Historian sets his eyes on levitating saints in book 'They Flew'
Book review: In They Flew: A History of the Impossible, historian Carlos Eire studies the curious tradition of levitating saints.
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Book review: In They Flew: A History of the Impossible, historian Carlos Eire studies the curious tradition of levitating saints.
Country Life Trending: February 8, 2021 The Rokeby Venus (also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid, or La Venus del espejo), ca 1648, by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), oil on canvas, 122x175 cm. Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); London, National Gallery. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) Credit: De Agostini via Getty Images Wendy Philips, deputy chairman of Sotheby’s, chooses a classic Velázquez. Wendy Philips on Rokeby Venus, by Diego Velázquez ‘The “Rokeby Venus” is, to me, a particularly inspirational painting, not only because of t...