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  • New Museum in Puebla, Mexico

    The Museum of the International Baroque opens up to great acclaim in a city that was once at the crossroads of world trade. Before the Panama Canal, all trade from Asia came across the Pacific Ocean to a port in… Continue reading

  • Gallery 17 August 2013

    Write text here… Related articles Gallery for Christopher (keithwaynebrown.com) Maxfield Parrish (keithwaynebrown.com) Ernst Fuchs (keithwaynebrown.com) Art Talk: MoMA’s Mea Culpa to Hopper and O’Keefe (wnyc.org) In the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo opened an interactive exhibition (photovide.com) MoMA Plans Ileana Sonnabend Show… Continue reading

    Gallery 17 August 2013

  • The Power Of Art – Picasso | BBC

    Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso’s many styles and prolific work rate have marked him out as one of the most recognised artists of the twentieth century. Not limited to one medium he created sculptures, etchings and prints. His artistic career… Continue reading

    The Power Of Art – Picasso | BBC

  • 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

    Babich: Van Gogh’s Museum and the Temple at Bassae

  • 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

    Power of Art – Van Gogh

  • 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

    Harrowing of Hell

  • 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

    The Power Of Art: 5/8 – Turner

  • 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

    Looking for art history? Search no further.

  • Power of Art: David

    Born to a wealthy Parisian family, Jacques-Louis David was aged seven when his father was shot dead in a pistol duel. Brought up by his uncles, his desire was to paint and he was eventually sent to his mother’s cousin,… Continue reading

    Power of Art: David

  • Power of Art: Rembrandt

    Rembrandt’s success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical… Continue reading

    Power of Art: Rembrandt