Windows to Jerusalem

Our Lady of Ostra Brama


Bela Taraseiskey, Our Lady of Ostra Brama, ©2009 acrylic on canvas, 28 x 24 inches

Church of Holy Spirit

 

Bela Taraseiskey, Church of Holy Spirit ©2006, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 24 inches

Baroque Church of St. Theresa

Bela Taraseiskey, Baroque Church of St. Theresa, ©2006, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 24 inches

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was called ‘Little Jerusalem’. This small Baltic country had been part of the Tsarist Russia, occupied by Germans, annexed to Poland and for 50 years ruled by the Soviets.

Our Lady of Tabyn

Bela Taraseiskey, Our Lady of Tabyn, ©2009, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches

Gethsemane Church of all Nations

Bela Taraseiskey, Gethsemane Church of all Nations, exterior ©2007, collage and acrylic, 8 x 11 inches

A soft and peaceful glow often fills the beautiful Gethsemane Church of All Nations.

 

The Church of the Transfiguration, Nazareth, Mount Tabor

Bela Taraseiskey, Church of Transfiguration, ©2006, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches

Nazareth is one of the most important Christian holy sites in the world, and has long been a special haven for Christian pilgrims.

The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

Bela Taraseiskey, Church of the Nativity, ©2008, Collage and acrylic, 12 x 16 inches

Gethsemane Church of all Nations

Bela Taraseiskey, Gethsemane Church of all Nations, interior, ©2007, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches

The Tallit

Bela Taraseiskey, Tallit, ©2006, acrylic on canvas, 11 x 8 inches

Tallit is a prayer shawl that is worn during the morning Jewish services in Judaism during the Torah service, and on Yom Kippur and other holidays. It has special twined and knotted fringes known as tzizitt attached to its four corners.

 

Esther

Bela Taraseiskey, Esther, ©2007, mixed media, 11 x 8 inches

The Book of Esther is a book of the Tanah-Hebrew Bible (and of the Old Testament).  The Book of Esther or the Megillah is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim. The Biblical Book of Esther tells a story of palace intrigue and genocide thwarted by a Jewish Queen of Persia.

 

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