The Marriage of Mathematics and Sacred Art: Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ'
The Marriage of Mathematics and Sacred Art: Piero della Francesca’s ‘The Baptism of Christ’ “We don’t go to art for information. Rather it’s the experience.”—Roger Scruton, philosopher Piero della Francesca’s “The Baptism of Christ,” which hangs in the National Gallery in London’s Trafalgar Square, was rather like a personal shrine to me. I visited it frequently “for the experience .” When the newsroom became too much of a gallimaufry, I would jump on the Tube to the National Gallery. Ten minutes later I would stand and stare at the painting. A soothing quiet would...
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