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'''Hermann Schmiechen''' was a German artist who painted [[portraits of the Masters]] [[Koot Hoomi]] and [[Morya]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], [[Patience Sinnett]], [[Laura Holloway-Langford|Laura C. Holloway]], [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji]], and others gathered in the artist's London studio in 1884. HPB and others described first Koot Hoomi and then Morya as the [[Mahatma]]s appeared to them psychically, and Schmiechen painted to their instructions. Laura Holloway wrote an account of the session that was published in [[The Word (periodical)|''The Word'']] magazine.<ref> Laura C. Holloway, “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” ''The Word'' (New York) (July 1912), 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives as [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway2.htm#The Portraits of the Mahatmas]</ref> | '''Hermann Schmiechen''' was a German artist who painted [[portraits of the Masters]] [[Koot Hoomi]] and [[Morya]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], [[Patience Sinnett]], [[Laura Holloway-Langford|Laura C. Holloway]], [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji]], and others gathered in the artist's London studio in 1884. HPB and others described first Koot Hoomi and then Morya as the [[Mahatma]]s appeared to them psychically, and Schmiechen painted to their instructions. Laura Holloway wrote an account of the session that was published in [[The Word (periodical)|''The Word'']] magazine.<ref> Laura C. Holloway, “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” ''The Word'' (New York) (July 1912), 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives as [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway2.htm#The Portraits of the Mahatmas]</ref> | ||
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Schmiechen, Hermann, a German portrait pointer of note. While the [[Founders]] were in England during the summer of 1884, he went to London to paint the portraits of [[Morya|M]] and [[Koot Hoomi|KH]] under the inspiration of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]]. He began these on [[June 19]] and completed them on [[July 9]]. After completing, he then painted duplicates of each, probably two. The two original portraits of M and KH were taken to Adyar in October of 1884 and displayed there for some time. They are now in the Shrine Room in the Headquarters Building. He also painted two portraits of HPB, the first in [[Elberfeld, Germany]], in the fall of 1884 and the second in London in 1885. The first one is now in London at 31 Holland Villas Road, and the second is at the Headquarters of the Indian section of the Theosophical Society in Varanasi (Benares), India. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index; [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 3: 156; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW]] I: 214; [[H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] VI (chronology); [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 338. '[[The Theosophist (periodical)|'The Theosophist'']] for September 1948, article by LCL.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 243-44.</ref> | Schmiechen, Hermann, a German portrait pointer of note. While the [[Founders]] were in England during the summer of 1884, he went to London to paint the portraits of [[Morya|M]] and [[Koot Hoomi|KH]] under the inspiration of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]]. He began these on [[June 19]] and completed them on [[July 9]]. After completing, he then painted duplicates of each, probably two. The two original portraits of M and KH were taken to Adyar in October of 1884 and displayed there for some time. They are now in the Shrine Room in the Headquarters Building. He also painted two portraits of HPB, the first in [[Elberfeld, Germany]], in the fall of 1884 and the second in London in 1885. The first one is now in London at 31 Holland Villas Road, and the second is at the Headquarters of the Indian section of the Theosophical Society in Varanasi (Benares), India. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index; [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 3: 156; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW]] I: 214; [[H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] VI (chronology); [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 338. '[[The Theosophist (periodical)|'The Theosophist'']] for September 1948, article by LCL.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 243-44.</ref> | ||
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== Additional resources == | |||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/hermann-schmiechen/paintings/slideshow#/5 The BBC website] offers a slideshow of Schmiechen paintings. | |||
* [http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/hermann-schmiechen-164386 Blouinartinfo], an art auction website, has images of Schmiechen works and biographical information about the artist. | |||
* [http://www.geni.com/people/Hermann-Schmiechen/6000000030315338158 Geni.com], a genealogical website, offers some details of the artist's life. | |||
* [http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/78598498 ArchiveGrid] describes some archival material of Schmiechen. | |||
* [http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/78598498 "Painting the Masters" at Cesnur.org] gives some history of the Schmeichen paintings of the Masters. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 29 May 2015
Hermann Schmiechen was a German artist who painted portraits of the Masters Koot Hoomi and Morya. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Patience Sinnett, Laura C. Holloway, Mohini Mohun Chatterji, and others gathered in the artist's London studio in 1884. HPB and others described first Koot Hoomi and then Morya as the Mahatmas appeared to them psychically, and Schmiechen painted to their instructions. Laura Holloway wrote an account of the session that was published in The Word magazine.[1]
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Schmiechen, Hermann, a German portrait pointer of note. While the Founders were in England during the summer of 1884, he went to London to paint the portraits of M and KH under the inspiration of HPB. He began these on June 19 and completed them on July 9. After completing, he then painted duplicates of each, probably two. The two original portraits of M and KH were taken to Adyar in October of 1884 and displayed there for some time. They are now in the Shrine Room in the Headquarters Building. He also painted two portraits of HPB, the first in Elberfeld, Germany, in the fall of 1884 and the second in London in 1885. The first one is now in London at 31 Holland Villas Road, and the second is at the Headquarters of the Indian section of the Theosophical Society in Varanasi (Benares), India. ML index; ODL 3: 156; LMW I: 214; HPB VI (chronology); D, p. 338. ''The Theosophist for September 1948, article by LCL.[2]
Additional resources
- The BBC website offers a slideshow of Schmiechen paintings.
- Blouinartinfo, an art auction website, has images of Schmiechen works and biographical information about the artist.
- Geni.com, a genealogical website, offers some details of the artist's life.
- ArchiveGrid describes some archival material of Schmiechen.
- "Painting the Masters" at Cesnur.org gives some history of the Schmeichen paintings of the Masters.
Notes
- ↑ Laura C. Holloway, “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” The Word (New York) (July 1912), 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives as Portraits of the Mahatmas
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 243-44.