David Jones’ Sanctus Christus de Capel-y-ffin
September 12th 2026
“Sanctus Christus de Capel y ffin”, David Jones 1925, ( 19.3cm X 13.3cm) Tate Collection. This was painted in 1925 when David jones was staying at Capel y ffin. The landscape closely resembles that Capel y ffin. The chapel
DAVID JONES’ OUR LADY OF THE HILLS
September 5th 2026
“Our Lady of the Hills”, David Jones, 1921, Ditchling Museum. In May 1921 David Jones spent three days walking the old pilgrim road from Orpington to Canterbury. On the way he made a sketch of the Kentish hills which he
El Greco’s tears of St Peter at the Bowes Museum
August 29th 2026
“The Tears of St Peter”, El Greco, 1580-89, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham. El Greco was one of the first artists to focus on the sorrow of Peter after he had denied Christ. He painted this subject at least
Denial of St Peter by Caravaggio
August 22nd 2026
“Denial of St Peter” 1610, Caravaggio, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. After the arrest of Jesus, St Peter stood outside in the High priest’s courtyard, warming himself by a charcoal fire. A servant girl said to him, “You also
Caravaggio’s Madonna di Loreto
August 14th 2026
“Madonna di Loreto”, Caravaggio, 1604–06, Cavalletti Chapel, Church of Sant’Agostino, Rome. A man and a woman kneel before a mother and child. Their sticks suggest that they are pilgrims and, judging by their clothes, very poor. Caravaggio painted this for
Bellini’s “portrait” of St Dominic
August 8th 2026
Portrait of Fra Teodoro of Urbino as St Dominic, Giovanni Bellini, 1515, National Gallery, London. This portrait of a Dominican friar has two inscriptions. The painted label on the book says “Sanctus Dominicus”, but the other label, painted on the
TRANSFIGURATION WINDOW, DURHAM
July 31st 2026
Tom Denny’s Transfiguration Window, Durham Cathedral, 2010. When you first see this window, you might not recognise that the subject is the Transfiguration. At first glance, its layers of amber, gold and flaming orange seem to flow like hot molten
ST MARY MAGDALENE AT THE DUOMO IN AREZZO
July 11th 2026
“St Mary Magdalene, Piero della Francesca, c.1460, Duomo, Arezzo. This fresco of St Mary Magdalene can be found in the Duomo of Arezzo, on the left wall near the sacristy door. It is almost hidden, so you need to seek
SPIRAL OF STONES AT KETTLE’S YARD
July 4th 2026
“Spiral of Stones” Jim Ede 1958, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. Kettle’s Yard is the name given to four interconnected cottages which Jim Ede (1895 – 1990) converted to house his art collection, which includes works by David Jones, Ben Nicholson, Winifred
Caravaggio’s Incredulity of St Thomas
June 26th 2026
“Incredulity of St Thomas”, c. 1601/02, Caravaggio, Bildergalerie, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany. On Friday we celebrate the Feast of the Apostle St Thomas, remembered above all as “Doubting Thomas”. Caravaggio’s image of the saint placing his finger into the
