What a man who has brain damage has taught me about love; and what it reveals about the 9th-century theology of sacred art.
A Description of the Theory of Harmony and Proportion in Renaissance Architecture
Rudolph Wittkower (1901-1971) contrasts the approach of architects from the High Renaissance period, who relied largely on musical theory for their mathematics, with those of the ancient Greek and the medieval period, who used geometric constructions based upon the triangle, the square, and the pentagon.
A New Painting of the Nativity by Henry Wingate for Oakcrest School in Virginia
An Auction in Holland Highlights Problems - the Sale of Holy Relics
Book Recommendation: A Journey with Jonah, Part Three - Art and Literature Through Centuries
Book Recommendation: A Journey With Jonah, Part 3 - The Themes of Jonah in Non-Catholic Cultures
Book Recommendation - Commentaries on the Book of Jonah by Joseph Ratzinger and Fr Paul Murray OP
Philadelphia Art Museum - Site of the Iconic Rocky Steps and of a House for Beautiful Art
The iconic scene is a metaphor for the narrative of an against-the-odds climb out of poverty to success, that not only applies to Rocky, but in many ways to Stallone himself. The imagery would not have worked if the site of the summit had not been grand, beautiful and in many ways a symbol of the idealized city.
