BELLINI’S TRANSFIGURATION IN NAPLES
July 31st 2021
Christ stands before us dressed in garments which are as bright as the band of white clouds on the horizon behind him. The cloth looks like it has been stiffened. But these are hardly the “dazzling robes” of the gospel
KITCHEN SCENE WITH CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF MARY AND MARTHA, VELÁZQUEZ
July 24th 2021
The young woman stares out at us from a kitchen. The meal of fish and eggs suggests that this might the season of Lent or a fast day. The older woman lays a finger on her sleeve. The young woman
Caravaggio’s Martha and Mary Magdalene
July 17th 2021
In Western art, Mary Magdalen has been conflated with Mary, the sister of Martha, and with the woman who washed Christ’s feet with her tears. She is often shown as a repentant sinner , sometimes clad in scarlet, sometimes nude,
Dürer’s Four Apostles
July 10th 2021
Although this pair of panels are usually known as “The Four Apostles”, in fact, the four men shown are, on the left, St John the Evangelist with St Peter behind him, and on the right, the Apostle St Paul with
MILLAIS’ CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF HIS PARENTS
July 3rd 2021
In today’s gospel passage from Mark, the people of Nazareth refer to Jesus as a carpenter. In Matthew, they refer to him as a carpenter’s son. In this painting, which was inspired by a sermon, Millais presents us with
