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But Nota Bene Dear Reader: this blog is NOT limited to my recipe and restaurant ramblings alone! I shall also take it upon myself to decribe my various other encounters and experiences in this wonderful world we all share. Expect recommendations of excellent service received, for example, and lively discussions on a variety of exhilerating sublects like as Fashion, Art, Education, Religion and Fitness my word. Not forgetting my regular Favourite Albums of the Month / Year feature. Are you ready? Then enter Freunde, Étranger, Stranger…
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael – AOTM September 2022
George Michael's gorgeous album Listen Without Prejudice turns 32 this month. It is his second solo album after leaving Wham! in 1986, at the height of the band's success. Michael then went on to release Faith, an exquisite album which he wrote the music and lyrics...
The Triumph Of Christianity Over Paganism – Gustave Doré
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré completed this oeuvre in 1868. He was best known for his wood engravings, of which he completed 241 depicting scenes of the Bible. The below is either a painting or a wooden engraving which has been coloured. It depicts Christ's...
Adoration of the Christ Child – Gerrit Van Honthorst
Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti ("Gerard of the Nights"). Honthorst was influenced by the works of Caravaggio, specifically with respect to...
Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Murillo remains one of the most influential painters in Europe. He in turn took inspiration from Velasquez and Zurbarán. The painting we will be discussing today is his depiction of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. This episode is not explicitly in the Bible....
Three Favourites – September Edition
You may have noticed an uptick is phenomenal, awe inspiring works of Christian art of late. In an effort to demonstrate that I still have a touch of irreverence and humour about myself, the September edition of Three Favourites will be dedicated to Christian music...
The Immaculate Conception by Diego Velazquez
This will be the first in a trio of Marian art which I will be covering, and on Our Lady's birthday no less. Living in the faith, one encounters the Virgin Mary with some frequency. Indeed those who pray the rosary daily, as I try to do, repeat the Hail Mary prayer 53...