What could possibly go wrong ?

Martin Parr, RIP. A wonderful photographer.

Saw this great piece of relief sculpture last week. It's from the "Arca di San Cerbone" in the cathedral of Massa Marittima, by Goro di Gregorio, 1275 - 1335. The detail in the figures is wonderful. The two priests have quite different poses and there is a beautiful mute dialogue between them.

There are, sometimes, goldfish in the flooded crypt of the church of San Francesco in Ravenna.

(Photo - Margaret Dallospedale.)

We're coming to help SOD !

Here's another bad hair moment;
From Santa Maria de Siones (Burgo) in Spain.

Here's Daniel;

Daniel in the Lions Den, perhaps ? Here's a similar one from near me, from the Abbey of Sant Antimo, Montalcino, by the Maestro di Cabestany.

Isn't that beautiful. It's fascinating to speculate on the possible meaning of toys, or otherwise, from the ancient world. They speak to us so clearly, like this girl on a swing from Minoan culture in Crete.

Wonderful. We need more pig riding, see picture.
(Lehmann Bros. Tin Toy, from about 1903.)

Now I had to go and look for it; they were called Southern Cross yachts, not Southern Star.

That's so true. Here is one of my favorite examples, Giovanni Pisano's Plato from the cathedral in Siena. A very angry father figure who just knows you haven't been good.

There are more images of Mary with very long hair. Here are a couple. Perhaps the best known is Donatello's stunning Mary Magdalene in the Museo del Opera in Florence.

Here's on of the sweetest Christmas images I know of; the angel telling the Three Kings to follow the star. Giselbertus, from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare in Autan. 12th century.

Just wonderful.
From the portal of Saint-Pierre de Vigeois in France.
From @emilia-romanica.bsky.social .