The Grail is a photograph by Li van Saathoff which was uploaded on July 26th, 2013.
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Title
The Grail
Artist
Li van Saathoff
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Photograph - Avantgarde Art / Fine Digital Art / Photography
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The Grail
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The Holy Grail is a dish, plate, stone, or cup that is part of an important theme of Arthurian literature. A grail, wondrous but not explicitly "holy," first appears in Perceval le Gallois, an unfinished romance by Chr�tien de Troyes it is a processional salver used to serve at a feast. Chr�tien's story attracted many continuators, translators and interpreters in the later 12th and early 13th centuries, including Wolfram von Eschenbach, who makes the grail a great precious stone that fell from the sky. The Grail legend became interwoven with legends of the Holy Chalice. The connection with Joseph of Arimathea and with vessels associated with the Last Supper and crucifixion of Jesus, dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie (late 12th century) in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain. Building upon this theme, later writers recounted how Joseph used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and how he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe in Britain. The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers.
Dedicated to: The Royal Order of the Holy Grail Kings
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- Contemporary photo collage of an ancient chalice with light effects -
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Comments (14)
Colin Cedar Bell
Awesome! Hi, I used your picture (thumbnail size) to illustrate a poem of mine. I like to think of my poems in their webpage form as Poem collages where both words and pictures tell the story. I gave your name and link to this webpage. I would like to add "used with permission". (At the same time claim "Creative License" as in the collage it becomes a part of the whole.) Please take a look. colincedarbell.wordpress.com/poetry/existence-a-poem/
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your fantastic story art has been FEATURED in MOUSE! Thank you for your wonderful submissions and for you participation in MOUSE! Cheers, Barbara
Li van Saathoff
First Star Art, thank you so much for all your nice support, as well for the feature of this artwork in the group "Digital Touch" :)