THE LEGEND OF THE TRUE CROSS IN AREZZO PART II
March 28th 2020
“The Queen of Sheba in Adoration of the Wood of the Cross and the Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba” from “The Legend of the True Cross”, Piero della Francesca, Church of San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy. This
THE LEGEND OF THE TRUE CROSS IN AREZZO PART I
March 21st 2020
“The Death of Adam” from “The Legend of the True Cross”, Piero della Francesca, Church of San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy. Baccio di Magio, a wealthy merchant from Arezzo died in 1417 and left money for the decoration of the chapel
CARAVAGGIO’S NARCISSUS
March 14th 2020
“Narcissus”, Caravaggio, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini. Although lit from above by the same numinous light found in other works of Caravaggio, here the fair Narcissus looks away from it and gazes downwards at his reflection in the
A Reflection on the Goosecroft Friar
March 7th 2020
Lyn Cronin offers a Reflection on the day. A Service. A Burial. A Reception. An Extraordinary Day We were driving to Stirling for an unusual funeral. We were to attend a Requiem Mass and re-burial of the remains of an unknown friar, discovered on
THE GOOSECROFT FRIAR
March 4th 2020
On 29th February 5 Dominican friars gathered in Stirling for the reburial of a friar whose remains were discovered a few years ago in Stirling. Stirling Council named him the Goosecroft Friar after the area on the edge of the
