Gloriosa

Barcelona has long been called the Manchester of Spain, and in the days before the "Gloriosa" it presented a great contrast to all the other towns in the Peninsula.

Spanish Life in Town and Country L. Higgin

How different is it to view Titian's magnificent "Madonna di Ca' Pesaro" in Venice's grand Frari the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari for which it was commissioned, compared with seeing the painter's even more dramatic "Crowning With Thorns" in the Louvre instead of, as it once was, in Milan's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie?

Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

How different is it to view Titian's magnificent "Madonna di Ca' Pesaro" in Venice's grand Frari the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari for which it was commissioned, compared with seeing the painter's even more dramatic "Crowning With Thorns" in the Louvre instead of, as it once was, in Milan's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie?

Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

Thus soprano Stacey Tappan, who sang the role of Mater Gloriosa, appeared high above the stage on the catwalk of the giant circular light and audio unit.

Archive 2008-09-01 2008

Thus soprano Stacey Tappan, who sang the role of Mater Gloriosa, appeared high above the stage on the catwalk of the giant circular light and audio unit.

Mega-Mahler Mania 2008

Gloriosa superba, glory lily — by Siromi Samarasinghe.

Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb 2010

Rudbeckia hirta, Gloriosa daisy pops up in unexpected places, occasionally growing to a nice size.

Think About Wildflowers « Fairegarden 2010

Gloriosa superba, glory lily — by Siromi Samarasinghe.

Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb 2010

The humid microclimate of the escarpment thalwegs supports Combretum along with Stereospermum kunthianum, Gloriosa simplex, Cissus populnea, Acacia ataxacantha and A. sieberiana.

Cliffs of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali 2009

Here is a version not any of the chant tunes listed, but pretty of "O Gloriosa Domina" posted at YouTube:

Archive 2009-02-01 bls 2009