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22.01.2022 Antonio Bellucci's "Vocation of Santa Rosalia" was first presented to the public as an allegory of vanity. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that the subject depicts the Augustinian saint instead. Influenced by Roman and emilian schools, Bellucci is attentive to drawing, the construction of volumes and the layout of lights and shadows. Note Bellucci's skill in painting complicated anatomical parts, such as hands and feet, and the skillful use of shading. This painting c...ompletely deviates from the traditional iconography, which sees Rosalia crowned with white roses, accompanied by a crucifix and skull. Bellucci draws up a composition that recalls almost a theatrical intermezzo: sitting on a richly decorated chair, the young exponent of the Angioine court is portrayed as she prepares to meet the future groom, Baldwin. The scene is inspired directly by the agiography of the saint, in which she sees the image of Christ crucified in the mirror and decides to abandon worldly life to devote herself to the ascetic one. Rosalia was born of a Norman noble family that claimed descent from Charlemagne. Devoutly religious, she retired to live as a hermit in a cave on Mount Pellegrino near Palermo, where she died alone in 1166. Tradition says that she was led to the cave by two angels. On the cave wall she wrote "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." In 1624, a plague beset Palermo. During this hardship Saint Rosalia appeared first to a sick woman, then to a hunter, to whom she indicated where her remains were to be found. She ordered him to bring her bones to Palermo and have them carried in procession through the city. The hunter climbed the mountain and found her bones in the cave as described. He did what she had asked in the apparition. After her remains were carried around the city three times, the plague ceased. After this Saint Rosalia was venerated as the patron saint of Palermo, and a sanctuary was built in the cave where her remains were discovered. Edit: amidst the 201920 coronavirus pandemic, Britney Spears posted an image to her Instagram account quoting Mimi Zhu: "During this time of isolation ... We will feed each other, redistribute wealth, strike. We will understand our own importance from the places we must stay" Stay safe comrades #ComradeBritney

21.01.2022 New music alert - this will be one to look out for!

21.01.2022 Great to see some folks still playing!

20.01.2022 New music alert! Big shout to the artists featuring new releases this week: Danny Widdicombe & Ant Aggs new collaboration "Face" https://gyro.lnk.to/Face and Pat Kenny's new track "Devil's in the Detail" https://song.link/i/1514053166

18.01.2022 98% Funk 2% Jazz . https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/golden-sound-tickets-114851

18.01.2022 Footnote - *11th July

16.01.2022 New Music Alert - Pat Kenny has a new single out. Check the link below!

14.01.2022 New music alert - Sissybones' new single "Familiarity" is out this week on all your favourite streaming avenues. Written by the enigmatic Paddy Dempsey, artwork by yours truly. Give it a spin . https://bit.ly/_Familiarity

11.01.2022 Taking a short break from the apocalypse - deleting social media for two week road trip. See you on the other side!

10.01.2022 Big ups to everyone still making/releasing/performing music in this strangest of times ... Here's ARIG, Cheap Fakes & @Doll Hunt for your locked-in listening pleasure! https://open.spotify.com/track/2pGfOuBhULMT9c1egJry2K... https://www.facebook.com/events/631323687716378/ https://open.spotify.com/album/09JeSGlQaLUidLVHujDhNe

10.01.2022 I joined Paddy Dempsey's Shock Fungus when I was 23 and over the years watched and wondered what it was. A rotating cast of giants held together with troubadour poetry and sheer imagination by a cueball enigma - lightning in a bottle! A truncated collection: https://open.spotify.com/album/7fMCCVpr8T1dG3iorhNUd9

09.01.2022 Big shout to local 4102 heroes and dedicated patrons of the arts (inc. Borley) Can You Keep A Secret ? - reopening in these crazy times is tricky so show some patronage love if you can! Bookings essential, distancing in comfort & style guaranteed.

08.01.2022 New music from Golden Sound. Embrace your 80s vibe!

02.01.2022 Side/Side/Hustle