On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 06:27 -0500, Gerald Schwartz wrote: > the raiment of persecution... > > btw... happy Conversion of St. Paul Day Yes, we could say persecution was a theme, given what happens to sods. But more formally, the painting has an unusual composition and the horse, a separate painting within the frame and quote of the Durer etching. The young Saul is is a strange place somehow outside of the golden mean, etc