{"product_id":"the-art-of-lent-a-painting-a-day-from-ash-wednesday-to-easter-paperback","title":"The Art of Lent: A Painting a Day from Ash Wednesday to Easter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSister Wendy Beckett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Visual and Spiritual Companion for Lent \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis delightful book describes and interprets a series of forty full-color paintings for each day of Lent. Artists often address subjects that our culture seeks to avoid, and the brilliant and perceptive reflections from nun and art historian Sister Wendy Beckett will help you to read these paintings with a more discerning eye and encounter deeper levels of spiritual meaning than may at first appear. It was at the core of Sister Wendy Beckett's mission to make fine art accessible. This led to her becoming a BBC presenter and then American viewers discovered her series on PBS. Sister Wendy, who died in 2018, lived at a Carmelite Monastery in Norfolk, England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Hokusai's Great Wave to Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son, the reflections in \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Lent\u003c\/i\u003e draw from the emotions and spiritual truths behind the paintings to give you lessons that will stay with you a lifetime. Each of the days is based around a different theme: from joy to tranquility to courage to sacrifice, the messages in this book are short meditations that are designed to leave you with questions to ponder and meditate on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe use of four-color classical paintings adds to the visual and sensory appeal. These lush artistic images stir our imagination and expand on the words of the daily devotionals. With \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Lent\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll gain a fuller and more spiritual understanding of Christian art and see Holy Week and Easter as never before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Wendy Beckett (1930-2018) was a Carmelite nun and art historian who became world famous in the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC documentaries on the history of painting. She studied for her degree in English at St. Anne's College, Oxford, where she graduated with highest honors. After teaching in South Africa, she returned to England in 1970 to live a fully contemplative life under the protection of a Carmelite monastery in Norfolk. She was the author of over thirty books on Christian art, including the internationally bestselling book \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Painting\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47887917875448,"sku":"9781514004265","price":27.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/NT8Xve3Tqj9781514004265.webp?v=1783618551","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-art-of-lent-a-painting-a-day-from-ash-wednesday-to-easter-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}