Good Friday

Stuck in Toronto – there are worse places to be, of course – I feel the dearth of great art. It isn’t like walking around virtually any city in Italy, say, where you can be treated to absolute delights in a random manner. For Good Friday, I thought I’d post some images pertaining to the day. All three were taken in Perugia, Italy, in 2019. First two are high reliefs along the steep staircase that leads up to the Convento di Monteripido. The third is an image of Saint Veronica from inside the Tempio di Sant’Angelo (also somewhere you reach after quite a climb, something consistent with so many Umbrian cities). Her story has always enchanted me.

For all who celebrate, I wish a joyous and hopeful Easter.

A high relief of the First Station of the Cross – Jesus condemned to death.
Detail of the image above.
Sixth Station of the Cross – Saint Veronica wipes the face of Jesus and his image is revealed on the cloth. Votive fresco, 14th century.