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A few days ago I posted some off-hand remarks about paintings on a wall in a church in Pavia. The flood of reaction was interesting. Almost all of it was about the “accuracy” of biblical history. Some readers were so upset they determined to leave the community. Others were challenged to rethink their assumptions. I…
Here is a painting of the last supper. It is in San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore in Milan. Of course, the entire interior is a superb work of art from floor to ceiling (as most of these building are), but there is something quite unusual, deliberately so, in this representation of the meal. Do you…
These are images from the cemetery in Milan. I think I should do a photo book on the way we express the pain of death. You don’t see much hope in these despite the Christian culture. Death really is the epitome of hopelessness in life. If we have no way to overcome this last bastion…
Recently I visited Saint Teodoro in Pavia, Italy. On the wall is a magnificent painting. Actually, a whole story in paintings. When I was there, I spoke with a crew from the History channel filming a documentary of this wall. Why? Because it depicts the Italian victory over Charlemagne in the 8th Century. According to…
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