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The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula

Believed to be Caravaggio’s last painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (1610) is on display at the National Gallery, London, until 21st July 2024. Displayed alongside Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist (1609-10), the mini-exhibition details Caravaggio’s attempted return to Rome, where a sudden fever caused his untimely death. Caravaggio (1571-1610) depicts St Ursula’s martyrdom in a…

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#art #Basilica of St Ursula #caravaggio #cologne #ko-fi #national gallery #painting #passio ursulae #patreon #saint ursula #the martyrdom of saint ursula #ursula and the 11000 virgins #Ursulines

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Bowood House

Bowood, a Georgian country house in Wiltshire, has remained in the Fitzmaurice family, the Earls of Shelburne, for over 250 years. The house, featuring interiors designed by Robert Adam (1728-92), is surrounded by vast grounds, including a garden created by the famous landscaper Lancelot “Capability” Brown (1716-83). Unfortunately, most of the house was demolished in 1956. The first Earl of…

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#Bowood House #Capability Brown #cascade #Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice #dephlogisticated air #Earls of Shelburne #gallery #gardens #Joseph Priestly #ko-fi #Library #Marquess of Lansdowne #museum #Napoleon #oxygen #patreon #Pleasure Grounds #Robert Adam #Stately Home

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Simeon and the Bath Cake-tastrophe

Dear Simeon, Local Sugar Baron, Dr Ivor Sweet, has gone missing, following local rumours that he is concocting an evil plan against the city. The Dodgy Doctor is thought to be secretly hacking into local food networks and changing their recipes to significantly increase the sugar content of all of Bath’s cakes, pastries and famous buns, in a desperate effort to increase his dwindling sales of…

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#Alkmaar Garden #Bath #Bath Rugby #Beazer Garden Maze #Church of St John the Evangelist #Great Pulteney Street #Henrietta Park #Laura Place #Penfold Hexagonal #Pulteney Bridge #Pulteney Weir #Quidditch #Sally Lunn #Sally Lunn&039;s Historic Eating House #Sydney Gardens #the adventures of Simeon #The Rec #theadventuresofsimeon #Treasure Trails

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Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba was one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and early 20th century. She was the first Australian to become a world-famous classical musician. When she died in 1931, the English-speaking world mourned her loss, but her legacy lives on, not least through the dishes Peach Melba and Melba Toast. Helen Porter Mitchell, the eldest of seven children of David Mitchell…

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#Australia #Covent Garden #Dame Nellie Melba #ko-fi #la boheme #melbourne #Nellie Melba #opera #patreon #royal Albert hall #soprano

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Fashion, Identity, Painting

Renowned for his captivating portrait paintings, Tate Britain’s exhibition Sargent and Fashion explores the acclaimed works of John Singer Sargent, delving into his unique approach to portraying his subjects. Sargent used fashion to express identity and character and often chose his subjects’ attire or manipulated their clothing to achieve his desired artistic effect. The exhibition features…

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#art #Carolus-Duran #Ellen Terry #John Singer Sargent #ko-fi #painting #patreon #Portrait of Madame X #portraits #Robert Louis Stevenson #royal academy of arts #Sargent and Fashion #tate britain #Woodrow WIlson

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Westonbirt Arboretum

Located approximately 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is a picturesque arboretum managed by Forestry England. It forms part of the Westonbirt House estate established during the height of Victorian plant hunting in the mid-19th century. The arboretum is listed as Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic…

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#arboretum #bladdernut #forestry england #george holford #japanese maple #ko-fi #lime #maples #patreon #robert holford #tetbury #trees #walnut #Westonbirt #Westonbirt Arboretum

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Angelica Kauffman

Described as “the most cultivated woman in Europe”, Angelica Kauffman was one of two female painters among the founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768. Until 30th June 2024, the RA celebrates Kauffman’s work and legacy in a small exhibition in their Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing. Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann was born at Chur in Graubünden, Switzerland, on 30th October 1741,…

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#Angelica Kauffman #angelika kauffmann museum #art #christ and the samaritan woman at the well #colour #composition #David Garrick #design #elements of art #exhibitions #history paintings #invention #ko-fi #london #patreon #portraits #rome #Royal Academy #royal academy of arts #self-portrait

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The Hymns of Joachim Neander and Catherine Winkworth

“A magnificent hymn of praise to God, perhaps the finest creation of its author, and of the first rank in its class,” is how Church of England clergyman John Julian described the hymn Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation. It was written in German by the German Reformed Church teacher Joachim Neander and translated into English by British writer Catherine Winkworth. Joachim…

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#catherine winkworth #hymns #joachim neander #ko-fi #Originally Written For Gants Hill URC #patreon #praise to the lord the almighty the king of creation

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The Bourbon Baptist

In today’s society, the words “reverend” and “entrepreneur” are not often used together, but they certainly are in the case of Reverend Elijah Craig. Starting out as an American Baptist preacher, Craig became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. Born in Orange County, Virginia, in 1738, Craig was the fifth son of frontiersman Taliaferro…

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#baptist #bourbon #bourbon whiskey #Elijah Craig #heaven hill distilleries #kentucky #ko-fi #ministry #patreon #Reverend Elijah Craig #the travelling church #virginia

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Legion

Until 23rd June 2024, the British Museum is delving into the lives of Roman Soldiers. Rome rose to prominence due to its powerful army. By creating powerful soldiers, the empire defeated its enemies, while at the same time, the population rapidly grew by promising citizenship to all foreigners who fought on their behalf. The exhibition guides visitors from joining the army to eventual discharge…

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#armour #artefacts #british museum #Exhibition #Horrible Histories #ko-fi #Legion #patreon #Roman Army #romans #shield #tomb

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Diva of the Romantic Age

Despite passing away at 28, Maria Malibran was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Known for her range, power and flexibility of voice, Malibran could sing both contralto and soprano parts. She also had a stormy personality, which remained legendary long after her death. María Felicitas García Sitches, born on 24th March 1808, grew up in a Spanish musical family in Paris.…

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#bellini #Charles Auguste de Beriot #diva #Francois Eugene Malibran #Joaquina Stiches #ko-fi #La Briones #La sonnambula #Letitia ELizabeth Landon #Manuel Garcia #Maria Malibran #Maria Stuarda #opera #opera diva #patreon #Pauline Viardot #ROssini #Teatro Malibran #The Barber of Seville #The Maid of Artois

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Carisbrooke Castle

Located near Newport on the Isle of Wight is a castle where King Charles I spent some of his final months. Carisbrooke Castle, named after the local village, is a historic motte-and-bailey castle dating back to the 12th century. Today, the building is an English Heritage site and museum, but it also serves as a ceremonial centre for the island. Before the construction of the castle, Anglo-Saxons…

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#Anthony Woodville #Carisbrooke Castle #castle #Chapel of St Nicholas #charles I #donkey #English heritage #gatehouse #Isabella de Fortibus #isle of wight #ko-fi #motte and bailey #museum #Newport #patreon #Princess Beatrice #Privy Garden #queen victoria #Sir George Carey

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The Gospel According to Mark

The Gospel According to Mark is the second book of the New Testament and one of the three synoptic gospels in the Bible. Rather than beginning with Jesus’ birth, the Gospel tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism to his death and resurrection. Mark keeps Christ’s messianic nature secret, hence no miraculous birth yet portrays Jesus as a man of action, a miracle worker, a healer and an…

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#art #bible #Bible Study #biblical #Gospel #jesus #ko-fi #Mark #patreon

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Queen of Song

Adelina Patti, described by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1903) as a “stupendous artist” and the finest singer who had ever lived, was an opera diva who began her career as a child and continued singing until her 70s. Alongside Jenny Lind (1820-87), Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history. Born Adela Juana Maria Patti in Madrid on 19th February 1843, Patti was the youngest daughter of…

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#adelina parri #casta diva #craig-y-nos #diva #giuseppe verdi #ko-fi #mozart #opera #opera diva #opera singer #patreon #Tchaikovsky #youtube

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The Hymns of Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge was a non-conformist minister and hymn-writer born in London in 1702, the youngest of twenty children. His maternal grandfather was the Rev. John Bauman (d.1675), a Lutheran clergyman who fled Prague to escape religious persecution. Doddridge’s mother began to teach him about the Old and New Testaments using the illustrated stories on their Dutch chimney tiles. Once he had…

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#bible #hymn writer #philip doddridge

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The Gospel According to Matthew

The Gospel According to Matthew is the first book of the New Testament and one of the three synoptic gospels in the Bible. These three gospels often overlap, but at least 20% of Matthew’s content is unique. It tells the story of Jesus’ life from his birth until his crucifixion and resurrection, encompassing the calling of his disciples, several miracles and many parables. Most scholars believe…

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#art #bible #Bible Study #biblr #christianity #gospel of matthew #jesus #ko-fi #Matthew #patreon

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Simeon Saves Westminster

Dear Simeon,Enemy agency REEL (Really Evil Espionage League) are on the attack in London. Our intelligence sources have revealed a wicked plan to set off supersonic whistles using tiny electronic amplification devices planted in the secret tunnels under Horse Guards Parade. The devices play a version of the Baby Shark song, which is inaudible to human ears but has been found to drive horses in…

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#Ada Lovelace #Admiralty Arch #Alan Brooke #Baby Shark #Bali memorial #Captain James Cook #cenotaph #Chatham House #Clarence House #Earl Haig #green park #John Franklin #John Peake Knight #ko-fi #Monument to the women of world war ii #Old Admiralty Building #patreon #Pickering Place #Queen Anne&039;s Gate #Robert Falcon Scott #Simeon #spy trail #St James&039;s Park #St James&039;s Square #St James&039;s Theatre #the adventures of Simeon #The Mall #theadventuresofsimeon #Treasure Trails #westminster