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| 板絵 卓上壁掛両用 楕円 リッピのマドンナ / ドン・ボスコ社 |
部屋に合う絵画をと思い、リッピのマドンナの板絵を購入しました。
乗せているアイアン製の棚はTemuで購入したものです。
宗教画というと、信仰を促したりする広告ポスターのように思う方もおられると思いますが、本来キリスト教の大聖堂や教会の天井絵や聖堂の壁に掛ける絵を描いたり、彫像制作を依頼されるということは、当時その国で1番秀れた画家の仕事で、為政者（王様や当時の大臣など）や豪商のパトロンが着くチャンスでもあったそうです。
画家（芸術家）に着くパトロンというのは、画家（芸術家）に住まいやアトリエを無償で提供し、衣類・食事・画材・絵や彫刻のモチーフを探す取材旅行費用の面倒まで見る存在で、中世頃の芸術家は有力なパトロンが着けば、才能と成功が保証されていたんですね。
それで現在も名を残す画家達は、パトロンの家族の肖像画を数多く遺し、キリスト教を国教とする国が西洋の中世国家は殆どなので、教会の宗教画も数多く遺されています。
なのでキリスト教芸術は西洋芸術の礎（いしずえ）であり西洋芸術の発展にも強く関わっています。
小さな板絵であるリッピのマドンナは、ドン・ボスコ社のオンラインショッピングで見つけて気に入ったので購入しました。
リッピのマドンナについて何も知らなかったので、リッピが地名なのか人の名なのか、またマドンナは聖母のマドンナだとするとマリア様かな？ ぐらいです。
それで手元にやって来てから、検索して調べてみようと楽しみにしていました。
絵や小物などが持つ造形の理由、デザインの理由、歴史は、私はいつも下調べをせず購入し、手元に来てから調べるようにしています。
そちらの方が、購入する時は知らないけれど手元に来て調べると、自分にとって意味深い、そして実は自分が探していた、名前の分からない美しさや文化に辿り着く事が、私の場合はとても多いからです。
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| 板絵 卓上壁掛両用 楕円 リッピのマドンナ / ドン・ボスコ社 |
とても美しく、又板絵というのも初めてで、神社の天井にある正方形の板に描かれている絵と同じ種類なのだろうか？ とわくわくしながら検索すると、フィリッポ・リッピという画家の「聖母子」と出てきました。
ドン・ボスコ社のオンライン・ショップでは絵のタイトルは「リッピのマドンナ」なので、きっと私が購入したのは「聖母子」という絵の一部を切り取ってあるもので、気楽に部屋に飾れるように改良されたものだろう。と思いました。
思ったんですが、絵の説明が全く違うんですね。
またリッピのマドンナに描かれている女性は聖母マリア様であると、カトリックに詳しい方に事前に伺っていたので、聖母子とあるからにはきっとこちらの女性の足元にイエス・キリストの小さな頃のお姿が描かれていたのだろう。と予測しました。
私はHSPですので、大体の象と像を画像で記憶するんです。（漢字や雑誌のページも大体そうです。字面ではなく絵面で記憶します。）
それで何か変だな？ とじっと画像検索の写真を見ると、女性の額についている飾り（ヘッドセットと言うそうです） がネットに表示されている絵では銀色なんです。
あれ？ 手元にあるのはヘッドセットが黒いので、違うのを購入したのかな？ と思い、今度は部屋にある板絵の写真をスマートフォンで撮り、ヘッドセット部分をアップにして、もう一度グーグルの画像検索に掛けました。
ヘッド・セットの色は黒ですので。
すると、 この絵は「ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカによって描かれた「ウルビーノ公夫妻の肖像」に描かれたバッティスタ・スフォルツァさん、なんだそうです。
でもどう見ても、前衛のタッチの全く違う絵なんです。
どうして ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカがヒットしたのかも分からず、AIのバグだろうか？と思いました。
じゃあ兎に角、リッピのマドンナ（聖母）の女性は銀色のヘッドセットをしていて、私の部屋にあるのは黒いヘッドセットをしているので、違う板絵の聖母像を購入したのだろうか？
と考えた所で、
そもそも、こんなヘッド・セットの色違いなんてよっぽどジロジロ見ないと気が付かないよね。
と、自分の神経質さが恥ずかしくなり、このままドン・ボスコ社の方にも誰にも言わず、胸の中にそっと仕舞っておこう、と決めて飾っていました。
別の日にこの板絵を夜、絵の表面に直接電灯が当たらないよう逆光でスマートフォンで撮影した写真を確認していたら、女性のヘッド・セットの色が銀色になっていたんです。
ヘッド・セットの色が銀色になっていたんです。
ヘッド・セットの色が銀色になっていたんです。
ーーーー、これを送ってきたのは神様かな？
と少し焦りましたが、この板絵は、明るい場所と暗い場所で、ヘッド・セットの色が違って見える造りになっていたんです。
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| ヘッドセットの色が銀色になっているマドンナ 暗い場所（逆光）で撮影 |
するとグーグルの画像検索結果で銀色のヘッドセットをつけたこちらの板絵は、
フィリッポ・リッピの「聖母子」をモチーフにした、金色の楕円形フレームに収められたイタリア製の卓上・壁掛け両用というグーグルの画像検索結果で間違い無いんです。
パネル絵です。
ドン・ボスコ社のオンライン・ショッピングサイトにあったタイトルも同様に間違っていなかったんです。
絵画というのは、普通直射日光に当てない物です。
絵が痛むから。
それで美術館やギャラリーでは、フラッシュを焚いた撮影が固く禁止されています。
そもそも板絵であっても、部屋の中に飾る場合が殆どですから。
けれど、室内に陽が射さない方が上等な部屋とされる海外であっても、カーテンを開ければ日光が入り絵にも光が当たります。
この板絵は、フィリッポ・リッピがわざと暗い所でヘッドセットが銀色になるように、明るい所ではヘッドセットが黒くなるように描いてあります。
改めて、ヘッドセットが黒いマドンナ（聖母）を描いた人物、ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカと手元の絵をグーグルの画像検索に掛けると、
ヘッドセットが黒いマドンナ（聖母）は、
ご提示いただいた画像は、イタリア・ルネサンスの巨匠ピエロ・デラ・フランチエスカ（Piero della Francesca） によるフレスコ画、『聖マグダラのマリア』（Saint Mary Magdalen）の細部（頭部）です。と出ました。
このヘッドセットが黒いマドンナ（聖母）は、マグダラのマリアだったんです。
しかも、ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカは、マグダラのマリア様をこの世界で初めて絵に描いた画家だったんです！
マグダラのマリアは、ルネサンス当時から近代まで、偉大ではありますが、眉を顰められる先入観を抱かれていた人物です。
私はマグダラのマリアが大好きで、とても尊敬しています。
彼女の献身や知性にクリエイターの基本姿勢を重ね、クリエイションの持つ偉大な力、"自分の識っている、一番良いものを渡したい" という立ち方の体現者を、マグダラのマリア様に見てきました。
時代背景を考えると、イエス・キリストの母君であるマリア様を描けても、中々マグダラのマリア様は描けなかったのではないか、と想像できます。
下手をしたら破門され、社会コミュニティから追放されてしまいますから。
だからこそピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカが、堂々とマグダラのマリア様を描いた功績と、描くべきものを描くのは当たり前である。という、ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカが自身の創造性に従った歴史は、非常に未来の私達としても胸が熱くなるエピソードです。
リッピは「イタリア・ルネサンスの巨匠ピエロ・デッラ・フランチエスカ」への敬意を込めて、この素敵な仕掛けをリッピのマドンナ（聖母）として創ったのでしょう。
リッピのヘッドセットの色合わせは聖書に倣っており、聖母マリア様がイエス・キリスト様を出産なさったのは夜、マグダラのマリア様がイエス・キリスト様の足をご自身の髪に香油を付け洗ったのは昼です。
リッピの聖母は、暗い場所（夜）ではヘッドセットが銀色になり（マリア様の髪は金色です）、明るい場所（昼）ではヘッドセットは黒くなります。 （マグダラのマリア様の神は黒色です）
マリアという一つのお名前で、聖母マリア様とマグダラのマリア様のお二人を描くのは、HIP HOPのアート手法であるダブル・ミーニングをテキストで好んで使ってきた私にとって、さらに奇妙な偶然をもたらしました。
この小さな板絵の理由に気が付いた人々は、その後ずっと、明るい場所と暗い場所で違うマリア様が祈るお姿を描いている、素晴らしい絵としてリッピのマドンナを創り続け、私の部屋にもその一枚の板絵がやって来ました。
6月に発見したスピノザのダンスの痕跡は、私に爽快な気持ちを連れて来たのでした。"Creation is The Best！"
O.です。
凄い話でしょう？
驚きました。本当に驚きました。
何なんでしょうね、エナメルは！
何故、こんな物を引き当てるんでしょう。
彼女に聞くと、くじ運が異様に良いんだそうです。子供の頃、いきなり初めてのくじで2等を引き当て高額なジグソー・パズルを当てて以来、怖くて滅多にやらないんだそうです。
実は僕は絵を習っていました。それで分かるのですが、これを"代わり絵"と呼びます。
このように一枚の絵の中に別の絵を忍ばせ、所有した人にだけチャーミングなウインクを返す手法です。
買って良かったね、エナメル！
Prof.O.
現代の普段を生きる人々の聖歌だと感じています。
Lizzo とSZAによるバージョンが私は好きです。
ウーピー・ゴールドバーグと3人で歌って欲しいです。
エナメル
僕はこういった歌は普段聞かないんですが。今回のリッピのマドンナにまつわる逸話にはぴったりだと思います。
Prof.O.
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| Wooden Painting, Suitable for Both Table Display and Wall Hanging, Oval: “Madonna of Lippi” / Don Bosco Co. |
I wanted a painting that would complement my room, so I purchased a panel painting of the Madonna by Lippi.
The iron shelf it’s sitting on is something I bought on Temu.
When people think of religious art, some might view it as something akin to advertising posters designed to promote faith.
The iron shelf it’s sitting on is something I bought on Temu.
When people think of religious art, some might view it as something akin to advertising posters designed to promote faith.
However, historically, being commissioned to paint ceiling murals in Christian cathedrals and churches or to create paintings and sculptures to hang on the walls of sacred spaces was considered the work of the most accomplished artists in the country at the time. It was also an opportunity to gain patrons among rulers (such as kings and ministers) and wealthy merchants.
A patron to a painter (or artist) was someone who provided the artist with free housing and a studio, as well as clothing, meals, art supplies, and even covered the expenses for research trips to find subjects for paintings and sculptures.
A patron to a painter (or artist) was someone who provided the artist with free housing and a studio, as well as clothing, meals, art supplies, and even covered the expenses for research trips to find subjects for paintings and sculptures.
In the Middle Ages, if an artist secured a powerful patron, their talent and success were virtually guaranteed.
Consequently, the painters whose names are still remembered today left behind numerous portraits of their patrons’ families. Since nearly all Western medieval states had Christianity as their state religion, a large number of religious paintings for churches have also been preserved.
Therefore, Christian art is the cornerstone of Western art and is deeply intertwined with its development.
I found Lippi’s Madonna—a small panel painting—on the Don Bosco Company’s online store, liked it, and decided to buy it.
I knew nothing about Lippi’s Madonna, so all I could think was, “Is ‘Lippi’ a place name or a person’s name? And if ‘Madonna’ refers to the Virgin Mary, does that mean it’s a depiction of Mary?”
So, once it arrived, I was looking forward to searching online to find out more.
When it comes to paintings and small objects—the reasons behind their form, their design, and their history—I always make a point of buying them without doing any preliminary research, and then look into them once they’re in my possession.
Consequently, the painters whose names are still remembered today left behind numerous portraits of their patrons’ families. Since nearly all Western medieval states had Christianity as their state religion, a large number of religious paintings for churches have also been preserved.
Therefore, Christian art is the cornerstone of Western art and is deeply intertwined with its development.
I found Lippi’s Madonna—a small panel painting—on the Don Bosco Company’s online store, liked it, and decided to buy it.
I knew nothing about Lippi’s Madonna, so all I could think was, “Is ‘Lippi’ a place name or a person’s name? And if ‘Madonna’ refers to the Virgin Mary, does that mean it’s a depiction of Mary?”
So, once it arrived, I was looking forward to searching online to find out more.
When it comes to paintings and small objects—the reasons behind their form, their design, and their history—I always make a point of buying them without doing any preliminary research, and then look into them once they’re in my possession.
That’s because, in my experience, it often happens that—even though I didn’t know about them at the time of purchase—once I have them in my hands and look into them, I discover a beauty or culture that holds deep meaning for me, and that I was actually searching for all along, even if I didn’t know its name.
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Wooden Painting, Suitable for Both Table Display and Wall Hanging, Oval: “Madonna of Lippi” / Don Bosco Co. |
The panel painting of the Madonna by Lippi arrived one afternoon during the rainy season.
It was so beautiful, and since it was my first time seeing a panel painting, I wondered, “Is this the same kind of painting found on the square panels on the ceiling of a Shinto shrine?” Filled with excitement, I searched online and found that it was “The Madonna and Child” by the painter Filippo Lippi.
Since the title of the painting in the Don Bosco Company’s online shop was “Lippi’s Madonna,” I figured that what I had purchased must be a cropped section of the painting titled “The Virgin and Child”—probably adapted so it could be easily displayed in my room.
That’s what I thought, but the description of the painting was completely different.
Also, since I’d been told beforehand by someone knowledgeable about Catholicism that the woman depicted in “Lippi’s Madonna” is the Virgin Mary, I assumed that since it was labeled “The Virgin and Child,” a depiction of the infant Jesus must be painted at this woman’s feet.
I’m an HSP, so I tend to remember images by their general appearance. (It’s pretty much the same with kanji and magazine pages—I remember them by their visual appearance rather than the text itself.)
So, thinking, “Something seems off here,” I looked closely at the photos from the image search and noticed that the ornament on the woman’s forehead (apparently called a “headset”) was silver in the images displayed online.
Huh? The one I have has a black headset, so I wondered if I’d bought the wrong one. I then took a photo of the panel painting in my room with my smartphone, zoomed in on the headset area, and ran another Google image search.
The headpiece is black, after all.
It turns out this painting is supposedly “Battista Sforza,” as depicted in “Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino” by Piero della Francesca.
But no matter how I look at it, this is a completely different painting with an avant-garde style.
I couldn’t figure out why Piero della Francesca came up in the search results, so I wondered if it was an AI glitch.
Anyway, since the woman in Lippi’s Madonna is wearing a silver headset and the one in my room is wearing a black one, I wondered if I’d accidentally purchased a Madonna from a different panel painting?
It was so beautiful, and since it was my first time seeing a panel painting, I wondered, “Is this the same kind of painting found on the square panels on the ceiling of a Shinto shrine?” Filled with excitement, I searched online and found that it was “The Madonna and Child” by the painter Filippo Lippi.
Since the title of the painting in the Don Bosco Company’s online shop was “Lippi’s Madonna,” I figured that what I had purchased must be a cropped section of the painting titled “The Virgin and Child”—probably adapted so it could be easily displayed in my room.
That’s what I thought, but the description of the painting was completely different.
Also, since I’d been told beforehand by someone knowledgeable about Catholicism that the woman depicted in “Lippi’s Madonna” is the Virgin Mary, I assumed that since it was labeled “The Virgin and Child,” a depiction of the infant Jesus must be painted at this woman’s feet.
I’m an HSP, so I tend to remember images by their general appearance. (It’s pretty much the same with kanji and magazine pages—I remember them by their visual appearance rather than the text itself.)
So, thinking, “Something seems off here,” I looked closely at the photos from the image search and noticed that the ornament on the woman’s forehead (apparently called a “headset”) was silver in the images displayed online.
Huh? The one I have has a black headset, so I wondered if I’d bought the wrong one. I then took a photo of the panel painting in my room with my smartphone, zoomed in on the headset area, and ran another Google image search.
The headpiece is black, after all.
It turns out this painting is supposedly “Battista Sforza,” as depicted in “Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino” by Piero della Francesca.
But no matter how I look at it, this is a completely different painting with an avant-garde style.
I couldn’t figure out why Piero della Francesca came up in the search results, so I wondered if it was an AI glitch.
Anyway, since the woman in Lippi’s Madonna is wearing a silver headset and the one in my room is wearing a black one, I wondered if I’d accidentally purchased a Madonna from a different panel painting?
Just as I was thinking that,
I realized that, to begin with, you wouldn’t even notice a difference in headset color unless you stared at it really closely.
Feeling embarrassed by my own neuroticism, I decided to keep it to myself—without telling anyone at Don Bosco or anyone else—and quietly tucked it away in my heart as I displayed it.
On another night, I was looking at a photo I’d taken with my smartphone against the light—so that the light wouldn’t shine directly on the surface of the painting—and noticed that the color of the woman’s headset had turned silver.
The headset was silver.
The headset was silver.
——Was this a sign from God?
I panicked a little, but it turned out this painting was designed so that the headset’s color looks different depending on whether it’s in a bright or dark setting.
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| Madonna wearing a silver headset; photographed in a dark place (backlit) |
I suppose this is the upright position of Lippi’s Madonna, with the silver headset.
In that case, this panel painting with a silver headset that appears in Google’s image search results is
an Italian-made panel painting—suitable for both tabletop and wall display—set in a golden oval frame and based on Filippo Lippi’s “Madonna and Child.”
That description in Google’s image search results is definitely correct.
The title listed on Don Bosco’s online shopping site was also correct.
Paintings are generally not meant to be exposed to direct sunlight.
This is because it damages the artwork.
That’s why using a flash is strictly prohibited in museums and galleries.
In that case, this panel painting with a silver headset that appears in Google’s image search results is
an Italian-made panel painting—suitable for both tabletop and wall display—set in a golden oval frame and based on Filippo Lippi’s “Madonna and Child.”
That description in Google’s image search results is definitely correct.
The title listed on Don Bosco’s online shopping site was also correct.
Paintings are generally not meant to be exposed to direct sunlight.
This is because it damages the artwork.
That’s why using a flash is strictly prohibited in museums and galleries.
After all, even panel paintings are almost always displayed indoors.
However, even in countries where rooms without direct sunlight are considered more refined, opening the curtains allows sunlight to enter and shine on the painting.
In this panel painting, Filippo Lippi deliberately painted the headdress so that it appears silver in dark areas and black in bright areas.
Upon further research, I ran a Google image search for “Piero della Francesca,” the artist who painted the Madonna with a black headdress, along with the painting I had on hand, and
the Madonna with the black headdress is
The image you provided is a detail (the head) from the fresco *Saint Mary Magdalene* by the Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca.That’s what it said.
This Madonna with the black headdress was actually Mary Magdalene.
What’s more, Piero della Francesca was the first painter in the world to depict Mary Magdalene!
From the Renaissance through the modern era, Mary Magdalene has been viewed as a great figure, yet one who has also been subject to prejudices that have caused people to frown upon her.
I love Mary Magdalene dearly and hold her in the highest regard.
I have always seen in her a reflection of the fundamental attitude of a creator—her devotion and intellect—and have regarded her as the embodiment of the great power of creation and the mindset of “wanting to share the very best of what I know.”
Considering the historical context, I can imagine that while it was possible to paint Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, it was quite difficult to paint Mary Magdalene.
After all, doing so could have led to excommunication and expulsion from the social community.
That is precisely why Piero della Francesca’s achievement in boldly depicting Mary Magdalene—and his history of following his own creativity, believing that it is only natural to paint what one feels compelled to paint—is a story that stirs our hearts even today.
Lippi likely created this wonderful design as his “Madonna” as a tribute to “Piero della Francesca, the master of the Italian Renaissance.”
The color scheme of Lippi’s headdress follows biblical references: the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ at night, while Mary Magdalene washed Jesus Christ’s feet and anointed them with oil using her hair during the day.
In Lippi’s Madonna, the headdress turns silver in dim light (at night)—as Mary’s hair is golden—and turns black in bright light (during the day). (Mary Magdalene’s hair is black.)
Depicting both the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene under the single name “Maria” struck me—someone who has often used the hip-hop artistic technique of double meanings in my writing—as an even stranger coincidence.
People who realized the significance of this small panel painting have continued to create Lippi’s Madonna ever since—a magnificent work depicting the Virgin Mary in prayer, with her appearance differing between light and dark areas—and one such panel painting has now found its way into my room.
The traces of Spinoza’s dance that I discovered in June brought me a sense of exhilaration. “Creation is The Best!”
The traces of Spinoza’s dance that I discovered in June brought me a sense of exhilaration. “Creation is The Best!”
This is O.
It’s quite a story, isn’t it?
I was surprised. Really surprised.
What is it with Enamel, anyway?
Why do I keep winning things like this?
When I asked her, she said she has unusually good luck with raffles. Ever since she won second prize—an expensive jigsaw puzzle—on her very first try as a child, she’s been too scared to enter them very often.
Actually, I used to take art lessons. So I know this—it’s called a “hidden image.”
It’s a technique where a different image is hidden within a single painting, giving a charming wink only to the person who owns it.
I’m so glad you bought it, Enamel!
Prof. O.
I feel like this is an anthem for people living their everyday lives today.
I like the version by Lizzo and SZA.
I’d love to see the three of them—including Whoopi Goldberg—sing it together.
Enamel
I don’t usually listen to songs like this, but I think it’s a perfect fit for this story about Madonna that Lippy shared.
Prof. O.
I like the version by Lizzo and SZA.
I’d love to see the three of them—including Whoopi Goldberg—sing it together.
Enamel
I don’t usually listen to songs like this, but I think it’s a perfect fit for this story about Madonna that Lippy shared.
Prof. O.
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Payment by postal money order or bank transfer only.
Please note that we do not accept credit card payments, convenience store payments,
cash on delivery, or hold-for-pickup at the post office.
https://www.donboscosha.com/
Registration required (free)
Payment must be made within one week of receiving the items.
Payment by postal money order or bank transfer only.
Please note that we do not accept credit card payments, convenience store payments,
cash on delivery, or hold-for-pickup at the post office.
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