The Esoteric Meaning in Raphael's Paintings: The Philosophy of Composition in
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584200375 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Spadaro was born in Sicily in 1925 into a family of artists. He lived in Benghazi, Libya, from 1933 to 1941, at which time he returned to Sicily with his family. In 1975, after spending a year in Dornach, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he currently lives and continues his creative endeavors. Beppe introduced Giorgio to Anthroposophy and to the responsibilities associated with being an artist. In 1949, he moved to Chicago, where he lived and worked for more than twenty-five years. About the AuthorGiorgio I. It was also at this point that Giorgio was introduced to Raphael and a
. Giorgio I. In 1949, he moved to Chicago, where he lived and worked for more than twenty-five years. In 1975, after spending a year in Dornach, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he currently lives and continues his creative endeavors. Beppe introduced Giorgio to Anthroposophy and to the responsibilities associated with being an artist. Spadaro was born in Sicily in 1925 into a fa
A second visit and further conversations in 1945 watered the seed, which germinated and grew over more than half a century. Spadaro shows how Raphael’s paintings depict, with precision and in detail, the spiritual, cosmic, and physical situation of humanity, through which it must grow to fulfillment. Now it has flowered, in the light of Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophy, into this profound and accessible meditation on the spiritual significance of three of Raphael’s greatest paintings: The School of Athens (shown left), The Disputation (below), and The Transfiguration. By working attentively, patiently, and carefully through its composition and the geometry it embodies, Spadaro’s meditation reveals a prophetic Raphael whose paintings have much to teach us about the evolution of consciousness, the role of Christ and Christia