Saint Cecilia, Stefano Maderno, 1600. Saint Cecilia in Trastevere., Rome, Italy. Questions -What is your first reactions to this statue? -How does this differ from how Saint Cecilia is usually depicted? -Why do you think the artist chose to display the saint like this, rather than a more common way to show them alive or as a portrait? Reflection There is something so intimate about this sculpture. The intimacy that is familiar, close, private and personal. I think that this c

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (part of the Ghent Altarpiece), Jan van Eyck, 1430-32. Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. Questions...

Jesus Appearing to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Carlo Muccioli, 1919-1920. Altar of the Sacred Heart, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican...

Four Archangels, James Powell and Sons of the Whitefriars Foundry, 1888. St John’s Church, Warminster, Wiltshire, England. Questions...