Category Archives: God in the Detail

Behold, you have been raised above the choir of angels

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Michaela

Geertgen tot Sin’s Madonna with child, ca 1480 in the Netherlands, about 40 years after Van Eycks death. Fascinating symbolism, complemented by the sacred music of a 16th century Venetian…. Giovanni Gabrieli: Beata es virgo Maria Latin text Beata es, … Continue reading →

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Winged bringers of joy

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Michaela

A Giotto angel…one of his wondrous, birdlike creatures. Maybe this is how people saw them in the early 14th century ? Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous … Continue reading →

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Beauty in every grain

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Michaela

Sand under the microscope

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The relationship between the physical and the spiritual

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Michaela

A beautiful piece on one of my favorite sculptures – Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa, 1645-52 (Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome) Smarthistory.com

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Sin and Judgement

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Michaela

Another fantastic painting I have seen many, many times and find so apropos for our overall theme…a very deep teaching in images, symbols and color. Hieronymus Bosch – The Last Judgement Tryptich from the formidable “SmartHistory” project. Enjoy

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I will never leave you

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Michaela

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In natali domini

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Michaela

Looking at early nativity scenes and their symbolism. This one is from the Bergognone, a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci. I am intrigued by the half rotten apple and the ” vitarca mudra” the Madonna is forming with her hands. … Continue reading →