● OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, I have been minorly involved in providing advice on some aspects of the planning of the new Faith Museum at Bishop Auckland, a project which resulted from Jonathan Ruffer’s purchase in 2012 of 12 of the 13 paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán of “Jacob and his Twelve Sons” from the Church Commissioners (Bishop Trevor failed to acquire the thirteenth painting at auction in 1756).
The Church Commissioners threw in the Bishop’s Palace as well and Ruffer and his wife, Jane, have chosen
