Category: art
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My painting of the day
My favourite painting from this afternoon’s quick walk round parts of the National Gallery was Schedoni‘s portrait of the Holy Family, a little painting of the Virgin Mary teaching the infant Jesus to read, with Saint Joseph in the background. I will pass over my puzzlement over why Mary is attempting to teach a child…
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A new one on me…
As I write this (a day late – yes, I know), I have just passed through Stafford on the Pendolino, on my way back from London, where I attended the Historical Association’s Branches and Members Committee Meeting. It’s going dark outside the windows, and in the last quarter of an hour I’ve been watching lights…
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The Four Seasons – Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts
On mornings when I wonder why I do this (and frankly, this was one of them), it’s things like this that remind me. Simply beautiful. The Four Seasons – Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts.
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