Ash Wednesday Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/tag/ash-wednesday/ AUTHOR | SPEAKER | MISSIOLOGIST | AGITATOR Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:35:37 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/mikefrost.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-MF.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ash Wednesday Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/tag/ash-wednesday/ 32 32 116298986 The Perfect Ash Wednesday Picture https://mikefrost.net/the-perfect-ash-wednesday-picture/ https://mikefrost.net/the-perfect-ash-wednesday-picture/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:27:30 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32801 What an eccentric painting this is. Carl Spitzweg’s 1860 painting Ash Wednesday depicts a clown, dressed presumably for Mardi Gras, languishing in a dark and dingy cell. Lit by a shaft of light from the high window opposite, he appears downcast, his head bowed and arms crossed in contrition and regret. To me, the clown […]

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