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children should be painted and not herd

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Dave

Salon painting.And children. Sympathy for the poor things with an equally normal but less open response to their charms. Unlike Salon painting of women who were usually lashed to a stake, tortured or languishing in prisons condemned to sleeping on … Continue reading →

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angels and the catastrophe of history:waiting for his master’s voice

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Dave

Why do angels have wings? What do angels mean today? In early Christian times God’s messengers walked as men. But after the sweeping conversions of the pagan world, Christian artists found inspiration in the flying deities of ancient faiths dressing … Continue reading →