Apollonius Of Tyana The Sojourning Of A God Among Men is a painting by Talvi Winter which was uploaded on January 4th, 2015.
Apollonius Of Tyana The Sojourning Of A God Among Men
Apollonius of Tyana The sojourning of a god among men was painted because this man is my hero. I decided that it was time that his story and... more
by Talvi Winter
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Apollonius Of Tyana The Sojourning Of A God Among Men
Artist
Talvi Winter
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Painting - Painting Mixed Media Acrylic, Oil, Graphite, Water Color, Wine On Canvas
Description
Apollonius of Tyana The sojourning of a god among men was painted because this man is my hero. I decided that it was time that his story and teachings were brought into contemporary art and the modern world. Ive spent years studying and cross referencing from different cultures accounts of this man who historically lived on earth.
There is much to say about this historical legendary figure. I believe that despite not being known by many laymen as Apollonius of Tyana that his teachings ascribed to someone else are known albeit distorted.
Corinthians mentions Paul and Apollos. An old version of 1st Corinthians was discovered in a French monastery by a Huguenot soldier, the text is entitled the codex Bezae and leaves no doubt in my mind of what I have come to suspect. The name Apollos is spelled Apollonius in this version. Scholars agree that the name Apollos is indeed Apollonius. And that Apollonius had visited Corinth and established a church/ school there.
In other texts he is known as the lord of the talismans, a man who conjured great stone columns from the sky to act as guardians of cities infested with disease. He raised the dead, cast out demons and was born at the suspected time of Jesus of Nazareth. The city he was from was known at the time as Christopolis( the city of the Christ). He resurrected after his supposed death to teach his disciples,he advised kings and emperors in how to better look after their women and children and in virtue and wisdom. Right action and wrong action. He wore only linen, he ate no meat. Born of a divine birth. Every temple of every religion welcomed him as someone important and he was allowed directly into the inner sanctuaries. Whoever he was he was extremely important in his power. And those spiritual schools at the time didn't dare deny him access, why was this?
He settled disputes while under a five year vow of silence. How he lived and what he taught needs to be heard today in this modern world. People ought to know of his existence and I can't help thinking that modern men would learn the correct way if they listened to his reason. In my opinion he was the best of men. He is the first painting in my collection.
I embarked upon a two day prayer ritual to Apollonius wherever he may be to come to my aid and help me paint him in his spirit and essence. I am happy with the painting. I feel honored to have painted him and I hope by having this painting in their homes people will help to pass on the knowledge of a great man and keep him daily in mind. Why is he painted though as part of the Nag Hammadi collection? I will leave that answer for the people to figure out for themselves.
The Art Explained
Apollonius is set arms outstretch in the form of an all embracing cross. Many layers of paint surround him representing his age, holes are present where the layers have been pierced through, his colors are beautiful and enchanting. Light surrounds him representing his divine knowledge and the correct path and his divinity as god man. The text is scrawled in pencil over the bumpy layers matter of factly. Looking carefully one can see behind him a slight semi circle which he is stepping out of representing this world of matter. This is one of those paintings where I felt like a bigger hand than mine was painting it. It is what it is.The scriptural text are facts about Apollonius on the bottom left, at the top right and bottom are Apollonius actual teachings, along the upper arm on the right is an ancient initiatory passage from a mystery school that Apollonius had mentioned that he had been a part of and had probably uttered.
The text from left to write reads
Even before he was born it was known that he would be special. A supernatural being visited his mother, he would be no mere mortal but divine. His birth was miraculous, he performed many miracles. Healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons. After he left the world he returned to meet his followers to show them that he was not really dead but still existed. A vegetarian who wore only linen. Allowed into the inner sanctuary of every temple. A contemporary of Jesus. The town of Tyana was known as the city of Christ... His name was Apollonius of Tyana.
The only sacrifice to God is mans best reason.
Chorus of the initiates...
Clad in white robes I speed me from the Genesis of mortal men and never more approach the vase of death.
And he said...
There is no death of anyone but only in appearance. Even as there is no birth only in seeming. The change from being to becoming seems to be birth, the change from becoming to being seems to be death but in reality no one is ever born nor does one ever die. It is simply being visible then invisible through density and matter, motion and rest.
Please go to gnosticart.com to see closeups of this painting and in situ for a better perspective of how it looks within a home before buying.
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Talvi Winter
Thankyou for your kind words! :-) no that is another Apollonius. There are several apolloniuses, in both roman capodocian and Greek eras who fame of the time touched. Hope this helps answer your question. I've just started a new blog at gnosticart.com be sure to check it out I will be posting a strange ancient true story related to art each week plus a weird fact about artists past and present
Bijan Pirnia
Beautiful young lady, What I really love about you ( in addition to your lovely artwork ) is the scope and profundity of your scholarship. You truly are an erudite scholar. I delight in reading your descriptions. They are well-researched and well thought-out. I like the fact that we're both enamored of Greek mythology. So, would you kindly correct me about something. I thought that Apollonius was a Greek mathematician who lived from 260 to 190 BC and was from Pergamum, a city in Asia Minor north of present day Izmir. He has been credited with coining the words ellipse, parabola, hyperbola and so on. Are we talking about two different historical characters or maybe one mythological figure and the other one a real person?