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...The name of its maker is lost in time, but the craftsmanship of the tiny sculpture, which shows Joseph of Arimathea, eyes closed in silent suffering as he embraces the lifeless body of Christ, reveals their...
...Florence however upholds the attribution for that and for others which the V&A demotes — notably the affecting scene of angels weeping over the dead Christ, “Imago Pietatis”, almost universally accepted...
...Sands of Time, with its hourglass motif, crucifix and bullet, could be seen as a nod to Wilde’s altered sense of time in prison (and his lofty self-comparisons to Christ), while Household God V (Molière)...
...Naturally, this description prompted visiting several other pages of the dictionary: Christ. On top of… all that… we have the things specified in the VAT act. So what definition should we use?...
...As always you can reach me at sid.v@ft.com....
...Giovanni Vespucci’s “World Map”, the master nautical chart from 1526 given to all Spanish navigators, with details of ships, conquests and resources, is displayed in Charles V’s ornamental version....
...Step behind the organ and you’re face to face with Tintoretto’s “The Last Supper”, a masterpiece of chiaroscuro in which Christ is bathed in a halo of light beneath a small bronze lamp — humble predecessor...
...Quick-fire Q&A I recently spoke to Marc-Alexander Christ, co-founder of SumUp which provides mobile point of sale technology....
...And Bellini’s crystalline “Dead Christ Tended by Angels” repeats Donatello’s treatment of the subject, here in both bronze and marble....
...It’s a discipline”, a concern that is also touched on in headings throughout the narrative, such as “Surface v depth” and “Real v fake.”...
...The artist charged with putting V-A-C on the map is Iceland’s Ragnar Kjartansson....
...I thought ‘Jesus Christ, Ken, forget Michael Gambon’s potatoes, you’ll do well to keep up here.’” Such is their bond....
...The photograph went on to be bought by institutions around the world, including the V&A in London....
...The V&A’s reconstructions of shabby but infinitely layered and complex ad hoc British mosques is very striking and among the most memorable displays....
...Giotto’s “Navicella” mosaic showed Christ walking on the water and St Peter leaving his boat to join him....
...Should we expect the V&A’s exhibition to explore this difficult territory?...
...From August 14, Nichols’s company will present Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor....
...At his death, his aide Luis Quijada wrote that “the greatest man who has ever lived, or will ever live, just died in Christ’s arms”....
...At a hastily assembled parlay, the three explorers agreed to sail immediately for Spain that their king, Charles V, might determine who among them was the official discoverer of a place, roughly the size...
...Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough” beneath skies heaving with cherubs are the feeblest late-runners in a genre whose apogee — directness, vigour, suggestions of contained power — was Titian’s “Charles V”...
...Weighing in at ~7,000 words and with 84 references, G4S’s Wiki “controversies surrounding . . .” rap sheet is longer than the ones for the Legion of Christ and Grand Theft Auto V, though not quite as long...
...All the V&A will say at the moment is that it “welcomes [the] ongoing discussion”....
...Puzzle 2297 Garry Kasparov v Jan Timman, Wijk aan Zee 2000. Black has just played c5-c4+ intending 1 Rxc4 Rxb5 with level material and a drawn rook ending or 1 Kxc4 d3 followed by d2 and d1Q....
...On the stone façade of Palazzo Chiaramonte in Palermo, there are grooves left by the iron cages in which hung the severed heads of aristocrat rebels against Emperor Charles V....
...It’s a glamorous do at the V&A....
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