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Walls of Truth

This is a short story I wrote in commemoration of all those who have died fighting for the rights of free speech, religious conviction, to be who they want to be free from criticism or persecution and for all those who protect the weak and vulnerable.

It is free to download as I do not think it is morally right to profit from the sacrifice of those who died fighting for our freedom and all those people who have been persecuted and died for no reason other than the ravings of despotic leaders and their equally evil henchmen.

I am humbled but proud that a hard copy of this story was deemed worthy for inclusion in the library of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.

Research

Susanna & the Elders series by Artemisia Gentileschi

I wrote a short piece when the exhibition at the National Gallery, London opened in the autumn of 2020.

This is a more detailed article on my thoughts on Artemisia’s Susanna and the Elders paintings considering the time when they were painted and how they might resonate with a modern audience.

The Joyous Event of 1549

My research into this painting and the events of the period, runs to some 54 pages and is free to download. The panel is held in a private collection, but the owner has had a website created in order to promote discussion.

This last piece on the panel has been read by Prof Manfred Sellink, the world’s expert on Breughel, and Prof Stijn Bussell who is an expert on the Joyous Event of 1549. My thanks to them and the other academics who have taken the time to read it and for their comments which have been incorporated into the text.

Please remember to cite my research properly as I have spent many years studying and investigating these subjects.

© MVT 2021.