A Wonderful Oddball Artist: Piero di Cosimo
Piero di Cosimo, Giuliano da Sangallo and Francesco Giamberti. The two-part painting was on loan from Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum recently. An exhibition of…
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Chagall Mosaic Gift to Washington Mall
Detail - Marc Chagall, with Lino Melano, Orpheus , 1971, from the upper right side--Pegasus, Three Graces, Orpheus The nation's capital city added a sudd…
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Velázquez's Allegories of Deception
Diego Velázquez, Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob, 1630 oil on canvas, Monastery of San, Lorenzo, El Escorial, Spain, 87 3/4 x 98 3/8 in. wikiped…
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The Splendor of Knossos and the Minoans
This summer I finally had the opportunity to go to Greece and see the sprawling Palace at Knossos. Actually, it's not certain if this site was a palace, a…
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Velázquez, Ovid's Myth and the "Spinners" of Fate
Diego Velázquez, Las Hilanderas ( The Spinners ), oil on canvas, H: 220 cm (86.6 in) x W: 289 cm (113.8 in) The Prado, Madrid ( Not for beginning art student…
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Dreaming of Arcadia in the Modern World
One of the first 'pastoral ' paintings(not in the exhibition) was The Pastoral Concert, 1509, by Titian and/or Giorgione, originator of the pastoral,…
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