Fifteenth Pope: Zephyrinus - 0 comments
Zephyrinus was born in Rome, and was buried on the Appian Way.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Zephyrinus was born in Rome, and was buried on the Appian Way.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Fourteenth Pope: Victor I - 0 comments
It's at this point that the popes start looking like dwarves to me. The big hat/helmets really start to add to it, but later come the forked beards. Look out, world.
Eleventh Pope: Anicetus - 1 comments
Anicetus fought against the Gnostics, and was the first to strictly declare Montanism as heresy. That's why I've never been to Montana.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Eighth Pope: Telephorus - 0 comments
Telephorus spent time as a hermit, and is the pope (since Peter) with any credible evidence to his martyrdom.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Seventh Pope: Sixtus - 0 comments
I can't fathom why Sixtus wasn't the sixth pope. . . but I'm no historian. Well, his name is alternately spelled Xystus, and his feast day is on April 6.
Sixth Pope: Alexander I - 0 comments
Alexander I reigned at the same time as the Roman Emperor Hadrian. I think that's why the tradition of really big hats starts with him.
Fifth Pope: Evaristus - 0 comments
Evaristus is widely considered a martyr, but there are no reliable records to support this. Go figure.
Fourth Pope: Clement I - 0 comments
Clement looks pretty mean here, but I'm sure it's just influence of the portrait I drew from. Cameras don't lie, but you can never really trust a tile mosaic. Especially at the turn of the second century.
Third Pope: Anacletus - 3 comments
There's quite a bit of dispute about the third pope's proper name. He's referred to as Cletus, Anacletus, Anencletus, Iraeneus, Eusebius, Augustine, and Optatus. I think he also went by Bill Murray.
First Pope: Peter - 1 comments
Traditionally, St. Peter was the first pope. This drawing was from a Carvaggio painting, so he's got a properly biblical look about him.
One Pope per Day: a sketch experiment. - 1 comments
What's with the popes? It's nothing personal.
I was looking for a new subject for a series of blind contour drawings (last year, I drew Friedrich der Grosse once per day for a month). I really like drawing old men - the wrinkles are great fun. I thought to myself, where could I find some wrinkly old men to draw? The answer was obvious.
So: one pope per day, in order. Each drawing starts as a blind contour (a continuous line, without looking down at the paper), and then embellished. Let's get drawing!
I was looking for a new subject for a series of blind contour drawings (last year, I drew Friedrich der Grosse once per day for a month). I really like drawing old men - the wrinkles are great fun. I thought to myself, where could I find some wrinkly old men to draw? The answer was obvious.
So: one pope per day, in order. Each drawing starts as a blind contour (a continuous line, without looking down at the paper), and then embellished. Let's get drawing!