Tag: pittura

  • The 12th Day of Christmas 

    Happy Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas!  Painting hanging in a chapel of Chiesa di San Domenico in Castelvetrano (Trapani), “Circumcision of Jesus” (1580) by Simone de Wobreck (c. 1557 – c. 1587). 

  • The Madonna della Milicia 

    As you may have guessed, this first week in September in Sicily is bursting with feasts dedicated to the Madonna and the divine feminine. There’s a reason for this: It’s the end of the harvest season, and who do you want to recognize after a time of abundance, but Mother Earth for providing you with…

  • They Came Bearing Gifts

    Epiphany: A painting of the adoration of Christ in the Oratorio di Santa Cita in Palermo.

  • Come Let Us Adore Him

    “The Adoration,” a painting in Agrigento’s Church of the Holy Spirit at Il Monastero di Santo Spirito.