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Sister Wendy in Venice: Bellini, Titian and Giorgione

Irapuato 27/10/2010 03:35:26

eucalyptuspauciflora | August 31, 2010 Sister Wendy revels in the Renaissance. She visits La Serenissima, Venice in Italy, to enjoy works by Bellini, Titian and Giorgione. These are the details of the works included: Madonna of the Meadow, Giovanni … [More]

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Irapuato 27/10/2010 21:55:40

Sister Wendy Beckett (born 25 February 1930) is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became a celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC.
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She was born in South Africa and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. She became a nun in 1946 in the order of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was sent to England to begin her novitiate and studied at St Anne's College at Oxford, where she … [More]

holyrope 3 27/10/2010 18:01:15

She was born in South Africa, raised in Edinburgh Scotland. She joined the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1946. After it closed in 1967, she joined the Carmelites. She's taught for quite a few years and also translated Medievil Latin.

mfm 27/10/2010 17:11:58

I think she's a Carmelite

Irapuato 27/10/2010 03:52:27

Forget those "atheist/whoknowswhattheybelievein/confused" guides, who profit from Catholic treasures--while at the same time are Catholic bashers

--Sister Wendy is the "real deal"

Irapuato 27/10/2010 03:46:06

Sister Wendy revels in the Renaissance. She visits La Serenissima, Venice in Italy, to enjoy works by Bellini, Titian and Giorgione. These are the details of the works included:

Madonna of the Meadow, Giovanni Bellini (The National Gallery London)

Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian (The National Gallery London)
The Madonna and Child Between St. Francis and St. Nicasius, also known as Castelfranco Madonna, Giorgione ( La Pala of the Cathedral of Castelfranco, Veneto, Italy)

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