Caravaggio’s “Doubting Thomas”
June 28th 2025
“Doubting Thomas”, c.1601/02, Caravaggio, Bildergalerie, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany. This image is notable for the intense focus on the wound in the side of the Risen Christ. All four figures stare intently at the finger as it penetrates
Mass in a Connemara Cabin, Aloyius O’Kelly
June 21st 2025
“Mass in a Connemara Cabin”, Aloysius O’Kelly, 1883, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. A young priest gives the final blessing at a Station Mass. His vestments are white and there is a picture of the Sacred Heart in the background,
Cover Panels from Edinburgh’s Trinity Altarpiece
June 13th 2025
Cover Panels from “The Trinity Altarpiece”, Hugo van der Goes, 1478-9, National Galleries of Scotland. One way to get people to think about the doctrine of the Trinity is to ask them to draw God. When asked to draw God,
GIOTTO”S PENTECOST AT THE CAPELLA SCROVEGNI IN PADUA
June 6th 2025
“Pentecost”, Giotto di Bondone, 1305, Capella Scrovegni, Padua. Giotto frescoed the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua with 38 scenes drawn from the life of Christ, the Virgin, and her parents, Joachim and Anna. He arranged them in chronological
