Art/Skill/Techne
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Babich: Van Gogh’s Museum and the Temple at Bassae
A colleague at Fordham University, Babette Babich, who I highly respect, has been updating her articles at academia.edu. Among these is the article linked below. As I have been posting a lot of my favorite paintings as well as some… Continue reading
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Power of Art – Van Gogh
Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting… Continue reading
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Article: London and New York: A Double Exposure Project
London and New York: A Double Exposure Project http://www.dwell.com/post/article/london-and-new-york-double-exposure-project Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading
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Salvator Mundi – Da Vinci
Related articles The Lost Treasure of Da Vinci (keithwaynebrown.com) Top 10 Paintings Rediscovered in 2011 (toptenz.net) La Bella Principessa, Portrait of a Young Fiancée, Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress (paintingsworth1000words.wordpress.com) Mystical Masterpieces – Spring 2013 (cantorescw.wordpress.com) The Origins… Continue reading
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The Lost Treasure of Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Yet his reputation rests on only a handful of pictures – including the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. …Fiona Bruce travels… Continue reading
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Harrowing of Hell
I have been posting a lot of paintings on my blog. I hope that you have taken the opportunity to follow the links of these pictures to where I first discovered them on the web. Today’s is a tease for… Continue reading
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The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things is a painting attributed to Hieronymus Bosch, completed around 1500 or later. The painting is oil on wood panels. The painting is presented in a series of circular images. Four small… Continue reading
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Hashtag America – Official Write Bloody 2013 Submission
A wonderful young poet who definitely deserves your attention. He is in a contest at the moment. Take a listen. If you are as impressed with him as I am, then go over to YouTube and “like” the video as… Continue reading
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The Power Of Art: 5/8 – Turner
One of Britain’s most celebrated artists, Turner showed exceptional artistic talent from an early age and entered the Royal Academy aged fourteen. His English landscapes made his name but there was a darker side to his paintings that was difficult… Continue reading
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Looking for art history? Search no further.
Good day and well met all of my brothers and sisters of the Ether! Those of you into art , art history, and aesthetics will really enjoy this. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a database with… Continue reading
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