...but I came across this beautiful, weird image and I thought I'd share it with you. It is St. Stephen Suckled by a Doe, by Giovanni di Paolo, c.1450. Read about the painting here, and about St. Stephen here.
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5 comments:
Whoa, that is weird! There is a wonderful diPaolo in the National Gallery. His backgrounds are often full of the most amazing botanicals and natural features like mountains.
You inspired me to go browsing, Mary--you're right, they're wonderful. I love "The Madonna of Humility." What's at the National Gallery?
The one I remember seeing was of the magi adoring the Christ child. All of his colors are so vivid!
Di Paolo is one of my heros. His vision of Paradise and the Expulsion from Eden! This thing is a true find, thanks for sharing.
Hi, Lucy. Thanks for dropping in.Di Paolo's work so often has a beautiful-yet-frightening quality, it's hard to look away. This little image is incredibly powerful, if bizarre.
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