Magdalene or Virgin Mary ? Controversial Lincoln Cathedral painting
Posted by Spearjig at 14:03, 15 Aug 2006view painting at;
www.freewebs.com/lincolncathedraldavinci...
I am currently arguing a further case for my 'Lincoln Da Vinci Code' with this painting by Matthew William Peters that now is stowed away at a dusty corner at the Trifolium NE Transept with LC. It is supposedly 'a representation of the Annunciation' and was painted in 1800 and originally hung at a space behind the High Altar until its removal in 1856. Peters was a member of the Royal Academy of Art and famed for his portrayals of mildly erotic/salacious women before he quit the art world to join the Church, becoming Canon of Lincoln Cathedral. And so, if the Virgin Mary, why is she wearing the red hair and red gown symbology of MM ? Obviously, pregnant, too. What I see is MM touching her heart and staring at a small monolith upon whichE open scrolling stand saying; 'I am here and my scrolls with me..' for opposite the SE corner of LC stands a similar monolith/marker tomb where under the LDVC asserts the Magdalene and her scrolls now reside. Margaret Starbird has kindly studied the painting for me this week and says that if it is the Virgin Mary, it is atypical owing to the red dress indicating Eros ie MM, since red connotates passion,eros and 'flesh and blood'. Dressing the Mother of Jesus in red was banned by the Vatican mid 17th century. As for the angel above, angels are said in legend to have fed MM during her hermit years at St Baume. Margaret concludes by saying it is, at least, a wonderful Sacred Feminine image. Further important to the LDVC is the fact that the following year after the 'dog on the platter' of Christ was placed at the scene of the Last Supper at the Great East Window in 1855, initiating the LDVC, this painting was stowed away to its current dusty and neglected place.
Mary Magdalene or Virgin Mary ? What do YOU think ??
Update: Kathrinn has provided an enhanced version of Spearjig's original image.
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24 June 2004
5 years 50 weeks
who is a lady I think very highly of.
I was raised in the Catholic Church, that was in the forties and I can tell you very clearly that red was not a colour seen very often except in the Passion of Christ.
They draped the statues of Christ with red leading up to Easter and then replaced that with black.
As to any of us girls wanting a red dress or anything at all red, it was strictly off limits.
I was so indoctrinated that when my first child, a girl, at the age of two asked for a red dress I was horrified.
And still to this day I see red dresses as being slutty.
I am definitely a product of my up-bringing unfortunately, but you know what the Catholics say about getting a kid from birth to 7 years.
I cannot see the painting very well as it is a little dark, is there a way to bring it up a little?
Thanks spearjig.
shadows
1 May 2004
5 years 13 weeks
"What if old tales of thee have lied,
Or truth have told, thou art
All-safe with him, whate'er betide—
Dwell'st with him in God's heart!"
From Mary Magdalene by George Macdonald
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/songoftaliesi...
I don't think I have ever had an all red dress, I did wear a nice burgundy velvet one as a bridesmaid for a friend back in the seventies. Mostly I can remember my mother making most of my clothes until I was about 13, then I had to start making my own. Ha ha ha, mini skirts were in then and I got by with not so much material!
I'm fascinated by Spearjig's finds and have read the articles, mysterious stuff and he's on to something here that others have dismissed and/or overlooked. Anyone thought about star systems in conjunction with the dog? As above and so below. Just a thought.
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constel...
I agree with the connection red = blood. The heart center, one could interpret much from that too. I have read Margaret Starbird from the Woman With the Alabaster Jar through a bookseller Nightingale Conant. That was some time ago, early nineties. All of her books are very well researched and her ability to "connect the dots" makes for fine reading. -----------------------------Truth is stranger than fiction.
12 December 2005
6 years 28 weeks
Thanks, friends. well...the painting is JUST as dark and dusty if you were to stand there and view it in the flesh. It really needs a cleaning, which makes you wonder, why hasn't it ? Almost as IF neglected.If it is an embarrassment you'd thnk they could have just had it removed completely, but I guess you couldn't do this as it was a painted by a Canon there. Modern art critics, incidentally, have a dim view (no pun intended) of it. The interesting thing from my LDVC point of view is that one year after the 'dog on the platter' code initiator, the painting was removed from premier focal and almost stowed away. In the Cathedral you can find info about ANYTHING in there courtesy of plaques,brochures, cardboard stand -ups...EXCEPT this painting. No info anywhere. My crucial LDVC 'marker tomb' was placed on the demolished site of the St Margaret's church in 1850, fifty years after the painting shows a Magdalene staring at the similar monolith - presumably to restore the secret knowledge that opposite the SE corner of the Cathedral the Magdalene is hidden. View the marker tomb at;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/linco...
Still working on the LC-Sirius connexion, adn why there should be one!
1 May 2004
5 years 13 weeks
Surely, there is a mystery there also as to WHY it was relegated to such a dusty forgotten storage place. In the lists of Annunciation paintings his is not listed. Regardless the painting should be taken to proper art restorationists for examination, before cleaning. As to the materials used and if there was anything painted over, the canvas itself, the frame that streches the canvas and the outer one that holds the painting. More investigation into Peters history also regarding his motivation to paint this and the particulars for his choice of composition. Good luck on your research! -----------------------------Truth is stranger than fiction.
10 August 2004
18 weeks 3 days
Thanks for posting a link here at the bottom of Spearjig's blog to the enhanced picture I sent. It's quite obvious now that this lady is wearing a very red dress.
Regards, Kathrinn