“Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam” (Marcus, 1: 2) [Behold, I send my messenger before thy face] There are some splendid representations of angels from different… Read more “Archangels, still… And some imposing Seraphim from Late Romanesque”
Month: November 2017
Wales Online: Peaceful Catalans bullied by Madrid
Originally posted on Alfred de Zayas' Human Rights Corner:
Link: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/western-mail-letters-wednesday-november-13941518 Peaceful Catalans bullied by Madrid Many people were shocked to see the brutality of the Madrid police,…
Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying
… Calling out, yet fearing Someone might hear the cry, Destined to disappearing Within another I [Rainer Maria Rilke –stanza from “Girl in Love” (Mädchen in der… Read more “Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying”
L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí
Widely, and perhaps best, known in French as L’Hirondelle immobile, this small and delicate oil seems to be a previous partial study for a bigger painting, undeservedly much… Read more “L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí”
Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes
Although I will never try to post the numerous works of art, representing the myth of Leda and the Swan, that my sister and I have been chasing,… Read more “Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes”
Still Life Photography – Two Masterworks
. Photography like hyperrealist painting – “Photounrealism”? It is quite frequent to take some hyperrealist and photorealist paintings for actual photographs, but not so frequent –in fact, very odd–… Read more “Still Life Photography – Two Masterworks”
‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss
– “Swept away”, by Inslee Fariss (2017) [look below], makes me think a lot of my sister, who was also daring and silly enough to wear a short… Read more “‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss”
Michael Archangel trampling The Devil thrice more – (A needed follow-up)
– When seeking for some adequate illustrations of St Michael Archangel for one of my recent posts here, I fully realized the enormous quantity of artworks from… Read more “Michael Archangel trampling The Devil thrice more – (A needed follow-up)”
A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)
There are over a thousand people already charged with “sedition” or “rebellion” in Catalonia by the kingdom of spain (and many more in risk of it or… Read more “A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)”
Dickensian Times in Catalonia & An untold prayer to St Michael Archangel
Absolutely Dickensian times for my country (and –if you let me tell it– also for me and my family). — On Friday, October the 27th – 2017… Read more “Dickensian Times in Catalonia & An untold prayer to St Michael Archangel”
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