Monday, September 17, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Leonardo da Vinci
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Jeremiah lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
Rembrandt van Rijn Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam1630 Oil on panel
REMBRANDT BAROQUE MASTER
Greek Myth Danae'by James Hunter
Danae was the daughter of Acrisius. An oracle warned Acrisius that Danae's son would someday kill him, so Acrisius shut Danae in a bronze room, away from all male company. However, Zeus conceived a passion for Danae, and came to her through the roof, in the form of a shower of gold that poured down into her lap; as a result she had a son, Perseus. When Acrisius discovered Perseus, he locked both mother and son in a chest, and set it adrift on the sea. The chest came ashore at Seriphus, where Danae and Perseus were welcomed. Later, King Polydectes of Seriphus fell in love with Danae and tried to force himself on her; he was eventually killed by Perseus.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Pompeo Batoni
Pompeo Batoni is the prince of painters in eighteenth-century Rome. His works are on view from October 21, 2007 to January 27, 2008 at Houston Museum .
Pompeo Batoni was the most celebrated painter in Rome in his day. The American painter Benjamin West, who lived in Italy in 1760—63, said, "When I went to Rome, the Italian artists of that day thought of nothing, looked at nothing, but the work of Pompeo Batoni." For nearly half a century Batoni recorded the visits to Rome of international travelers on the Grand Tour in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. Equally gifted as a history painter, his religious and mythological works were eagerly acquired by the greatest patrons and collectors in Britain and on the Continent. Read more...
Source:
Houston Museum
Pompeo Batoni was the most celebrated painter in Rome in his day. The American painter Benjamin West, who lived in Italy in 1760—63, said, "When I went to Rome, the Italian artists of that day thought of nothing, looked at nothing, but the work of Pompeo Batoni." For nearly half a century Batoni recorded the visits to Rome of international travelers on the Grand Tour in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. Equally gifted as a history painter, his religious and mythological works were eagerly acquired by the greatest patrons and collectors in Britain and on the Continent. Read more...
Source:
Houston Museum
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
September 11, 2001
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
Time Magazine
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Thousands Celebrate Pavarotti’s Art and Humanity
MODENA, Italy, Sept. 8 — Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian tenor, was eulogized today as a “great artist” with “a profound sense of humanity” in the same cathedral where he once sang in the children’s choir.During a musical career that spanned nearly 50 years, Mr. Pavarotti, who died near here on Thursday at 71, successfully bridged highbrow and pop culture. After decades on the world’s greatest opera stages, he began performing in concert stadiums belting out operatic arias flanked by some of the planet’s biggest pop stars. Read more...
Source:
New York Times
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