{"title":"Original Artwork","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"st-basil-the-great-original-portrait","title":"St. Basil the Great -- Original Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original piece taken from a series of portraits inspired by my nieces and nephews. For this piece in particular, I challenged myself to draw the entire figure freehanded, in pen, with no pencil lines to guide my finished line work. What results is an authentic, almost stream-of-consciousness view of my own mental image of this particular saint. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSt. Basil of Caesarea is also commonly called St. Basil the Great, and is counted among the three Cappadocian fathers of the 4th century. Along with St. Gregory of Nazianzus and St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Basil was crucial in defining the Trinitarian formula that is still held by all Christians to this day. St. Basil in particular is heralded as the Doctor of the Holy Ghost for his teachings against certain heretics that denied the divinity of the third person of the Holy Trinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis portrait is 9x12 inches on vellum bristol paper. I exclusively used a Kaweco Sport with an extra fine nib, and the ink of choice was Herbin's \"Perle Noir.\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holy Wounds Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51133353001245,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1250\/9213\/files\/St._Basil_the_Great.png?v=1775759588"},{"product_id":"bl-charlemagne-original-portrait","title":"Bl. Charlemagne -- Original Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is an original piece taken from a series of portraits inspired by my nieces and nephews. For this piece in particular, I challenged myself to draw the entire figure freehanded, in pen, with no pencil lines to guide my finished line work. What results is an authentic, almost stream-of-consciousness view of my own mental image of this particular saint. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmperor Charles the Great, more commonly known as \"Charlemagne,\" was the first Holy Roman Emperor, crowned in the year 800. His reign is notable for his conquest and conversion of the greater part of continental Europe. Charlemagne also maintained a friendly and obedient relationship with Rome that would become the standard for medieval politics: in his time, Religion and the common good of his people were absolutely inseparable, and the common good required careful collaboration between secular and religious authority. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevotion to Charlemagne in the 21st century seems otherworldly, mainly given the last 500 years of church history. Before the Protestant schism, however, Charlemagne was heralded as a sort of apostle to northern Europe. He was beatified in the 12th century, and his relics remain in the cathedral of Achen to this day. Regardless of controversy, Charlemagne, in a way, is almost the Augustus of the Holy Roman Empire, and he started a legacy that would only officially end in 1917. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis portrait is 9x12 inches on 80 lb. sketchbook paper. 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He was known for his humility and generosity: legend goes that he was an orphan himself, and when his parents left him a rather large fortune, he generously distributed it to the poor and needy. Another legend states that he publicly punched the heretic Arius at the council of Nicaea, which is why I decided to give him bruised knuckles in this picture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSt. Nicholas was more than a jolly, laughing saint who stuffed himself on cake and loved children. He was a brutally pious man who fasted even from his infancy, who calmed storms by his prayers, who resurrected three children from a pickle barrel, and who publicly and physically retaliated against the dangers of heresy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is an original fountain pen drawing from my portfolio. I used five different inks to create this piece, and over 20 hours were spent on the final product. My favorite detail is the use of Jacques Herbin's \"Emerald of Chivor\" as the bluish-green ink: in certain places, and even in St. Nick's eyes, the green ink will shimmer with red when held in the light. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image itself is 8x10 inches, and the whole paper is 8x10. There is a smudge on the top border of the margin that will be easily covered by a matte; otherwise I am happy to cut off the margins. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holy Wounds Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51133354934557,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1250\/9213\/files\/St._Nicholas.png?v=1775762455"},{"product_id":"the-lamentation-original-artwork","title":"St. Longinus -- Original Artwork","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis piece was made to match another picture I made of the Pieta, or the Lamentation over the dead Christ. 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