Leonardo trail is hot on the pursuit. On to Rembrandt, On to Henri Nouwen.

Dear William,

Always the irons in fire keep us shoed on the trot.

Thank you.

Yesterday, browsing in the abbey shop, a book screamed for attention; "Jesus A Gospel" by Henri Nouwen. Six years after Nouwen's death the publisher, Orbis Books,formed this collection of Nouwen's writing. Through much of it is owed to the influence of Rembrandt, the best known "The Return of the Prodigal".

"Jesus, A Gospel" is illustrated by Rembrandt, and in particular "The Last Supper".

The later Blog Post may find this further after-Leonardo by Rembrandt.

...

yours Donald

PS. We are just expecting the return monks from the Iona safari.

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Subject: Fr Stephen and Leonardo's painting and Iona 1450 Anniversary

Dear Father Donald,

 

...'bundle' of Fr Stephen's papers arrived safely. It was a lovely experience for me.

The Abbey will soon be quietness itself with almost half the number away on Iona. Looking at the map, it is quite a trek...

 

Your dawn photo of the crucifix at the head of the stairs - in the dawn light the bronze figure, the most haunting of images.

 

Leonardo's Last Supper is occupying me too! I have found a marvellous website, with write-up and first rate video lecture:

  http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/leonardo-last-supper.html   

So much detail I had missed... to reflect upon, and go beyond.

 

There is SO much drawing us on.... in our desire for God it is like following spellbound a vast throng of saints and angels who point out so many wonders!

 

Wonderfully for us, the internet opens the doors on so many rooms for us...

 

Dreaming happily, thank you!

... in Our Lord,

William

 

 

Sacristy - Tapestry of Leonardo 'The Last Suppr'

            

Meanwhile, re. 'the heaven of heavens', the Leonardo trail is hot on the pursuit.

After breakfast this morning, after thought of the tapestry in the Sacristy I remembered the large painting in on the wall in the Scriptorium. 

Inscribed names of the 12 Apostles - Knights Templars' present.

 Bartolomeo,    Andrea.           Pietro,    Giovanni,     Jesu Cristo,                 Tomaso,   Filippo,           Matteo,   Simone

    Giacomo il minore,              Giuda,              Cenacolo Leonardo Da Vinci,       Giacomo il maggiote,         Taddeo.

This is a magnificent framed painting presented from the Knight Templars. 

Before Lauds, no one around and armed with camera, I shot the details of Leonardo.

To Christ's right, the three; Judas, Peter and John
Peter asks John who the one that shared dish with Christ

The pictures will tell the whole story, or the visual part of it. See......

At that hour, the dawn on the bronze Crucifix silhouetted the cross at the stair head

In Dno.

Donald

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The Last Supper
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci from 1495-1498
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