Madonna di San Giovanni

The CL Canada website has an article by Cristina Terzaghi on Barocci's Madonna di San Giovanni.  It helps me to love this piece more and to see more clearly why Don Giussani chose this for our Christmas poster.

"The only joy in the world is to begin. It is beautiful to live because to live is to begin, always, in every instant."
--Cesare Pavese

                   
"Christmas is the remembrance of the way in which the Lord became present. The Lord is never a past. So Christmas is the remembrance of the Lord who has become man, a child, like every one of us has been, and is."
--Luigi Giussani

Comments

[Fred K]

Thanks! I wondered about the painting.

The eagle seemed to indicate St. John, but I hardly expected him to be kneeling before the ** infant ** Jesus in a painting that is so realistic -- although, I note now that the setting seems remeniscent of the Eastern iconographic tradition.

Note that St. John's cloak lacks the vivid detail that is elsewhere in the depiction of the persons. The cloak floats blandly to the surface, inviting the eye to return to the profound visual depth of the infant Jesus in His mothers arms . . .

[JACK]

Say, Stephen, I have a question for you: has anyone compiled a list of blogs written by folks involved in CL? I'd be curious. I only know of yours and Clairity's Place.

[Stephen]

No, not that I know of . . . there is Paper Clippings, that's done by Albacete's friend . . . (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/clippings/) . . . what is Clairity's Place?

[JACK]

Stephen:

Here's the link for Clarity's Place: http://clairitys-place.blogspot.com/

Myself, I'm just getting introduced to CL.