Bryan Dahl
Author
Bryan Dahl is a writer and singer. He has sung for opera companies in Los Angeles, Chicago, and across Europe. His music reviews have featured artists from LA Opera and the San Diego Master Chorale. He currently lives in San Diego.
LATEST
Avenging Artemisia: Heroine of Baroque Masters
Artemisia Gentileschi rose to become one of the most powerful painters of the baroque era.
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Dürer’s Renaissance and the Prolific Printing Press
Preferring creating prints to painting, Dürer propelled the Northern Renaissance by sharing ideas from rediscovered ancients with his art.
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Raphael’s Defining Madonna
More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.
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Revealing Michelangelo’s True Colors
The restoration work on the Sistine Chapel revealed not only hidden hues in the frescoes but also information about the man behind the masterpiece.
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Decoding Da Vinci, Humanizing Leonardo
In this installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we meet Leonardo da Vinci, the genius and perfectionist.
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Pearl Harbor Through the Eyes of a Navy Salvage Diver
After the attack that fateful day in December, divers immediately set out to retrieve the sailors who had died.
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Botticelli’s Art Swayed by a Beauty and a Monk
In the first installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we are introduced to Sandro Botticelli, who was inspired by Simonetta and influenced by Savanarola.
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The Hiroshima Peace Ceremony
On the 80th anniversary of the bombing, the city calls for an end to the devastation that war brings.
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Ram’s Bridge: Natural or Man-Made?
A land mass in Palk Bay between India and Sri Lanka invites questions with few answers in the quest to make it a national heritage site.
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Philippa of England: The Princess Wore White
Scandinavia loved the English princess who defended their lands from invaders and sought the solace of a Swedish monastery.
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Avenging Artemisia: Heroine of Baroque Masters
Artemisia Gentileschi rose to become one of the most powerful painters of the baroque era.
|
Dürer’s Renaissance and the Prolific Printing Press
Preferring creating prints to painting, Dürer propelled the Northern Renaissance by sharing ideas from rediscovered ancients with his art.
|
Raphael’s Defining Madonna
More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.
|
Revealing Michelangelo’s True Colors
The restoration work on the Sistine Chapel revealed not only hidden hues in the frescoes but also information about the man behind the masterpiece.
|
Decoding Da Vinci, Humanizing Leonardo
In this installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we meet Leonardo da Vinci, the genius and perfectionist.
|
Pearl Harbor Through the Eyes of a Navy Salvage Diver
After the attack that fateful day in December, divers immediately set out to retrieve the sailors who had died.
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Botticelli’s Art Swayed by a Beauty and a Monk
In the first installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we are introduced to Sandro Botticelli, who was inspired by Simonetta and influenced by Savanarola.
|
The Hiroshima Peace Ceremony
On the 80th anniversary of the bombing, the city calls for an end to the devastation that war brings.
|
Ram’s Bridge: Natural or Man-Made?
A land mass in Palk Bay between India and Sri Lanka invites questions with few answers in the quest to make it a national heritage site.
|
Philippa of England: The Princess Wore White
Scandinavia loved the English princess who defended their lands from invaders and sought the solace of a Swedish monastery.
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