling The Story of Painting (Dorling Kindersley, 1997). Her most recent books include Sister Wendy’s Bible Treasury (2012), The Art of Lent (2017), The Art of Holy Week and Easter (2021) and Sister Wendy’s 100 Best-loved Paintings (2019).

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