Angelic Landings

I don’t think anyone else has organised a gymnastics competition for angels. Here you can see some of the top contenders in action... I often think about this peculiar painting of the Annunciation by Lorenzo Lotto. As you can see, God doesn't seem to have much confidence that the angel is going to carry out... Continue Reading →

10 May 2026 4

The Da Vinci Scope

Can you identify this painting? It looks very old and very damaged. It seems to represent an aqueduct. Let's try taking a step backwards. A city with two stubby, semi-Oriental towers, a clumsy whale, three boats, mansions which seem to be subsiding on a water front. Everything is a bit crooked and murky. It doesn't... Continue Reading →

16 October 2010 0

Two glimpses of Icarus

This painting is Brueghel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. You will probably need to click on the picture to enlarge it in order to see Icarus clearly. If you were visiting the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels in a bit of a hurry and didn't know the painting's title, you might even... Continue Reading →