Pulling of a tassel
A painting by Andrea Landini.
Altar boy preaching
Francesco Bergamini had to know what sometimes went on in the sacristy :)
St. Jerome
A painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio presenting St. Jerome in the winter cappa magna with characteristic cuts on the sides which allowed to …
Cappello romano
Jehan Georges Vibert – A Fine Point. The cardinal presented in the painting holds a traditional tri-corner Roman hat.
Looking in the sky
Jean-Léon Huens – Galileo and Cardinals.
Heat
Jehan Georges Vibert – The Siesta.
Power of the keys
Illumination of the XIII century manuscript Li Livres dou Santé. The term potestas clavium (power of the keys) assumes a completely different meaning …
Hardships of posing
Toby Rosenthal – The cardinal’s portrait.
Card. Richelieu’s portrait
Phillipe de Champaigne – a portrait of cardinal Richelieu in cappa magna.
A play
Andrea Landini reveals the truth what tassels were used for ;) You don’t like tassels – you don’t like kitties!
Cardinal style
Another painting by Jehan Georges Vibert in our pinacotheca. Tri-corner hat ♥
Diet
To make a sacrifice is not an easy thing to do.
Church beetles
Jean Ignace Gérard, known as J.J. Grandville, depicted the clergy as beetles. Or maybe the other way round?
Card. Richelieu’s kitties
Charles Édouard Delort depicted cardinal Richelieu’s kitties. The prelate is said to have had 14 of them, including one from Poland. In the background, …