Episode #29 of 33

LINKS TO PREVIOUS EPISODES:
  #1—JESUS’ VERY INTERESTING GENEALOGY
  #2—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR ZECHARIAH
  #3—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 1
  #4—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 2
  #5—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 3
  #6—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 1
  #7—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 2
  #8—MARY'S "MAGNIFICAT" PRAISES GOD
  #9—THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
#10—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR JOSEPH
#11—JOSEPH AND MARY WED
#12—JOSEPH AND MARY TRAVEL TO BETHLEHEM
#13—NO ROOM AT THE INN
#14—IT'S A BOY! Part 1
#15—IT'S A BOY! Part 2
#16—IT'S A BOY! Part 3
#17—SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO HEAR OF THE SAVIOR, Part 1
#18—SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO HEAR OF THE SAVIOR, Part 2
#19—SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO SEE THE SAVIOR, Part 1
#20—SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO SEE THE SAVIOR, Part 2
#21—OUCH!!! JESUS IS CIRCUMCISED
#22—BABY JESUS PRESENTED IN THE TEMPLE
#23—BABY JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, WITH SIMEON & ANNA
#24—MAGI FOLLOWING THE PROPHECY AND THE STAR
#25—ADORATION OF THE MAGI, Part 1
#26—ADORATION OF THE MAGI, Part 2
#27—ADORATION OF THE MAGI, Part 3
#28—THE HOLY FAMILY FLEES TO EGYPT, Part 1

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Some of my favorites:
#53 Fra Angelico, who was called the poet of painters for his deep spiritual expression, the ethereal use of light and color, the soft quality of his art.
#55 Decamps
#62 Rubens
#65 Caravaggio. This is exceptional. It was created on a Flanders canvas at the time used to make tablecloths. Very moving Mary’s head resting on baby Jesus. The angel is playing a motet in honor of Mary: “Quam pulchra es et quam decora...” (Beautiful and graceful)

I enjoyed Fra Angelico’s also—although his trees got a chuckle from me.

But Caravaggio’s really grabbed me. The very idea of Joseph holding sheet music for a violin-playing angel is as creative as anything I’ve ever seen. First-tier.

68 is most excellent.

Even though the angel’s head is about to float away, Mancini’s prophetic vision provided a great view of DC.

If that's not the Washington Monument, I fancy it's one of the Luxor Obelisks, which I enjoy seeing every year on the last day of the Tour de France.