Vincent Van Gogh in Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, Arles, France

Close up of a wave and his signature. Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The two Maries. The cathedral by Vincent Van Gogh. Seascape with two boats.

Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer

The cathedral and the marsh grass. Cathedral interior. This location is the landing site of two Marys and a dark girl called "Sara" on the Mediterranean coast of France in a boat without oars. Saintes-Maries, church interior. Gitan-Sara the dark girl who accompanied the Maries. The gypsy pilgrimage in honor of Sara. Gypsy guitar in the waves, musica Gitano. The beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

Mary Magdalene at Easter

Camargue and Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, flamingos. The Camargue white horses of Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer. Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, Arles, France. Magdalene de la Mer by Cheryl Yambrach Rose. Mary Magdalene with French flamingos, a white horse from the white horse herds of the marshes of Camargue, and a ceramic jar full of scrolls - the French traditions about Mary Magdalene. "The photo above is an example of one of the worldwide painted egg traditions that many spiritual traditions have variants of - this one, from Christianity , is of the painted red eggs of the Provencal /So.France area, a unique tradition there celebrated in honour of Mary Magdalene re: Easter festivities." Piero di Cosimo's gorgeous St Mary Magdalene. Florentine, circa 1490.

The Green Cross of Chartres and the Blue Dragon of Tobit

The green cross of the windows of Chartres Cathedral symbolizing the cross being made from the Tree of life. The Deposition of Christ from the green cross - Chartres Cathedral. The illumination from the Medieval Tobit page painted and gilded in the scriptorium at Chartres 12th c. The Tau is green, "T" being a form of the cross. The blue winged dragon is a type of the Seraphim who hung on the staff of Moses during the confrontation with the fiery flying serpents in the wilderness from the book of Exodus. This painting is a version of the caduceus which stands for medicine, the Book of Tobit is known for the medicinal use of fish organs and is used in medical journals of medieval times as a reference. In this way, the painting does match the Tobit subject!

Tobias and his Fish

This is the scene I saw in the Hautpoul Manuscript illumination drawing on the page from The Book of Tobit. This is the actual illustration to that page, the artist used gold leaf for the background.

The Tobit Illumination

"Tobie" the book of Tobit illumination from the French auction house. Here is the document that was enclosed in the Tobit page envelope, a 1782 copy of the Bugarach contract of 1307.

Tobit Illustration

It is a "T" and the first word is "Tobias". The page is creased at the top - the folded Hautpoul manuscript page. Norman Romanesque style. Marvelous medieval bird.