There is no more central image of Christmas than the Nativity scene.  Physical reenactments of the great day in Bethlehem trace their history to St. Francis, but the iconic grouping had been found in art for long before that.  I was looking at one such painting by early Renaissance painter (and delightful liqueur) Fra Angelico.  … Continue reading 24 Days of Blogging Day 8: And a peacock in a pear tree