475 steps from the door of my apartment building, in the Detroit Institute of the Arts, is an unsigned canvas attributed to Alonso Cano (1601-1667). A painter, architect and sculptor from Granada —who studied under Diego Velázquez in Sevilla— Cano made this piece for the Convent of San Antonio de Padua in Sevilla.
A deep, subtle, thoughtful juxtapositioning and exegesis of Cano's painting. You quietly encourage the reader to walk with you and then walk on with their thoughts when you leave them.
St. Anthony & the Fishes
I always read this as a moment where Anthony is just falling to his knees. In any case, a perfectly vertiginous pose
A deep, subtle, thoughtful juxtapositioning and exegesis of Cano's painting. You quietly encourage the reader to walk with you and then walk on with their thoughts when you leave them.