{"id":904,"date":"2021-12-24T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=904"},"modified":"2025-09-29T04:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:45:39","slug":"merry-crhismas-from-farandaville-and-some-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=904","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas from Farandaville &#8211; and some art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000bf;\"><strong>Revelations 21:3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> &#8220;I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, &#8220;Behold God&#8217;s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First one from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chsli.org\/gianna-center\">Gianna Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13acc7c200b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12661\" title=\"Christmas gianna center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13acc7c200b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13acc7c200b-500wi-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month&#8217;s cover from the<a href=\"https:\/\/us.magnificat.net\/\"> Magnificat Prayer book<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Rest during the Flight into Egypt<\/em>, Francesco Mancini (1679-1758)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa77200c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa77200c-500wi\" alt=\"Magnificat Christmas cover\" title=\"Magnificat Christmas cover\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Virgin and Child, <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;\">Giovanni Battista Salvi&nbsp; died in 1685<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13ae64d200b-500wi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12660\" title=\"Christmas 2021 mary and child\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13ae64d200b-500wi.png 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13ae64d200b-500wi-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;\"> <br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few more &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e2027880623d0e200d-200wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12659\" title=\"Christmas art 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e2027880623d23200d-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e2027880623d23200d-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa4e200c-500wi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12658\" title=\"Christmas commonweal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa4e200c-500wi.png 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa4e200c-500wi-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas Shepherds &#8211; detail from a fresco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6a00d834525a2f69e202942f8ffa30200c-300wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12657\" title=\"Christmas shepherds\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13ae4de200b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20282e13ae4de200b-300wi\" alt=\"Christmas art\" title=\"Christmas art\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revelations 21:3 &#8220;I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, &#8220;Behold God&#8217;s dwelling is with the human race. 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