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 scholars. It is, then, unsurprising that Jewish patrons of this Mahzor (Jewish holiday prayerbook) solicited an artist who worked for Lorenzo for this luxury manuscript. It
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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 controversial. His work blurred the conceptual and aesthetic lines dividing high art from pop culture. By the 1970s he was heavily sought out as
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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 war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. – wiki [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc1Nfx4c5LQ&w=480&h=360] In June 1937 Pablo Picasso painted Guernica, a mural that memorialized the events of April 27, 1937,
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The Lama, the book and Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen narrates a film on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1994) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfdFoINVdoQ&w=640&h=360] 5 part video series, an hour in total. According to Buddhist scholar and translator Robert Thurman (father of Uma), The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or Bardo Thodol, “organizes the experiences of the between—(Tibetan, bar-do) usually referring to the state
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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 his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. –
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Wed, Aug 16, 2017
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
Art and the Bible