Christ on the Cross with Pope Pius II. c. 1475. German artist, unnamed. The verses around the picture are a hymn to Our Blessed Mother written by someone known as the Monk of Salzburg, who lived in the late 1300's. This monk wrote both sacred and secular music in German. More or less one hundred [...]
Almost Easter. Away from my desk. When I consider the work of Thy Hands, what is man that Thou art mindful of him... Lenten roses More daffodils.
Of several saints whose feast is March 27, I looked up Saint Rupert as being one I knew the least about. Well, that’s because I’m not Austrian, I guess. He is not some obscure monk, but rather the abbot/archbishop founder of Salzburg. And while we are on the subject, Salz — burg was a city [...]
I've been reading about probate court and trying to find videos to watch so I have some idea what goes on. My new novel has a lot of will problems and it feels very retro. Dorothy Sayers discussed inheritance problems in Unnatural Death. Agatha Christie discussed them in Sad Cypress. Both authors wrote short stories [...]
Yesterday, March 19 was the Solemnity of Saint Joseph. Here are a few bits of eye candy. They are from the Art Institute of Chicago (first, second, fourth) or from the National Gallery of Art in DC (third). All are in the public domain. Saint Joseph. Undetermined date and questionable artist. Possibly after Tommaso Conca Italian, [...]
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