Art in focus – May 2023

28/04/2023 | Reform

Keiskamma GuernicaKeiskamma Art Project, 2010

A young doctor arrives in an Eastern Cape village in South Africa. She is appalled at the extreme poverty and deprivation all around her. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is raging, affecting both men and women, and … Read More

Art in focus – April 2023

24/03/2023 | Reform

The AscensionRembrandt van Rijn, 1636Oil on canvas, in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

Those readers who saw the Art in Focus page last month may notice that this painting by Rembrandt is remarkably similar in composition to Raphael’s powerful depiction … Read More

Art in focus – March 2023

24/02/2023 | Reform

The Transfiguration,by RaphaelOil tempera on woodNow in the Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museum

For a long period of art history, Raphael’s Transfiguration was considered the greatest painting in the world. It was commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de Medici and was … Read More

Art in focus – February 2023

27/01/2023 | Reform

Christ and the Fishermen, 1998Bagong Kussudiardjawww.psbk.or.id

Jesus in yellow sunspecs – who knew! I love this picture. Jesus is hanging out with a motley crew of fishermen; the fishing trade going on in the background. Its painter, Bagong Kussudiardja, who … Read More

Art in focus – December 2022 / January 2023

28/11/2022 | Reform

Rest on the Flight into Egypt(c. 1597) Oil on canvasCaravaggio, born MichelangeloMerisi da Caravaggio (Milan)

In a dark landscape typical of Caravaggio, four faces are illuminated. Joseph gazes at a young angel and Mary’s head is drawn close to the … Read More

Art in focus – November 2022

01/11/2022 | Reform

Legend of St Francis: 13Institution of the Crib at GreccioUnknown, attributed to Giotto diBondone, 1297-1300

In November our thoughts turn to Christmas. So much to do, so little time. If you’re an organised person you will already be getting down … Read More