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Deliverance of Saint Peter

The Liberation of Saint Peter is a fresco painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael and his assistantGiulio Romano. It was painted in 1514 as part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It is located in the Stanza di Eliodoro, which is named after The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. The painting shows how Saint Peterwas liberated from Herod's prison by an angel, as described in Acts 12. It is technically an overdoor, probably the most majestic ever painted.

The fresco shows three scenes in symmetrical balance formed by the feigned architecture and stairs. In the centre the angel wakes Peter, and on the right guides him past the sleeping guards. On the left side one guard has apparently noticed the light generated by the angel and wakes a comrade, pointing up to the miraculously illumined cell. This adds drama to the serene exit of Peter at the right.

Piercing light

http://www.evernote.com/shard/s3/sh/6265b570-3c64-49f6-8334-21ce56f01743/c56ba13a59d32a640a711d56a590f377

From Evernote:

Holy Fire ceremony on Orthodox Easter Clipped from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/photogalleries/week-in-news-pictures-127/photo4.html

Jerusalem, Israel, April 18, 2009--During the Holy Fire ceremony on Orthodox Easter, Christian pilgrims raise their hands toward a beam of light at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on what is traditionally believed to be the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The flame ceremony, which dates back to the 12th century, symbolizes Christ's resurrection. —Photograph by Kevin Frayer/AP

Marisol at Barnard

Hi Marisol team,
Since Saheem will be away all of July I was hoping we could collect all our research and ideas on this blog as a way of keeping in touch with the process even if we're not having meetings.

Thanks,
Julia