literaryreview17d
Thomas Gainsborough: The Portraits, Fancy Pictures and Copies after Old Masters
There has been a lot of Gainsborough about recently, notably the three exhibitions that ran concurrently in Bath, in Sudbury and at the National Portrait Gallery ... a film - a short guide by ...
The New York Times22d
Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record
11 attacks. Dec. 18, 2024 Alone in his cell with only dark thoughts of desperate times, the prisoner put pencil to paper and drew detailed portraits of how American agents tortured him 20 years ago.
The Baltimore Sun23d
‘A blessing for the city’: Sacred skull of St. Thomas Aquinas coming to Baltimore Tuesday
Now St. Thomas Aquinas, the intellectual and spiritual giant known to many Catholics as “the Universal Doctor,” is coming to Baltimore. Or at least part of him is. Early Tuesday morning ...
Slate24d
Alito and Thomas Have Already Taken the Most-Contradictory Positions of the Supreme Court Term
Within the span of less than a week, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have again shown how their ideology dictates their legal judgments, often in hypocritical directions. By contrast ...
National Catholic Reporter26d
'A Brief Life of Thomas Aquinas' equips readers to understand the saint's theology
Among them is Thomas Aquinas, who, additionally, has been awarded the titles the Common Doctor, the Angelic Doctor and the Doctor of Humanity. Seminarians and lay theologians immerse themselves in ...
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St. Thomas Aquinas Dominates Lakeland to Win Florida High School Football Class 5A State Championship
The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders celebrate their 34-0 victory over the Lakeland Dreadnaughts in the FHSAA Class 5A Football Championship on Thursday, December 12, 2024 in Miami, FL. (© Jeff Romance / ...
PBS26d
Amy Sherald on the gaze and humanity of her portraits
Jeffrey Brown: In fact, most of Sherald's work is of everyday people. and though they can be called portraits, they're not intended as portraits of the specific individual she's painting. Rather ...
History Extra27d
Thomas Cromwell's death – a rapid descent from the pinnacle of power
The debacle of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves (depicted in a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger) heaped sexual humiliation on the king – and Thomas Cromwell took the blame (Photo by ...
Sun Sentinel27d
St. Thomas Aquinas routs Lakeland for 6th state title in a row
MIAMI — If there has been nemesis to the powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas football program, it has been Lakeland High School. But not on Thursday night. St. Thomas Aquinas seized a 17-0 halftime ...
Daily Mail27d
Lorraine viewers claim she 'deserves an acting award' as ITV host puts on a brave face reacting to 'hideously unattractive' portrait that 'belongs covered up in a garage'
Lorraine viewers recently claimed the Scottish TV show host 'deserves an acting award' after her 'hideously unattractive' portrait was unveiled from show Portrait Artist of the Year. The ...
The Ledger27d
FHSAA Class 5A state final: St. Thomas Aquinas hammers Lakeland in state championship
MIAMI – It’s six in a row for St. Thomas Aquinas. The Raiders jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first 16 minutes and cruised to a 34-0 win over previously undefeated Lakeland in the Class 5A ...