tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276480891318347779.post5230884401442051491..comments2023-11-15T13:52:07.183-08:00Comments on + Stella Maris +: Christ on the Cross by VelasquezFr John Abbertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319996483623888898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276480891318347779.post-20049725741864710272011-04-22T15:11:38.553-07:002011-04-22T15:11:38.553-07:00Thanks Paul. The Shroud is obviously not a paintin...Thanks Paul. The Shroud is obviously not a painting and THAT is far greater than anything by any past or present artist. The Shroud is incomparable.Fr John Abbertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319996483623888898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276480891318347779.post-21218406412919477262011-04-22T14:32:30.472-07:002011-04-22T14:32:30.472-07:00Reading your words on the painting and forgiveness...Reading your words on the painting and forgiveness tonight led me to go directly to the iPlayer replays of two BBC Easter programmes- BBC1 TV "What's the Point of Forgiveness?" and the "Good Friday Liturgy" from Jerusalem. <br />Both examine violence in history and today in the light of the Cross. Both were vivid pictures, one visual, the other with fascinating sound, music and narrative.<br /> <br />For me, the Shroud of Turin ,which you discussed some time back, conveys the consequences of suffering love absent from the Velasquez.<br />I am glad you find Love in the painting. I cannot find beauty in the Crucifixion. I must look again.<br />Thank you for drawing my attention to this.Paulnoreply@blogger.com