John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: Cloisters

Raffaele Celentano and “The Light of God”

30 May 2023 1 1 68
In the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento, there was an exhibition of photographs by Raffaele Celentano. Although he became famous for pictures taken after gaining the trust of Mother Theresa, the main part of the exhibition featured his many monochrome pictures of Italian life, in homes and in the streets. Taken over the last 30 years, they are, in my view, superb and among the finest of their type. Monochrome copies were being sold and in some of them parts had been picked out in red - something I have echoed in this offering.

Mother Teresa and “The Light of God”

30 May 2023 2 1 65
In the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento, there was an exhibition of photographs by Raffaele Celentano. Although he became famous for pictures taken after gaining the trust of Mother Theresa, the main part of the exhibition featured his many monochrome pictures of Italian life, in homes and in the streets. Taken over the last 30 years, they are, in my view, superb and among the finest of their type.

Stair well at St Francis Cloisters

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In the buildings attached to the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Peace and goodness in Sorrento

30 May 2023 74
In the cloisters at Comunitá Francescana in Sorrento, Bay of Naples. Pax et Bonum (the motto of the Christian Saint Francis of Assisi). The meaning depends to some extent on context; perhaps ‘Peace and goodness’ or Peace and goodwill’ reflect the what is intended.

Portraits in harsh light

30 May 2023 2 1 110
Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Gnarled tree trunk in cloister

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Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Tree trunks in Cloister

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Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Cloisters at Heiligenkreuz Abbey