A few days ago I collected my new glasses. They look good, I think, and an improvement on the previous pair. I can see better too – which is what you would expect from a new pair of spectacles. But I cannot see quite as well as I did when I was younger. You see,Continue reading “70. Colours and cataracts”
Category Archives: art
59. No longer able to say, “Guess what…!”
Robert and I loved the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, 1632-1675. He only painted between 35-40 paintings, one of the best-known being Girl with a pearl earring (c1665). We went to Amsterdam and Delft to celebrate our 50th birthdays with the express intention of seeing Vermeer’s works there. One of the pleasures ofContinue reading “59. No longer able to say, “Guess what…!””
41. Spotlighting Bathsheba, ‘Me too’ and Resurrection
Robert and I spent the last few days of his life in Paris. In Blog 2 I have marvelled at how much of a gift this was to us and to me. If Robert had known he only had five more days to live he might have chosen to spend them in Paris – butContinue reading “41. Spotlighting Bathsheba, ‘Me too’ and Resurrection”
40. Meet Thomas, my new hero!
During Lockdown, I discovered any number of podcasts and lectures on the internet. Many were fascinating. I am especially grateful to a friend who invited me to join her for ‘members-only’ lectures from curators at the National Gallery in London. I’m looking forward to seeing the originals now I am better informed. In one podcast*Continue reading “40. Meet Thomas, my new hero!”
34. Lock-down and resurrection
Unsurprisingly, this Easter many Christians have compared the story of our Coronavirus lock-down with the story of the locked room where Jesus’ disciples met after his resurrection. Fear for life, fear of the unknown and the need for a barrier to keep danger at bay are common to both stories. Differences between these lock-down storiesContinue reading “34. Lock-down and resurrection”
17. Caravaggio’s resurrection body
I’ve always loved this photo which has now become extra precious to me. I already had a copy of it but a friend resent it as soon as she heard Robert had died. It reminded me of the occasion when Robert gave a lecture at St Paul’s Finchley comparing Caravaggio’s and Rembrandt’s paintings of theContinue reading “17. Caravaggio’s resurrection body”
Sudden death... then what? 