The Myths and History of Red Hair
Monday, April 22, 2024
Odds and Ends
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A few small odds and ends now. Firstly, there was this little reference to Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, as having red hair. H...
Red Hair: Saint Dominic and Bernard of Clairvaux
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Some red-haired saints now. I found the following in this work: Lives of Saints with Other Feasts of the Year According to the Roman Calend...
Red-Hair'd Galanthis
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Whilst searching out other things today I came across this passage. From the following publication: A General Dictionary, Historical and Cr...
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Red Hair in Art: Franz Marc
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Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (1880 – 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a foundi...
The Matron and the Auctioneer
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In my Google Book wanderings I came across another tale of red hair. This time from the pages of The French Inquisition . A 1715 work, by t...
The Annunciation - Mikhail Nesterov (/..plus another redheaded Jesus)
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Yesterday, as I was writing the Virgin Mary article, I came across this image that caught my eye. The Annunciation It's from the Marfo-M...
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Was the Virgin Mary a Redhead?
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I recently came across a description of the Virgin Mary's appearance in a work titled, The Life, Death and Passion of Our Lord Jesus , b...
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