I already discussed the copy of the Velázquez two days ago, so we’re going to go around the church and look at some of the other works of art in the newly refurbished interior of the Old Cathedral. While the high altarpiece Crucifixion, a copy of a painting by Diego Velazquez, is not one of them,…
Tag: Paintings
Old Edison Brothers Warehouse
Constructed by J.C. Penney in 1928-9, then owned by Edison Brothers, this old warehouse is now a hotel whose names changes on a regular basis.
Quarry, Alton
The massive caverns left behind by the mining and quarrying of stone throughout the St. Louis region never cease to amaze me. This quarry, just north of downtown Alton, is just one of many along the bluffs of major rivers.
Raphael and St. Louis: St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
The Church of St. John the Evangelist and Apostle sits in the midst of the Plaza Square development, and is an interesting church in its own right, dating back to the years before the Civil War. It is one of the oldest churches in St. Louis. It was renovated, not always successfully, in the Twentieth…
Cherokee Street/Via dei Tribunali
I thought the painting sitting in the window of El Torito Grocery Store looked familiar. Then I realized it; I had seen a similar composition, a scene of presumably the Virgin and Child saving souls from Purgatory, in the chapel of a church on the Via dei Tribunali, in Naples, Italy.
Interior, Cathedral, Milan
Update: These pictures are really blurry; I probably wouldn’t post these in 2020 or later. Sorry about the low quality! The interior of Milan Cathedral is probably the darkest place I’ve ever tried to photograph; it is downright cavernous with minimal light. I hope these pictures give you some sense of the experience. Huge paintings…
Main Post Office Murals
With the help of a reader, I now know the name of the two painters of the murals in the Main Post Office lobby. The first is an artist named Edward Millman, who came from Chicago. The second is Mitchell Siporin, who also was raised in Chicago.