| Merciful Image: Zurbarán’s Saint Serapion 12 hours ago by Cathy Linacre Lecture by Peter Cherry of Trinity College, Dublin, focusing on one picture in the current exhibition at the National Gallery “ Sacred made real”. He used “Saint Serapion” as a way of looking at the live and works of it’s artist Zurbaran. He looked at why he tended to work for the Orders , despite t ... Cathy's Art Diary - cathyartdiary.blogspot.com | | Jiujitsu-the Soft Art 14 hours ago by admin Allen Owen asked: bscure Japanese martial art known only to military servicemen and martial arts aficionados, Jiujitsu has gained mass popularity with the help of fast-rising mixed martial arts competitions covered by the media. Various MMA competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s G ... Wik Skins - wikskins.com | | The Saturday Shoe – The Old Slapper! 20 hours ago by Clare Sager Well, not a slapper in that sense, but a slap sole shoe. These are from the Northampton Museum, which has the world’s largest collection of footwear. How handy, then, that my mum lives in Northampton! When I have a new camera, I’ll be paying another visit to the museum, but back to the shoes… It is ... Jane of All Trades... - gentlewomanthief.wordpress.com · Rank: 197,858 | | A Guide to Buying Collectible Antique Clocks Online 1 day ago by megaadmin Biznets asked: Many people love collecting antiques. This is a passion that many people know too well. This is the same passion that people collecting antique clocks share as well. They would go out of their way just to find the best items. With the advent of the Internet, many of these people have ... Antiques - megajunk.com | | Re-Composing Cozzolani 1 day ago by Warren Stewart We are fortunate that Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, unlike most of the nuns composing for convents in the 17th century, had the opportunity to publish some of her music. Had her works not been printed on the press of Venetian publisher Alessandro Vincenti, they would most likely have met the same fate ... Magnificat - magnificatmusic.wordpress.com · 1 reference | | Writing, writing 1 day ago by Gina-B I've just finished my latest article for Your Wardrobe Unlock'd: the Costume Maker's Companion, "Embellinshing with Ribbons: Bows, Rosettes and Cockades". This should be published in the December issue. It has step-by-step photos so that you can produce some of these yourself, and I'm hoping that al ... Gina-B Silkwork, ... - gina-b.blogspot.com · 11 references | | Name of the Day 1 day ago by Caitlin GD Hopkins Begat Eggleston According to the vital records of Windsor, CT, Begat Eggleston was "nere 100 yer ould" when he died in 1674. This seems slightly unlikely to me, in part because his youngest child, Benjamin, was born only 21 years before. Then again, perhaps Begat lived up to his name and kept on beg ... Vast Public Indifference - vastpublicindifference.blogspot.com · Rank: 18,502 · 67 references | | I Heart Books 4 days ago by Clare Sager As a reward for doing the boring but necessary task of visiting employment agencies all day, I allowed myself to spend the last of my gift card. I tried to order the Kyoto Fashion book, but they couldn’t order it as it was out of stock (meh!). But nevermind, ’cause it means I got to buy this piece o ... Jane of All Trades... - gentlewomanthief.wordpress.com · Rank: 197,858 | |