Painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902)
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (1886)
Snowy Swan
January 19, 2024
Giovanni di Paolo paintings at the MET
Life of Saint Catherine of Siena & Other Works by Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, Siena 1398–1482)
Saint Catherine of Siena at the Beheading of Niccolò di Tuldo
"I have just received a head in my hands, which was of such sweetness to me that the heart cannot think, nor tongue speak, nor eye see, nor ear hear of it..."
Žižek on Michelangelo’s drawing of Christ on the Cross
For the first time in the history of painting, an artist tried to capture Christ's abandonment by God-Father.
Met Cloisters in April
A trip to the Met Cloisters on a day in April
The Bird with Golden Wings
Excerpt from a letter written by Simone Weil
By way of Beauty to Truth
"So even as the artist proceeds in one direction, he or she is mystically met by Christ, rushing to meet him from the other direction, rewarding the Prodigal's return."
The Saints are Molded in Mary
excerpt from True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis De Montfort
Dark Skies, Night Skies, Falling Stars
Artwork by Vija Celmins (b.1938)
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