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!
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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.)
Good 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…
I 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.
St Vincent Ferrer is probably the best church in America. Just ask Matt of the Holy Whapping.
Rachel: 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.
Re: 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!
The art is great but I would like that bowl of wonton soup!
wanda: Happily, both are possible.
I 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!