Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew, from Maestà (1311), by Duccio di Buoninsegna

God's invocation is addressed to us when we're in the middle of the mundane. It's a constant call we must obey immediately and unquestioningly – but how often do we cling to our food gathering, too conservative and too afraid to follow God.

(This panel from the reverse side of Duccio's Maestà is presently a part of Samuel H. Kress Collection, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.)

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