A Christian Sarcophagus In honor of Good Friday/Easter, I thought I’d post a couple of photographs of a Christian sarcophagus currently on display in the Vatican Museums.Rega Continue Reading →
Henry James and the Equestrian Marcus Aurelius In the Michelangelo-designed piazza on the Capitoline hill is a giant bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius on horseback: The above sculpture, however, is Continue Reading →
No ‘Gold’ and ‘Silver’ in the Middle Ages ‘Instruction in grammar…comprised language and literature. The selection of authors studied in the medieval schools includes pagan and Christian wri Continue Reading →
