tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14452423.post8259925661257338329..comments2023-11-05T06:39:46.156-05:00Comments on 1st Corynthians: The Four Apostles, Part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436093074070856791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14452423.post-60297184018885242092016-12-16T11:54:22.716-05:002016-12-16T11:54:22.716-05:00You can learn more about Albrecht Dürer and his wo...You can learn more about Albrecht Dürer and his works at this great page on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/albrecht-durer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436093074070856791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14452423.post-88118094727937154062012-04-20T15:56:32.573-04:002012-04-20T15:56:32.573-04:00Hello, Anonymous. I'm sorry for the late reply...Hello, Anonymous. I'm sorry for the late reply. Thank you for commenting.<br /><br />I have no knowledge of a red Catholic flag and blue Protestant flag. The Catholic flag, to my knowledge, is the flag of the Vatican, which happens to be yellow. (Incidentally, the white flag with the red cross is the flag of England—i.e., not the Union Jack of Great Britain as a whole.) I don't know of a specifically Protestant flag. There is a "Christian flag"; I don't know how old it is, but it looks suspiciously similar in design to the American flag.<br /><br />When interpreting this painting, it is important to note that "Protestant" and "Catholic" were not yet firm and contrasting categories when Dürer painted it. Dürer had strong sympathies with the Protestant movement within the Catholic Church, so to speak. His depiction of Peter (associated with Rome) present but receding while Mark, John, and Paul hold portions of the Bible with John and Paul (Luther's favorites) in the foreground is what expresses his faith convictions best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436093074070856791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14452423.post-17829950013996590082012-03-02T10:14:57.133-05:002012-03-02T10:14:57.133-05:00i am so glad that there is a blog on this. I aske...i am so glad that there is a blog on this. I asked my teacher the other night that do you think that the tones in the painting are also adding validity to his belief because the catholic side is red and the protestant side is blue. Those are the colors of their flags right catholic with the red cross and protestants with the blue?. She looked at me like an idiot and said no one has ever asked me that question before.......really . I don't know she said. so I hope that you feel the same way i do and is that a correct observation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com