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Off to another point on the list
I had lunch with a friend and a walk along East River.
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Now uptown to see the Frick Gallery where I believe there is a Duccio!
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A visit to the spectacular St Vincent Ferrer on Lexington.
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This time I didn’t have to walk by the Grand Sichuan! I have time for a quick bite before the concert which is about 5 minutes walk from here. Typical Chinese restaurant: hot, crowded, and noisy!
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Singapore Mai Fun and Sichuan Wonton Soup… 15 minutes to eat and a few more to the theatre!
What about the famous Holbeins of St. Thomas More and Thomas Cranmer, which face each other in one of the galleries of the Frick? (Which I have seen myself many years ago.)
Comment by P.McGrath — 7 November 2009 @ 4:41 pmGood grief. I’m a native New Yorker living out west for many years now. I never knew the More painting was in the city. Now I need to get to the Frick next time I visit my mom…
Comment by Margaret — 7 November 2009 @ 6:43 pmI had no idea that More painting was in our country! That’s the real deal and not a copy? Wow!
It’s one of my favorite paintings ever.
Comment by Rachel — 7 November 2009 @ 7:35 pmSt Vincent Ferrer is probably the best church in America. Just ask Matt of the Holy Whapping.
Comment by GregH — 7 November 2009 @ 8:00 pmRachel: Yes it is here! It is one of the reasons why I went. You would not believe what it is like in person. The velvet on the sleeves is amazing and I have never seen such a texture with fur. You very much get a sense of the man and what the artist thought of him. Remarkable. On the other, I don’t think he liked Cromwell … just a guess.
Worth the admission price for this alone, but the other holdings, not to mention the house itself, are wondeful.
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 7 November 2009 @ 8:08 pmRe: More portrait
I didn’t know that, either! And even the little picture you’ve posted has a lot of details I’ve never seen before. Awesome!
Comment by Suburbanbanshee — 7 November 2009 @ 8:58 pmThe art is great but I would like that bowl of wonton soup!
Comment by wanda — 8 November 2009 @ 11:20 amwanda: Happily, both are possible.
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 8 November 2009 @ 11:49 amI love that portrait of St. Thomas More! Holbein’s paintings could almost pass for photographs!
I had no idea it was here in America…very cool!
That wonton soup looks delish, Father Z….yum!
Comment by irishgirl — 9 November 2009 @ 4:07 pm