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font-size:10pt" width="734"> <p>&nbsp;<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 20pt"><font face="Georgia"> Virgin of the Goldfinches<br> </font></span><span style="font-size: 15pt">by<br> </span><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-style: italic">Clive Hicks-Jenkins</span><p align="center">&nbsp;<p align="center"> <img border="0" src="VirginandGoldfinches.jpg" width="359" height="500"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="justify"> <i>The Dean writes:</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Clive Hicks-Jenkins is one of Wales leading contemporary artists and an exhibition of some of his work has been held recently in a Cardiff gallery. Among his works have been depictions of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary from a series of perspectives. One of these, entitled <i>The Virgin of the Goldfinches</i>, has been acquired by the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales for its remarkable collection. Now, through the good offices of its President, Professor Bryan Hibbard, one of our regular worshippers, the Society has offered most generously to make a gift of this remarkable and splendid work to the Cathedral to be hung here for as many to appreciate as possible. Certainly, it would not be the first time that Llandaff Cathedral has been home to remarkable works of art down the ages.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The plan is that, beginning in May, the traditional month of Our Lady, the painting will be displayed in three separate locations in the Cathedral, each for a period of two months at a time. Then, the Dean and Chapter will need to consider whether to petition the Diocesan Chancellor, in the usual way, for the painting to be displayed in the preferred location on a long-term basis. At that stage, opinions will be received before a final decision is made.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif">&nbsp;Such a period will allow each of us time to draw insight and inspiration from this work, both of art and of devotion, rather than allowing us the more dubious luxury of an  instant reaction . At this early stage, it may help to note something of the symbolism of this work of art. In some paintings, the gentle goldfinch appears perched on the hand of the Christ-child. In the famous works by Raphael and others, the goldfinch is a traditional symbol of the Passion of our Lord, not least because it seems to feed among thorns. So, too, there is the legend that the goldfinch drew a thorn from Jesus crown on the road to Calvary. From that stems the notion that the red feathers on the sides of the bird s head are said to have become stained with the Saviour s blood.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="justify"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif">&nbsp;I recommend that you take time to look at the painting and savour its detail, relish the colour and the textures and sense the overall joy of the picture, thrilling at this moment of mystery and drama.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100" align="right"> <i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The Bell - May 2010</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 100; margin-right: 100">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center">&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p><span style="font-size: 7pt"> <a href="mailto:office@llandaffcathedral.org.uk">Cathedral Office</a></span><p> <span style="font-size: 7pt"> <a href="mailto:webmaster@llandaffcathedral.org.uk"> <font color="#800080">Cathedral Website</font></a><font color="#800080">&nbsp;&nbsp; - this page l</font></span><font color="#800080" style="font-size: 7pt">ast updated: <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d/%m/%Y %H:%M" startspan -->24/06/2010 16:01<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" i-checksum="25167" endspan --></font><p> &nbsp;</td> <td width="110" bgcolor="#F8F8F8" align="left" valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana"> <p align="center"> &nbsp;</p> </td> </tr></table> </center> </div> <!-- Start of TheCounter.com Code --><script TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="javascript"> s="na";c="na";j="na";f=""+escape(document.referrer) </script><script TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="javascript1.2"> s=screen.width;v=navigator.appName if (v != "Netscape") {c=screen.colorDepth} else {c=screen.pixelDepth} j=navigator.javaEnabled() </script><script TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="javascript"> function pr(n) {document.write(n,"\n");} NS2Ch=0 if (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && navigator.appVersion.charAt(0) == "2") {NS2Ch=1} if (NS2Ch == 0) { r="&size="+s+"&colors="+c+"&referer="+f+"&java="+j+"" pr("<A HREF=\"http://www.TheCounter.com\" TARGET=\"_top\"><IMG"+ " BORDER=0 SRC=\"http://c1.thecounter.com/id=767140"+r+"\"><\/A>")} </script><noscript> <a HREF="http://www.TheCounter.com" TARGET="_top"> <p><img SRC="http://c1.thecounter.com/id=767140" ALT="TC" BORDER="0"></a></noscript> <!-- End of TheCounter.com Code --> </body> </html>