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September 10, 2013 toniArt, artist, book, religion spirituality

Boccardi Hebrew illuminated manuscript

The Jewish community of Florence  flourished in the 15th-century, their position closely linked to the fortunes of the de’ Medici.  Lorenzo il magnifico was their protector; he encouraged Jewish scholarship and […]

August 18, 2013September 27, 2014 toniArt, artist, film, painting, religion spirituality

Caravaggio, the film

I ran across this today.  British bio pic (1986) about Caravaggio through his work.  Staring Nigel Terry, classical stage actor of Excalibur fame. A retelling of the life of the […]

August 8, 2013 toniArt, artist, drawing, painter

master drawings of da Vinci

Da Vinci’s drawings were extraordinary ‘doodles’, ideas, life studies and studies for paintings.  I much prefer his drawings to the paintings.  Blaspheme!   Foremost, aesthetically.  But more importantly, to appreciate […]

August 7, 2013 tonianniversary, Art, artist, birthday, drawing, film, photo, Photography, video, writer

15 minutes

Andy Warhol birth anniversary.  August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. He was one of the most successful commercial artists of the 1950s.  He began the 1960s  on the edge, avante-gard and […]

August 5, 2013 toniArt, history, painting, political, social, video, war

a 3D tour of Picasso’s Guernica

Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of […]

July 19, 2013 tonianniversary, Art, artist, birthday, Event

Edgar Degas' anniversaire

Edgar Degas’ birth anniversary, July 19, 1834. (French, 1834–1917) French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of […]

July 12, 2013 toniArt, dance, photo

Enchanted Forest

  from Ballerina Project The title is my own words, I am not associated with the project.    

July 12, 2013 toniArt, quote, religion spirituality

Gates of Paradise

When Ramadan comes, the gates of Pardise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are locked and devils are chained. ~ al-Bukhari

July 12, 2013 tonianniversary, Art, Philosophy, photo, religion spirituality

Ramadan Kareem, Generous Ramadan

Kul ‘am wa enta bi-khair!  May every year find you in good health! Ramaḍān,  in Islam, is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting. It begins and ends with the […]

July 1, 2013September 12, 2014 toniArt, artist, Photography

nude by fireplace | James Van Der Zee

  Please check out some of  James Van Der Zee works in  Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections. And the exhibit in Naratives in African American Art and Identity. James Van Der […]

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