William Sutherland's photos

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 exhibit, New York, NY l.: Enthroned Virgin (Terracotta) by navtive Siena artist Goro Di Gregorio circa 1300-1334. Terracotta. r.: Head of Christ (Fragment of a Crucifix) by Lando Di Pietro circa 1280-1340. Woodcarving. The Head of Christ testifies to a miracle. Originally part of a life-sized crucifix, it survived an Allied aerial bombing raid outside Siena, Italy on 23 January, 1944 that struck the late 18th century Church of the Osservanza where it was displayed. Adding to the miracle, two pieces of an inscribed parchment by the artist also survived. They were discovered inside the remains of the badly damaged corpus that invited “the Virgin and numerous saints to join him in his supplication for mercy.”

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 exhibit, New York, NY Virgin and Child by Palaiologan, circa 1260-70. Tempera on wood with metal and bejeweled revetment. Located in the Carmelite church of San Niccolò in Siena, Italy.

Mamaroneck, NY Note: This daylight photo taken in the early evening features the planet Venus (white dot on the right). Every once in a while, when Venus' elongation is the greatest (furthest distance from the sun) and the sky is clear and free of haze, Venus can be seen with the naked eye during daylight hours. This has been occurring for the last few days since 9-10 January 2025 and the phenomena will soon end. Thus this ordinary photo is actually extraordinary. Venus (top), Manor Park, Larchmont, NY - 14 January 2025 Venus (top left of center), Manor Park, Larchmont, NY - 14 January 2025 Airplane and Venus (right), Manor Park, Larchmont, NY - 14 January 2025 Venus (top left of center) in Super Bright Sky, Mamaroneck, NY - 15 January 2025

Harbor Island, Mamaroneck, NY AI-generated Image created by Craiyon®. “2025” and “Happy New Year” graphics from Freepik (free clipart). Sadly evil was too powerful. :( My deepest condolences go to all the innocent victims of today's cowardly attacks in NOLA and Las Vegas and to their friends and family.

Larchmont, NY Notes: Children's Book with story longing for a white Christmas. Dedicated to my grandson. Cell Phone screen shot - free clipart from freepik.com. Wishing everyone Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah and the best for 2025.

Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Folio from the “Blue Qur’an” Sura 30 (al-Rum): 28-32 Tunisia, Qairawan, North Africa, Fatimid period (909-1171 CE), dated mid 9th-mid 10th century CE Additional Images: Mihrab Tile Iran, Ilkhanid period (1206-1353 CE), dated 1322-23 CE Inscription: “ In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate; and keep up prayer in the two parts of the day and in the first hours of the nigh; surely good deeds take away evil deeds; this is a reminder to the merciful. ” [Sura 11 (Hud): 114] Display featuring Folio from a Qur’an (center) Sura 39 (al-Zumar): 1-5 Spain, Nasrid period (1232-1492), dated late 13th-early 14th century Second Volume of a Qur’an Iraq or eastern Mediterranean, Abbasid period (750-1258 CE), dated 9th Century CE Bifolium from a Qur’an Sura 72 (al-Jinn): 6-22 Central Islamic lands or North Africa, late 9th-10th Century CE and Red Folios from a Qur’an Manuscript Central Islamic lands, circa 9th Century CE, Ink on Parchment

Note: Created from a photo of Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY (taken 26 October 2014) and a photo of a Halloween display, Mamaroneck, NY (taken on 29 October 2024) Death is... not the end. Our final breath in this life is simply a doorway into an eternal future… [Psalm 16:11] Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening… [Yet] no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. [Unknown] [L] ove never dies. It endures and lives on forever… [1 Corinthians 13:7-8] [and] is… the only thing which God permits us to carry beyond the grave. [Theodore Dreiser]

l.-r.: The Deer Park Spring tubed in 1876 (23 October 2024) and historic architecture on Broadway (22 October 2024), Saratoga Springs, NY Deer Park Spring Fountain , Saratoga Springs, NY (23 October 2024) Below: Congress Park Scenes , Saratoga Springs, NY (23 October 2024):

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, Croton Falls, NY

Manor Park, Larchmont, NY

Larchmont, NY Note: Created from four ties hanging in my closet. Digitally edited to change the colors and create a paneled image.

Donald M. Kendall Gardens, Purchase, NY Note: Created from photographed sections of Hats Off created in 1969 by American Sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976).

Mamaroneck, NY

Created from an assortment of litter, Mamaroneck, NY. The number "2024" came from free clip art from Freep!k . The French Flag was created from a public domain image and the Olympic rings also came from a public domain image (registered with the U.S. Copyright office before 1 January 1929 by an artist who passed a way in 1925.

Church of St. Augustine (built 1928), Larchmont, NY l. Crucifix ; r. top Crucifixion Stained Glass Window ; r. bottom Mary Magdalene Stained Glass Window

Mott, the Abolitionist by Kathrina Garcia Rupit, Larchmont, NY. Kathrina Garcia Rupit (a.k.a. KinMx) is a world renown artist (born in Tulum, Mexico) who presently resides in Dublin, Ireland. Her wall art is featured in numerous countries. This work of art was created in 2018 to honor James Mott (1788-1868), a well-known abolitionist who resided at 2137 Boston Post Road in Larchmont, NY as well as the freeing of slaves through the underground railroad, Emancipation Proclamation (1 January 1863) by President Abraham Lincoln and the great sacrifices made during the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865). Juneteenth named a federal holiday in the USA in 2021 marks the freeing of the last slaves when Union soldiers arrived to Galveston Bay, Texas on 19 June 1865 and Major General Gordon Granger (1821-1876) proclaimed, "The people of Texas are informed... all slaves are free!"

St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Rye Brook, NY Stained Glass window created in 1970 featuring St. Paul, a sword and a chain to capture his life as a persecutor and then a prisoner for Christ following his conversion.