FLIGHT INTO EGYPT BY JACOPO BASSANO
December 28th 2019
“Flight into Egypt”, Jacopo Bassano, c.1544, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena. The Holy Family is on the move. Behind them is the familiar landscape of Bassano del Grappa where the artist lived. But here they are led by an angel and
CIMA’S VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST JEROME AND ST LOUIS OF TOULOUSE
December 21st 2019
“Virgin and Child with Sts Jerome and St Louis of Toulouse” (“Madonna of the Orange Tree”) 1496- 98, Cima da Conegliano, Accademia, Venice. When I saw this painting recently on a visit to Venice, I was struck by the similarities
FR FERGUS ON YOUTUBE
December 21st 2019
Back in December Fr Fergus was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Edinburgh for services to Scottish Catholic Theology on Monday 9th December. You can see a video of the ceremony in Old College on our new
CIMA DA CONEGLIANO’S REST ON THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT WITH SAINTS JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST LUCY
December 14th 2019
“Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Sts John the Baptist and St Lucy”, 1496 – 98, Cima da Conegliano, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. This artist is known for his altarpieces but at 53.9 cm X 71.6cm this painting must
CARAVAGGIO’S BURIAL OF ST LUCY
December 7th 2019
“Burial of St Lucy” 1608, Caravaggio, Chiesa de Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse. The two grave diggers, the soldier and the mitred bishop are far larger than the central group of mourners. With this deliberate distortion, they both frame and
