Many of my friends with whom I exchanged the New Year and Christmas wishes expressed a special hope for Peace and Victory. Judging by dispatches from the Western media, the end of the Special Military...
Christmas Calendar is a Telegram channel dedicated to celebration of Nativity of Jesus and other winter festivals in arts throughout history...
My December has started in a very busy atmosphere of visiting Manchester. I didn’t make it to any of Christmas markets but I once again tested my ability to organise travel. I believe I am very ...
One of the highlights of the 33rd Antique Salon in Moscow in October 2012 was a showcase of German medieval and Renaissance paintings, generously offered by Russian private collectors one time only. T...
The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men–who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no d...
And It Came to Pass No Room at the Inn I came across the lovely creations by Tampa Textiles group. Each tapestry, or a wall hanging, has the size of 36″ by 26″, and is usually made ...
Titian, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1533, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy A rather sombre interpretation of the subject of Adoration by Titian directs the viewer to the bottom right corner of t...
Adoration of the Magi, 3rd c. A.D., Vatican, Rome And we’re starting with the carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi (top). It can be found in Rome, in Vatican, so those of you who are Italia...
It is the first Sunday of Advent today, which means that Christmas is just around the corner, and that Los Cuadernos is opening its annual season of daily December posting. I spontaneously decided fou...
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, The Star of Bethlehem, 1890 (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK) Image credit: Wikimedia. In 1886, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones were commissioned a tapestry for Exe...