Apostle of Light: Rembrandt and Mani
October 24
3 pm ET – 2 pm CT – 1 pm MT – Noon PT – 8 pm UK – 9 pm CET
Cyril Coetzee
Description: This lecture proposes two hypotheses: Firstly, that the work of the painter Rembrandt is profoundly connected, not only to the spiritual impulse of Rosicrucianism, but also to Manichaeism, and secondly, that Rembrandt, as an individual, may indeed have a karmic/historical connection, of some kind, to the individuality of the 3rd century prophet and painter Mani. The lecture explores some of the Art Historical and Spiritual Scientific evidence to support these two hypotheses.
The lecture begins with a discussion of Rudolf Steiner’s key ideas about Rembrandt with regard to his supreme status as a pioneer of the culture of the Consciousness soul age, of the mission of Middle Europe, and of the mystery of the Ego as a fulcrum between East and West, as expressed in his Art- Historical lectures. Consideration is given to Steiner’s evident claim that a portrait of Christian Rosenkreuz was painted by Rembrandt and to how these ideas may support the above two hypotheses.
Rembrandt’s proposed Manichaean connection is further explored under the following headings: Faust, Spiritual Light and Spiritual Darkness ; The Four Ancient Colors; The Rosicrucian Gaze ; The Painter as Spiritual Teacher; Painting and the Bowl of the Holy Spirit; Elchasites and Mennonites ; The Interfaith Circle of Amsterdam ; King Casper at the Nativity ; The Temple and the Christian Knight ; Three Trees, Three Crosses and the healing of the sick ; Self Portraits at the Crucifixion; Realism, Flesh and Flaying.
Bio: South African Painter, Art Historian and Anthroposophist, Cyril Coetzee (MA Fine Arts, BA hons Literature) began his career as an Art History lecturer at Witwatersrand University. After a few years he became a fulltime artist, specializing in portraits and figurative works.
He has exhibited his work widely and has won several prizes, including the Helgaard Steyn Award for painting. He has painted numerous portraits of prominent personalities including several of Nelson Mandela, one of which was used for the International Postage stamp commemorating Mandela’s 90th Birthday.
He is best known for the 28 square meter Canvas he painted for the William Cullen Archive in Johannesburg, a work which has been documented in a collection of scholarly essays entitled: ‘T’ Kama -Adamastor, Inventions of Africa in a South African Painting’.
He has authored and co-authored several books and academic articles, including: ’The Poetry of Sight: The Art of Harold Voigt’.
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