Trinity House

Trinity House, in Tower Hill, is the headquarters of the Lighthouse Authority of England & Wales.  Today we took a guided tour.

Lighthouse beacon.

Portrait of Henry VIII.

The oldest portrait at Trinity House, of Elizabeth I.

The original 1699 Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall.

From the Nimrod, Ernest Shackleton's 1907 expedition
to the Antarctic.

Princess Anne is the current Master of Trinity House.

Trinity House

 

Michelangelo

The senior years of Renaissance artist Michelangelo are the focus of a current exhibition at the British Museum.

Portrait of Michelangelo age 70.

From The Last Judgement,
Sistine Chapel, 1540.

Michelangelo's December 1550 letter to his nephew. 

Translation of the letter.

Poem written by Michelangelo.

Translation of the poem.

Bust of Michelangelo sculpted upon his death.

From The Last Judgement.