Christmas is a chance to lift our eyes beyond the pandemic
Christmas is a chance to lift our eyes beyond the pandemic Jan Gossaert's painting of the nativity scene depicts an equality before the infinite more radical than any democracy 24 December 2020 • 6:00am Who is the grey-haired man kneeling in front of the baby Jesus in this painting by Jan Gossaert? The artist carefully put the name of the worshipper on his hat, which lies on the ground. It says “Caspar”, one of the Magi (not named in the Gospel, but given names in popular tradition). This painting is on special show from January 6, if the Government lets us in to the National Gallery ...