Callimachus, Caravaggio … (2) In 1605, what is arguably Caravaggio’s finest picture appeared upn the scene in S Augustine’s Church in Rome. It was a painting of the Mother Praise the Lord
My Dear Atheist Friend My Dear Atheist Friend, I really am not able to convince you that God exists; some would say I should not even try. This Praise the Lord
From late Greek fun to aristocratic Roman Gardens (1) By the time of the Seicento, many people throughout Europe, but not least in Rome, were impressed to see before their own very eyes, gleamingly Praise the Lord
Much Ado About Laughter “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend, and inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” (Groucho Marx) MUCH ADO ABOUT Praise the Lord
THE ANGEL OF GREAT COUNSEL On a high and lofty peak in Kerkyra, there is a monastery … much, I fear, restored. But it still has the encouraging dedication of Praise the Lord