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Faith · Art · Museums · Observations · Rome
Guido Reni's Moses, painted between 1620 and 1625, and the influence of Caravaggio
And although the song most apt to the occasion went "don't lose it and don't break it", the masterpiece by Guido Reni in the Galleria Borghese is called "Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law" The canvas dates from 1620-1625. By
Faith · Art · Monarchies · Paris · Saint Petersburg
Tumbler with a medallion commemorating the victory in the Patriotic War
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Glassworks, 1810s. Crystal, milk glass, diamond cut, painting, gilding. “On the day of Holy Easter, 29 March, in Paris, on the Place Louis XV, a service of thanksgiving to the Lord God was offered by the Russian clergy, in the presence of Emperor Alexander, the King of
Faith · Monarchies · Observations · Ethnography
The House of Grimaldi at the Monaco feast of Saint Devota with a boat burning
Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella attend the celebration of the Feast of Saint Devota. The first thing I noticed was the snow-white skin of the members of the House of Grimaldi, pale as a moth's wing. One can imagine
Architecture · Faith · Observations · People
British architect Quinlan Terry on modernism and the divine origin of the architectural orders
I don't think we can ignore modernism. But, in general, I wouldn't mind if it had never existed. I think the world would have been a far better place. So says the British architect Quinlan Terry, one of the present-day apologists for classical architecture. Another
Faith · Observations · Nature
Story of a dog that fell asleep on a figure of Christ in a church and the priest's decision
A dog slipped into a church and settled down to sleep on a polychrome figure of Jesus Christ. When the parishioners noticed it and warned the priest, he asked them to leave the dog in peace, for it too has the right to find consolation in our Lord. I do
NB! · Archive · Faith · Moscow · Education
Service in the House Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University, 25 January 1996
Faith · Observations
The first historical coat of arms of Chile, adopted in 1812, featured a column with a globe and three stars around it; in 1819 the round medallion was supplemented with laurel branches and spears
This coat of arms is almost identical to the emblem of the Waldensians, named after their founder Peter Waldo, a Calvinist sect in Europe that rejects the symbolism of the cross, icons and churches. Although the first Waldensians are believed to have arrived in South America only in the 1870s,
Faith · Art · People
Shorn Samson on Delilah's lap in Albrecht Altdorfer's work of the early 16th century
Albrecht Altdorfer. Samson and Delilah and the scissors with which she cut his hair. Note that the severed hair is only hinted at. Early sixteenth century. We see the legendary Samson still asleep or already drained of strength. Without the hair in which his might lay hidden, he cannot even
Faith · Cinema · Pop Culture · Rome · Humour
A car in a papal mitre rides on a popemobile that is also a car
In the Universe of "Cars", There Is a Pope. And he has not only a papal mitre but also a popemobile, which is to say that he uses as his means of transport, quite literally, creatures of his own kind.
Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
Statue of Saint Christopher destroyed, cathedral made Temple of Reason in the French Revolution
The Statue of Saint Christopher in Notre-Dame. The colossal statue of Saint Christopher, dated to 1433 and standing opposite the pillar by the west entrance of the Cathedral, was destroyed during the French Revolution. The Cathedral was turned into a "Temple of Reason". Inside it they set
Archive · Faith · Books
The Image of God’s Arm and Muscle as a Sign of Power in Biblical Texts
Archbishop Platon, in his Easter sermon of 1780, speaks of God's strong hand and high arm. The hand and the arm are an image of power in the biblical texts. God's arm is usually stretched out and high when He delivers Israel, or strong when, in