The Virgin Mary as patroness of the Benedictine Order. The Mother of God covers the servants of the order with her mantle. The sign of salvation is the letter S from Salve, formed by a red fish and blue fish devouring smaller fry.
The illustration is by Fra Beato Angelico, a genius of the Early Renaissance and the only artist declared blessed by the Church.
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
