Art has a significant role to play in pricking the conscience of society. In a recent visit to The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin we saw this provocative painting by Sean Keating. It is my painting of the month for July. An Allegory was painted in 1924 when Keating was at the height of his career…
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Steetley Chapel, Nottinghamshire.
Steetley Chapel in North Nottinghamshire came as a complete surprise recently. We were visiting friends in the area and they mentioned in passing that there was an old church nearby. On investigation we found one of the most complete Romanesque buildings in Britain. the celebrated J. C. Cox described it as “the most perfect and…
The Museum Ludwig in Cologne
The Hohenzollern Bridge carries the main railway and foot passengers across the Rhine in the centre of Cologne in Germany. Looking across the river the panorama includes the bridge, the railway station and the magnificent gothic cathedral. Nestled in the middle of this group of great buildings is the Museum Ludwig. It is home to…
Two Cluniac Churches in Central France
Cathedrals – I am collecting new ones on this trip like a Scottish walker might bag Munros. Aachen, Cologne, Limburg, Vienna, Ljubljana amongst some of our visits but we have spent two days this week in the Central Region of France and have discovered two Romanesque Gems. Firstly there is the cathedral at Autun. Although…
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