Head of a Muse by Raphael

Botticelli

Madonna of the Magnificat, detail.

Upcoming Exhibition

The portrait of the child is by Moroni, who was featured in a previous post.

Albert Moore

Dreamers

Attention on Sahasrara

Emile-Auguste Hublin,  Le chemin du marché, finistère,  59½  x  37¾  inches.

Though the woman is walking along a path, watching the view, and probably distracted by the child accompanying her, her attention must remain on the pot she is carrying on her head. 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has likened this to the way our attention should always be on the Sahasrara (crown of the head), where we are connected to the Divine, even while fulfilling our daily duties, and though our attention may be assailed by distractions.

Sofonisba Anguissola

self portrait

Leighton Museum

Frederic Lord Leighton crops up a fair bit in this blog, so here's a link to a post on the blog underpaintings about the restoration of his home, now a museum.