tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post6210715051488906554..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Lost in transitFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-1923342201222138222007-10-31T20:38:00.000+00:002007-10-31T20:38:00.000+00:00Yes - thank you for putting me right Father. I ha...Yes - thank you for putting me right Father. I have muddled the artists - my couple of years at the local Art College were a long time ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51454233462374279122007-10-31T17:38:00.000+00:002007-10-31T17:38:00.000+00:00Pelerin,Is that the spelling. Are you thinking of ...Pelerin,<BR/>Is that the spelling. <BR/>Are you thinking of the Dali Crucifixion, based on the miniature drawing of St John of the Cross, the Father's view of the cross?Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-78751457673094506952007-10-31T17:07:00.000+00:002007-10-31T17:07:00.000+00:00Well, yes.I thought it might be an undiplomatic qu...Well, yes.<BR/>I thought it might be an undiplomatic question, so I didn't like to ask directly.<BR/><BR/>Please consider it unasked !<BR/><BR/>The period when this artist was active narrows it down to three popes (if indeed it was a pope who was portrayed).<BR/><BR/>Your post very carefully didn't say.<BR/>Very discreet.<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of the reaction of Winston Churchill to the portrait painted of him by Graham Sutherland.<BR/>When he saw it, the great man commented :<BR/>"The portrait is an excellent example of modern art". <BR/>(or words to that effect)<BR/><BR/>I can't remember ever sleeping in a room with any valuable objet d'art.<BR/><BR/>It must be a strange experience.Dr. Peter H. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955402188119575105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-23113382810161343162007-10-31T17:04:00.000+00:002007-10-31T17:04:00.000+00:00Annigoni was popular in the 1950s in England after...Annigoni was popular in the 1950s in England after he painted an official portrait of the Queen. I used to eat my school dinners being stared at by a large print of this painting in the dining hall! I believe he was also responsible for an unusual 'Crucifixion' scene looking down on Christ on the Cross from above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-19323562285327357282007-10-31T16:27:00.000+00:002007-10-31T16:27:00.000+00:00Dr Wright,I was trying to sidestep that question, ...Dr Wright,<BR/><BR/>I was trying to sidestep that question, I can't for the life of me remember it at all, only, I was impressed by being trusted not to steal or damage it. <BR/>There are an aweful lot of much more hideous things around.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-25802479345108359732007-10-31T15:58:00.000+00:002007-10-31T15:58:00.000+00:00Was the portait in the Casa del Clero a good liken...Was the portait in the Casa del Clero a good likeness ?<BR/><BR/>And I wonder who it was a portrait of ?<BR/>(Or shouldn't I ask.)Dr. Peter H. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955402188119575105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-73139788714234428112007-10-31T11:17:00.000+00:002007-10-31T11:17:00.000+00:00Ponchos? Surely on womyn "priests" only, gringo?Ponchos? Surely on womyn "priests" only, gringo?Paulinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764882488839589040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-86151166437522196512007-10-31T09:15:00.000+00:002007-10-31T09:15:00.000+00:00When the multi-coloured poncho shows up, perhaps i...When the multi-coloured poncho shows up, perhaps it would go nicely with the blue and yellow Austrian vestments the Holy Father wore a few weeks ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-87414555901944328432007-10-31T09:09:00.000+00:002007-10-31T09:09:00.000+00:00I can imagine that the Pope wasn't bothered. Maybe...I can imagine that the Pope wasn't bothered. Maybe he was pleased. I'm sure he can't use the things that are given to him, and he must be running out of space to store them. He can't even give them away as the various Presidents and Prime Ministers might get a little offended if they saw them advertised on ebay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com