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April 5, 2014September 27, 2014 toniArt, art history, painter, religion spirituality

Vatican Paintings | a book

I saw this article and immediately, with much excitement, ordered the book.  We have seen the most famous pieces.  The Vatican collection is massive though.  Of the many books on […]

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 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 […]

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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Achelous and the origin of the Horn of Plenty
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Jesus and the Cross
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Seven Sorrows: Jesus among the Doctors
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Fri, Jan 15, 2021
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