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| 'The wine that maketh glad the heart of man' (c.1860) by John Rogers Herbert; Private Collection |
So many painters I have never heard of. John Rogers Herbert, born on 23 January 1810 and died on 17 March 1890, is another one. He was an English painter who influenced the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with his catholic paintings. Herbert's conversion to the Catholic Church happened around 1840 and was of great consequence to his work. The painting chosen for today is called 'The wine that maketh glad the heart of man' which is a bible text (Psalm 104:15). I love the warm colours of this art work but don't entirely understand the scene depicted in this painting. The leaves must be of vines, I think, but I don't know what the story is with the two women and couldn't find it on the internet.
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