It seemed like a compliment when, Michael Levey, former Director of the National Gallery (London)…
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I’ve been following Scott Schuman’s Sartorialist blog for a long time. He is famous for…
Read the PostThe Sartorialist Channels Old-Master Painting by Carracci
Does Baroque art burn more calories than other genres? What did that couple in leather pants…
Read the PostCaravaggio and His Legacy in Los Angeles . . . errr what you doing here?
Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642) is one of the more important figures in the Pantheon of art history. He was born shortly after the Council of Trent, where the Catholic Church proposed sweeping changes to the arts in an attempt combat rising Protestantism. Reni became a leading proponent of a new aesthetic that clearly told stories through the use of large-scale religious and historical figures
When Anthony Van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641) made these three paintings, he was between 19 and…
Read the PostThree Paintings by Anthony Van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641) for Christmas
In several of my posts, I have pressed the importance of drawing. But it is…
Read the PostDrawing Is Not the Only Way to Paint (e.g. Velázquez)
Note: To protect privacy, the names used in this story have been changed. Peter Paul…
Read the PostThe Rubens That Loved Me: My James Bond Adventure with an Old Masters Painting
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) The Triumph of David. Oil on canvas. 118.4 BY 148.3CM. Dulwich Gallery,…
Read the PostNeuroesthetics: The Science of Art and the Brain
Cover of the book by Gert-Rudolf Flick Many would be surprised to learn that Manet,…
Read the PostMasters & Pupils: The Artistic Succession from Perugino to Manet (1480-1880)