Detail with the veiled queen.

The altar had no movable panels, as in numerous previous similar installations, and was included into a rich frame (also designed by Dürer): this has, in the upper part, a carved depiction of the Last Judgement, as well as the donors' coats of arms.

The crowded altarpiece shows, in the upper part, a depiction of the Holy Trinity, with the Father God holding a crucifix with a still alive Jesus. Above them, in a cloud of light surrounded by cherubims, is the Dove of the Holy Ghost. God wears the imperial crown and a wide gilt cloak, lined in green and supported by angels.

Around, inspired by Augustine's theories, the artist painted a host of male and female saints of Heaven, led, respectively, by St. John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary. Below, the human moltitudes are divided between religious men and women (left, led by the pope), and lay men, led by the Holy Roman Emperor, with a division similar to that already adopted by Dürer in the Feast of the Rosary(1506). At the left, near a cardinal who is perhaps interceding for him, is the aged Matthäus Landauer, wearing rich garments and putting down his hat. A peasant, with one of his work instruments, represents the poor classes. On the right is an enigmatic queen whose face is entirely hidden by a veil, which leaves only the eyes barely visible.

The lower sector is occupied by a large landscape with the dawn above a lake, among hills, inspired by landscapes by Albrecht Altdorferand Joachim Patinir. There is also a self-portrait of Dürer holding a cartouche with the signature and date inscription, saying:

ALBERTUS DURER NORICUS FACIEBAT ANNO A VIRIGINIS PARTU 1511

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Trinity

Ceremonies are important.

But our gratitude has to be more

than visits to the troops

and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies.

We honor the dead best

by treating the living well.

~ Jennifer M. Granholm

On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants.

There were also those who came out of the trenches

as writers and poets,

who started preaching peace,

men and women who have made this world

a kinder place to live.

~ Eric Burdon

Rev. Mark Vickstrom

Ten of us from Rotary went down the hill last Sunday to hear

Mark preach his penultimate sermon at his present church.

Memories in the Making

Alzheimer Association

Artists' Tea and Reception

May 23, 2013

Parkplace Senior Living

Denver, Colorado

I don't even know Laura, pictured above, but she was crying

and I asked if the painting were by her mother.

She said it was but her mother had not been able

to attend so I took her picture next to her mother's painting

and will send it to her.

She was s-o-o-o-o-o proud of her mother!!!

The title of the wonderful painting is

"Yellow-Crowned Night Heron."

All four goslings hatched!

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say,

"I speak as a citizen of the world,"

without others saying, "God, what a nut.

~ Lawrence Lessig

May 26, 2013 Trinity Sunday First Sunday after Pentecost

Previous OPQs may be found at:

http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing in the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Romans 5:1-5

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein