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t o holy night in art tim acton freo pross monday decombor 23 1968 j christmas tree didnt just grow like topsy from nativity to adoration v hikm- uni ings lll th dory of the ttrcl t hrklniw thus ulco rtrwcl tru world of llw tutl ltcnuunfe iri udvuttccd lutli- nlqurs und u imotlsllfellk mud of url ml are from the nulultut buttery of an uushlnulim l llll- aiiiiy ubmt ufl an painted b mtltlkh urikl flrus chrulub liboul i440j0 lrottl the mvllon olkillon aimiuallon 411- hit muni upper rluhl u ihe work of 4lo- vunnl dl pitoto u 15th iinlurs menetv mellon 4 olletllon iuii ah i isis palnled tills adoration of the maid lower rlithtl begun b lril anueluo und tompleled t im t hippo i ippl about 1445 suniuel ii krss coluctlom early paintings tell the christinas story and the story of changing times from earliest tlin s artists found in the story of the natlvliy and the events surrounding it a source of inspiration and a challenge to their talents the madonna and child the holy family the maul the mamer sicne these are the sub jects that have engendered some of the worlds most famous paintings and as students of both art and history know such paintings not only portray a scene they also lell some thine of the units in which they were painted as the middle ages drew to a close and the renaissance dawned ncv light uas spreading over the world mld15thcentury artists were turning from theories of patntlnc which depicted more stylized poses and ornate duall liberally touched with rill to an approach uhlch emphasized more realistic lifelike lirurts and landscapes as si en in paint incs of humble peasants ador- acton driving school iiir the christ child true-to- llfe stable animals and even blacksmiths working in the bai kground of the manger in adoration of the magi a painting by giovanni dl paolo which is now in the na tional gallery of art in wash ington d c the three kings are deplt ted in an elaborate decorative style the back- norms barber shop ground of the painting how ever shows a more lifelike in terpretation the landscape of fields dotted with crops criss crossed with roads and bathed in sunlight is refreshing and a treatment new to the times another the adoration of the magi at the national gal lery is even more indicative of a world in transition this tondo circular painting uas begun by one artist fra an- gellco and finished by anoth er fra fillppo llppl the prin cipal part of the painting at tributed to fra angelito has an idealized otherworldly at mosphere realism appears in the solid substantial figures of the fore ground typical renaissance forms the work of fra fillppo both of these adorations were painted in tempera on wood tempera a mixture of pigments and dyes with egg yolk to produce a dull finish on a surface prepared with egg unite for adhesion uasa common medium for medieval italiun artists in the nativity also in the national qallerj the flemish artist petrus chrlstus used oil paints on wood thus marking another advance of the early renaissance fit m ish artists were the first to ust oil txtensivel in painting wo on i k1h cilur h lod in ihc highest ind on ejrih pejn imon nun vuih whom he is plavcd i his is how in latest iision or the llihlt translates i ukc m j junge lrnm the ijinilui jnd on earth pejtt good will lo men formerly it had been used only in glazes for tempera paintings a study of tin nativity shows that the figures of pet rus painting art very natural and realistic joseph is an or dinary flemish peasant the christ child a lifelike new born baby space perspective too begins to show a more realistic treatment to achieve greater ealism bethlehem has three christmaes bethlehem celebrates three hnslnuses each ejr the western church observes oec 2sih the creek orthodox hurdi celebrates christmas jeeording in the drcgonan calendar jan 7 jnd the armenuns on jjn l annujlly pilgrims worship in the grotto where hnst was horn and ijtd in the manger lowering over the gmtto is the hisihcinl the niiiit built in its present lorm by lit 1 mpcror justunun in tht s th tendirv alltr llihiincs ut religious l on r o v t i s njie dreek orthodox hurcukmd tin rnit m ins slure the basilica rum in itliolics edehrak mass in the ir own cl lurch idjoimng hut ill thiet shait lit pro l to the holiest spiit in hiisiendoin these 15th century artists be came the technicians and sci- tntisls of their age they ground and mixed their own pigments to achieve the colors they wanted and they care fully observed nature even undertaking anatomical stud ies thus as the darkness of the middle ages faded artists in more than one way spread the light of the renaissance time io put on our santa suit and ex tend to you from our heart every joy at this yulehde season rosss barber shop bradleys meat market leafl egs mm qut alaht tlra r rvutuhr lam and in it spirit f has wul pmm w und all ear mwui want gultuaai grmtlaes wiles bus depot len adams prop sit ssffoji evtrywltar christmas carols ring out tilling hi joys sf rh uuton w add our bail udtkai dills stationery the commercial christmas tree yon buy most likely didnt just grow like lopsy chanccsmrc hie tree you enjoy during hie holidays has for vetil year received cjrefiil attention from a tree farmer growing christinas trees requires almost as much care as tobacco cotton or any other commercial cror and christinas trees arc grown with the ideu of p r o d ti c i u g a compact well shaped tree about seven or eight years old hnstmas iree customers have established such high standards that great stress is pill on uie quality of the tree whether it be i user fir douglas hr red cedar scotch pine arizona cypress white pine or other popular varieties commercial growers of the i rascr fir for instance start cutting back the side and top branches when ihc tree is about two or three feet high lacli year in dormant months the tree is sheared the avcrugc grower plants 2700 trees to the acre each year he mows around them for weed control and he maintains fire lanes he examinee each tree once a year and each tree is sheared annually he third through the sixth years the big j oh harvest- mg comes the seventh year trees arc carolnlly cut and transported immediately to market wherd ihey will soon delight boys and girls of all ages to our line patroru sincere thanks and warmest greetings to your and yours tor a merry christmas ismond roofing merry w liiiiir siirltu icavi omr room in vour linking fur our wish of happy timr- fm you mil yiiur- merry linstmii gordon hardware jfppjj limited 33 mill st e phone isj2720 t v join tinhi mrolr in winliing you u nry merry clirihtmau and the liuppirht of liolidayh to lliiu we odd a xpeciul tltunk you to all our loyal s ruhtomerh for their fuiuiful patronage ukeview discount centre 134 main n t us1190