Carolyn WhitsonFeb 35 minDevil's Gonna Get You!13th c. capital of a sinner being devoured, Saint Pierre, Chauvigny, France A nasty case of Covid pretty much bankrupted my energy for...
Carolyn WhitsonJun 5, 20219 minThe River God(father)Baptism changed both in its practice and its artistic representation from its introduction in the Gospels to its depictions across...
Carolyn WhitsonApr 22, 20215 minWhat Lies Beneath, Part 2For such a small patch of excavated floor, the mosaic pavement in the abbey at Bobbio (under the current basilica) has a number of...
Carolyn WhitsonApr 16, 20216 minWhat Lies Beneath, Part 1The lovely town of Bobbio has always been small and out of the way, but in the early 600s, this was exactly what the Irish abbot St....
Carolyn WhitsonFeb 21, 20215 minThe Otherworldly AlhambraThe mostly 13th century palace is a studied combination of science, statecraft, and mysticism. The Alhambra began its life on the ruins...
Carolyn WhitsonFeb 15, 20218 minEarly Christian Churches in Rome, Part 2Here, I continue to point out some features of church architecture, generally before 1100. Please see Part 1 post for more on this...
Carolyn WhitsonFeb 14, 20215 minEarly Christian Churches in Rome, Part 1What follows here are some features of churches from roughly 350-1100 in Rome. Most of my photo studies are of Romanesque and Gothic,...