Piero’s Baptism of Christ
December 16th 2023
“The Baptism of Christ”, Piero della Francesca, 1442-5, National Gallery, London. One way to see this painting is as a meditation on the line from John’s Prologue which we read today: “The true light that enlightens every man was
Morris Meredith Williams’ Bridge at Wasnes
November 11th 2023
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EL GRECO’S ST MARTIN AND THE BEGGAR
November 4th 2023
“St Martin and the Beggar”, El Greco, 1597-99, National Gallery of Art, Washington. For a comment on this painting see this week’s newsletter.
El Greco’s Burial of the Count of Orgaz
October 28th 2023
“The Burial of the Count Of Orgaz”, El Greco, 1588, Church of San Tomé, Toledo. For comment see this week’s newsletter.
Guercino’s St Luke Displaying a painting of the Virgin
October 14th 2023
“Saint Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin”, Guercino, 1652-53, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. For comment, see this week’s newsletter.
Caravaggio’s Madonna of the Rosary
September 30th 2023
“Madonna of the Rosary”, Caravaggio, 1604/05 (?), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie, Vienna. For a comment on this painting, see this week’s newsletter.
Caravaggio’s St Jerome at Valletta
September 23rd 2023
“St Jerome” 1607/08, Caravaggio, Museum of St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valetta, Malta. Please see this week’s newsletter for a comment on this painting.
Bellini’s Naples Transfiguration
August 5th 2023
You can read a comment from Fr Dermot on this image in this week’s newsletter.
Vermeer’s Christ in the house of Mary and Martha
July 29th 2023
“Christ in the House of Mary and Martha”, 1654-1656, Johannes Vermeer, National Gallery of Scotland. For a comment on this painting please read this week’s newsletter.
Gerolamo dai Libri’s Virgin and Child with St Anne
July 22nd 2023
Originally, it was painted as an altarpiece for the Church of Santa Maria della Scala in Verona. For a comment on this painting, please read this week’s newsletter.
