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The vision of Saint Helena (Santa Elena) Painters, Santa Helena, Google Art Project
The subject of the painting is the story of the vision, or more correctly the dream, which, according to legend, brought St Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, to discover the True Cross in Jerusalem. Directed by: Meryam Joobeur Written by: Meryam Joobeur Produced by: Maria Gracia Turgeon, Habib Attia Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. 'The Vision of Saint Helena' was created in c.1580 by Paolo Veronese in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. Veronese, Vision of St Helen. St Helen, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine (306-337 A.D.), is shown sleeping, seated, with her head resting on her hand. Sacred history attributes to her the vision, or more rightly, the dream, that led her to finding the true Cross, materialized (so to say) and supported by a winged cherub. Paolo Veronese, The Dream of Saint Helena. Paolo Veronese, The Dream of Saint Helena, c. 1570, oil on canvas, 197.5 x 115.6 cm (The National Gallery, London) Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Paolo Veronese, The Dream of Saint Helena ," in Smarthistory, December 4, 2015, accessed January 7, 2024, https://smarthistory.
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Details Title: The Dream of Saint Helena Creator: Paolo Veronese Date Created: about 1570 Physical Dimensions: 197.5 x 115.6 cm Type: Painting Medium: Oil on canvas School: Italian (Venetian). Saint Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, is said to have received divine guidance in her quest to discover the place where the True Cross, on which Christ had been crucified, was buried. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. 12:40, 26 October 2008 800 × 1,359 The Vision of St. Helena by Paolo Veronese (Pinacoteca Vaticana) Helena of Constantinople and the finding of the True Cross 1580 oil on canvas paintings 1580 paintings of people 1580s paintings from Italy 1580s religious paintings 16th-century oil paintings of sitting women at full length 16th-century religious paintings of putti Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.
Saints Constantine and Helena present the Holy Cross Vasily Sazonov, before 1870 Gallery
The Vision of St Helena 1575-78 Oil on canvas, 198 x 116 cm National Gallery, London: Flavia Julia Helena (d. c. 329), the mother of Constantine the Great, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, so legend tells us, to find the Cross of Christ, which had appeared to her in a dream. Charles William Sherborn (British, 1831-1912) After Paolo Veronese (Paolo di Gabriele Caliari) (Italian (active Verona, Venice, and environs) 1528-1588) Published by J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London
Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, converted to Christianity through his influence. From stories that were told, the cross was lost, but through a vision, Helena found it. From one of the stories that were handed down, she was prompted to go on a pilgrimage to Palestine where, along the way, she performed many acts of kindness. Saint Helena has a vision of the location of the True Cross (the cross on which Jesus was crucified on Golgotha). Helena is peacefully dreaming about the wooden cross of Jesus which is held in this painting by the winged cherub on the right. The naked cherub stands with his back toward the viewer.
Paolo Veronese The Vision of Saint Helena
Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) "The Vision of Saint Helena" Painting - Oil on Canvas 166 x 134 cm) 1580Vision of Saint Helena Helena was a simple inn maid who gave birth to the future Constantine the Great in 280. Constantine's Christian faith reached its peak with what has been called "the invention of the Holy Cross and the Holy Nails." St. Helena, (born c. 248, Drepanon?, Bithynia, Asia Minor—died c. 328, Nicomedia; Western feast day August 18; Eastern feast day [with Constantine] May 21), Roman empress who was the reputed discoverer of Christ's cross. ( See also True Cross .) Helena was married to the Roman emperor Constantius I Chlorus, who renounced her for political reasons.
