Today is the Feast of Saint John of Capistrano. He is famous for helping John Hunyadi break the Siege of Belgrade in 1456. And then dying of the plague spread in the aftermath. This lovely altarpiece from the Walters Art Museum, titled Saint Louis of Toulouse, Saint Francis, and the Blessed John Capistrano, was constructed [...]
Today is the Feast of the Archangels. Yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of my mother's death. I like today a lot better. I went looking for angel art at the NGA and the Walters Art Museum. I enjoy finding engravings from the National Gallery, which are, most often, not on view. Saint Gabriel here has [...]
I went to the Walters Art Museum with a friend who is ten years older than me. She walked me straight into the ground as we went around the museum, over the hill for lunch, and then back to the museum for more. Fortunately, I knew she was going to do this. I was totally [...]
