Is there another city in the world which marches hand in hand with its past as does Edinburgh; which can look up from its modernity and see itself as it always was, upon a hill, intact, impregnable and still in arms?... I know of no other. (H Morton, In Search of Scotland, 1929). Some time ago, … Continue reading Open Palace Programme – A Walking Tour of Edinburgh.
This is without a doubt one of my most loved paintings. I completed my Honours thesis on this work some years back and I am still as in love with it as I was when I first saw it. Do you have a favourite artwork? Tell me about it! Image Credit: ©National Gallery of Victoria
I am an unashamed lover of the lovely; I wish to shine a light on the things I find the loveliest. So pop by here if you wish to experience my ramblings on special paintings, cafes, museums or whatever may tickle my fancy that day. Image: Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican). … Continue reading Spotlight: Art & Other Things.
