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By Guest Blogger Theresa Linden You only get one life. Live it to the fullest. Follow your calling. Give it your all. I am a Third Order Franciscan, often called a “Secular” Franciscan because we still live in the world. Some Secular Franciscans are married. Many work regular jobs, but we all seek to pattern … Continue reading All In with Saint Francis

Although mentioned by Ludovico's earliest biographer Malvasia as early as 1678, all trace of this monumental image by Ludovico Carracci of repentance was lost until its rediscovery approximately 40 years ago. Gail Feigenbaum was the first to suggest that the large scale and emotional grandeur of this Penitent Saint Peter suggested a later dating within Carracci’s career, towards the middle of the second decade of the seventeenth century, and specifically to circa 1613.

Michelangelo sculptures are the most revered of the Renaissance period.

Lodovico Cardi detto il Cigoli (Cigoli di San Miniato, 1559 – Roma, 1613). Disegno della cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo di Firenze)