Saint Christopher is one of the most popular patrons; of course, everybody knows a Chris. Interestingly, it is a purely legendary saint; it even seems that his name derived from his legend. Christóforos means “Christ-bearer”, and that is how St. Christopher was depicted: as a man holding Christ-Child on his arm…
Most of the holy martyrs have been depicted as holding attributes related to their martyrdom. Many of them ended up beheaded, and one of the best known examples would be St. Denis. His attribute is quite peculiar: it is his own head. He is a cephalophore, that is a saint…
In 2016 the Bowes Museum (Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK) acquired an early-Netherlandish painting of St. Luke drawing the Virgin and Child. It is attributed to the workshop of Dirk Bouts, one of the most important Netherlandish painters of the 15th century. It was probably not completed by the Master…
Sometimes we tend to forget even the great artists – even here, although there are not so many famous names in the Polish collections. At one point it had even been forgotten that the main altar in St Mary’s Church in Cracow was created by Veit Stoss; in 1824 the…
Some time ago I wrote a post about the veneration of the relics dressed in jewels (available HERE) and then I’ve mentioned that the story of the translation of the relics of St Florian deserves a separate post. Well, here we go. First of all it is important to stress…