THE VISITATION OF THE VIRGIN TO ELIZABETH
May 29th 2021
The scene is from the Gospel of Luke (Lk 1:39 -56) Having heard the message of the angel, the Virgin Mary leaves Nazareth and goes “into the hill country, to a city of Judah.” She hastens to visit her
MURILLO’S VIRGIN OF THE ROSARY AT DULWICH
May 14th 2021
Murillo painted the subject of the Virgin of the Rosary at least seven times. This is his last one. In all of these paintings, the Virgin is seated with the child Jesus in her arms holding rosary beads. In all
Murillo’s Virgin of the Rosary at the Prado
May 8th 2021
A young mother and her child hold each other close. Both engage the viewer with the same solemn and serious gaze. This mother and child are entirely credible. It would be hard to believe that the models are not a
CARAVAGGIO’S MADONNA OF THE ROSARY
May 1st 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_of_the_Rosary_(Caravaggio)#/media/File:Michelangelo_Merisi,_called_Caravaggio_-_Madonna_of_the_Rosary_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg The great red cloth and the column on the left suggest that the Our Lady and Jesus are seated on a make-shift throne. While the child Jesus stares out at us, Our Lady gestures to a Dominican friar.
