Bellini’s Transfiguration at Naples
February 28th 2026
Christ’s clothes are as bright as the white clouds on the horizon behind him, yet they lack the intense luminosity suggested by the gospel accounts. His right hand casts a shadow as does the cloth of his garment. As always,
DUCCIO’S TEMPTATION ON THE MOUNTAIN
February 21st 2026
“Temptation of Christ on the Mountain”, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308–11, Frick Collection, New York. This panel illustrates the third temptation from today’s gospel. “The devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the
CARAVAGGIO’S ECCE HOMO AT GENOA
February 14th 2026
“Ecce Homo”, c. 1605, Caravaggio, Musei di Strada Nuova, Galleria di Palazzo Bianco, Genoa. This might be a scene from the Passion according to John which we will read on Good Friday. Having had Jesus scourged, Pliate
Caravaggio’s Seven Acts of Mercy
February 7th 2026
“The Seven Acts of Mercy”, Caravaggio, 1606/07, Chiesa Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples. This is Caravaggio’s version of Mary as the Mother of Mercy. Usually, artists showed Mary as the mother of mercy with a cloak spread out with people
