MARTES, EL CUATRO DE MAYO, VEINTE-DIEZ
This is the interior boardroom of the New Zealand Embassy in Rome (the photos were cleared by an official) showing my painting 'Santum Hill' on display. The photos were taken in 2008.

LUNES, EL TRES DE MAYO, VEINTE-DIEZ
'Sanctum Hill', 2004, oil on linen, 800mm x 1000mm, collection of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Rome.
This is the painting mentioned in yesterday's post. It's a real pastiche of Renaissance symbolism and composition. The three virtues on the right, flying away (copied from a painting by Sassetta) have Guston-like heads. Along with the Ghirlandaio wall and the Giotto township and of course, Cima's Agnus Dei.
The title, I'm not sure where that came from, but I remember specifically, as I was walking to the opening of my exhibition at Janne Land's, that the apartments opposite her gallery (in Jessie Street at the time) were called the Sanctum Apartments.

DOMINGO, EL DOS DE MAYO, VEINTE-DIEZ
A scrimshaw piece that was commissioned in 2006. The client lived in the USA and was a Mellon fellow, hence the portrait of Andrew Mellon on the left-hand image. The image on the right depicts a map of the USA with an Agnus Dei from a Cima painting. I used this symbol in a painting called 'Sanctum Hill', painted in 2004, but not exhibited until 2005.