The ceiling vault of the Gesù.

The ceiling vault of the Gesù.

Tweet I dropped into the Gesù yesterday because I’m going to start a few days with a group of sixth-formers by visiting the church next week. They’re studying the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, and the Gesù is a bombastic place to start. Plus it’s close to...
Aeneas.

Aeneas.

Tweet When I was studying Latin at school, I was first introduced to Virgil’s glorious poem, the Aeneid. I doubt whether my teacher might imagine the effect it would have, especially given the tendency for giggling, but it has remained probably my favourite...

Before the Beginning.

Tweet “Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on until you come to the end: then stop.” -Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Following the good King’s advice, I thought it suitable to begin this blog with a few...