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Prophet Elijah by Bill Angresano |
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| The Art of Bill Angresano 1) The Story of "The Standard Bearer for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel" 2) The Painting of the Prophet "Elijah" 3) The Painting "Our Lady of Mount Carmel" 4) The Anatomy of a Painting 5) The Artist, Bill Angresano |
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About this time Mr. Angresano's parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, received a new pastor, Leonard J. Gilman, O. Carm. Gliman saw the print and commissioned Mr. Angresano to paint themes of a Carmelite nature to adorn the walls of the chapel at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, which is owned by the Carmelites. . . . (to the left) View of the chapel at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey. |
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Angresano painted Elijah, the fiery prophet from the Old Testament. Here is a charcoal drawing used to prepare for the final painting. |
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The painting shows the moment of Elijah's encounter with God which is recoded in 1Kings 19: "and after the fire came a gentle whisper." This painting hangs in the chapel of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey. A larger version of the painting can be seen on Mr. Angresano's biography page |