Beata Beatrix 1863 (30 Kb); Tate Gallery, London
The death of Beatrice from The Divine Comedy by Dante, the original Italian poet. This painting also reflects Rossetti's grief after the death of his wife, Elisabeth Siddal, the model for Beatrice, painted from memory after her death.A highly recommended tape series is Gil Bailie's "Dante's Inferno" and "Dante's Divine Comedy -- The Purgatorio / the Paradiso." Available through the Cornerstone Forum website . At least two Massketeers say that an annual listen is essential to their spiritual growth.
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Gents,
Okay, I'm admit it, Aramis is the other Massketeer who is faithfully pluged into one of Gil's tape series throughout the year. This leads me to suggest the possibility of us doing a series together and sharing it over the blog. Not that it be the only thing we discuss, no far from it, however I would love to go through one of Gil's series with others.
Thank you for sharing the art. I love the story behind the art so I may not be an true art fancier, but when the story is drawn out I can be mesmerised by the painting.
As I see it, the Three Massketeers ARE the heirs apparent to the Pre-Rafaelite Brotherhood, quixotically throwing down the gauntlet of challenge before a West bewitched by relativism, despair, ugliness and myth.
Truth, goodness and beauty are the handkerchief of Our Lady that we carry next to our hearts, the empty tomb the song on our lips, and the Eucharistic Lord our Captain.
All for one and one for all!
Athos, no comment on my throwing down the challenge of going through a Gil tape series together (the 3 of us) and sharing what thoughts come along?
Sounds worthwhile, but, hmm, rather systematic.
What's your plan of attack? and, we'd better get Porthos in on this, thinkest thou not?
Yes, Porthos is a must - all 4 1 and 1 4 all, you know.
Well, sounds good to me. Haven't had a chance to get the Dante yet, though. We could start with Gift of Self, or (Dang it, what's the name of that--you, that one, the one with . . . you know, the one where he gets into Rouseau and Romans and "law" at one point) or some of the newer one's on CD, like the theology of the body one, or the Flannery O'Connor set (excellent).
OK, either Gift of Self or that one above whose name I can't remember probably makes most sense.
Of course, Gift o Self really should have been titled Jung and the Restless
I dig the Pre-Raphaelites for their works, but their central thesis (that all the great art stopped after Raphael) was problematic, as my mom once pointed out to me. Lautrec was doing stuff at about the same time the Pre-Raphaelites were . . . Lautrec was great, very great. This objection could be extended.
Wow, this is really cool. I figure our default position for choosing the tape series rests with Athos. Whatever he says is A-Okay with this sword carrying Massketeer.
Yeah, I'll go with Athos. As long as it's a series all three of us have listened to . . .
But didn't you think that was clever? Jung and the Restless? Ha, ha, ha . . . ha . . . ha . . . ?
Porthos is funny and clever. Jung and the Restless...ha, ha, ha... and did you notice how he italicized the words...ooohhh. Now don't you go getting a big head on us. There is only room for one big head around here and Athos wears it.
Don't forget about my bold . . . Can you do bold, Athos? Huh? Can yuh?
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