April 1 / Micah Christensen / Classical

An unpublished work by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

As those of you who follow my tweets (apologies for the shameless Twitter plug) know,…

March 23 / Micah Christensen / Ramblings/Ideas

Sargent and Velázquez

Note: Right now there are two remarkable exhibitions taking place: The Sacred Made Real, about…

March 13 / Micah Christensen / Ramblings/Ideas

The youngest son of the powerful Duke of Sutherland, Lord Ronald Gower (British, 1845-1916) was…

March 3 / Micah Christensen / Art

If you saw the above work and thought “Bougeureau,” you could be forgiven. Hugues Merle…

July 12 / Micah Christensen / Art

(Dear Readers, I am currently on vacation and will be back and posting regularly at…

June 24 / Micah Christensen / Art Fairs

It’s been over for a week, but I feel compelled to post pictures from my…

June 21 / Micah Christensen / Ramblings/Ideas

Artists and art historians in the classical tradition like to point out the close…

May 31 / Micah Christensen / Art

While not forgotten in Spain, Carlos de Haes’ work has been little recognized elsewhere. As…

May 24 / Micah Christensen / Art

Occasionally, I come across a book that was made with me in mind. Figures du Corps: Une…

May 16 / Micah Christensen / Classical Training

There is a growing phenomena of painting and sculpting studios working to resurrect models…