[Minuteman23]

Thanks, Joanie. Very interesting! I'll be checking them out some more.

I once sang in a men's group that did some shape note stuff. It drove me crazy! I wound up rewriting that music out in regular notation.

[Elkiejg]

Merry CHRISTmas to all in Freeperland.

I thank G*D every day for finding FreeRepublic back in 2000. You saved my sanity and have taught me so much. We are truely blessed here with so many intelligent and well informed posters who share their knowledge.

Special Merry CHRISTmas to Jim and John Robinson and all their helpers for giving us this site. And a special CHRISTmas prayer for all our troops away from home.....may HE watch over you, keep you safe and bring you home soon.

[joanie-f]

Steve, apologies for the delay.

These are five of the paintings/drawings we discussed during my Sunday school class yesterday (we looked at a few more, but I don't want to take up too much FR bandwidth :). Your comments welcomed (I'm partial to the Reni).

Adoration, Rubens (1613)

Virgin and Child, Reni (1640)

Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, Rembrandt (1634)

Adoration of the Magi, Murillo (1655)

Adoration of the Shepherds, Boucher (1750)