"Art is a lie that tells the truth" -- Pablo Picasso
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Saint Luke's Day
Saint Luke, the patron saint of artists, draws the Virgin and Child from life in Rogier Van Der Weyden's great painting for the chapel of the artists' guild in Brussels, circa 1435 - 1440.
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Saint Luke, the patron saint of artists, draws the Virgin and Child from life in Rogier Van Der Weyden's great painting for the chapel of the artists' guild in Brussels, circa 1435 - 1440.
That would make him at least 80 years old when he was tramping around with Paul, then. And, well over 100 when he wrote his gospel.
ReplyDeleteSo, he was a late bloomer.
ReplyDeleteLOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping against hope that I'm going to be a late bloomer.
ReplyDeleteNo, three.
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