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Caravaggio’s “Conversion of St. Paul”
(in the Cerasi Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo) Paul lies sprawled beneath his horse, arms opened, hands extended, upraised, creating a cup for his spilled head.His face...
Another Madonna
Many may not notice the young rabbit, caughtin the thicket of brush near the bottom left-hand corner, because there is so much to seein the center: an angel of...
An Easter Celebration
And so, we’ve come to this, a new beginning in an end, and celebrate the way we did just days ago, gathered close in that small room, what we...
