Lorraine Ferrier
Author
Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
LATEST
Behold the Beauty: Remington’s West in ‘The Broncho Buster’
Frederic Remington’s first bronze sculpture cast the Old West into the hearts and minds of everyday Americans—and into those of its presidents.
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Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick
Tiepolo’s monumental altarpiece represents St. Patrick preaching and exorcising evil wherever he roamed.
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Italy Buys Rare Caravaggio Portrait for Around $32.7 Million
The portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini is one of just three Caravaggio portraits—and it’s now in Italy’s public art collection.
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Behold the Beauty: Guido Reni’s ‘The Immaculate Conception’
Guido Reni’s reverent rendering of the Immaculate Conception inspired artists and prayers.
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A ‘Lost’ Rembrandt Now Authenticated
After a 65-year hiatus, Rembrandt’s painting the ‘Vision of Zacharias in the Temple’ returns to his oeuvre.
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How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More
Velázquez’s painting ‘The Fable of Arachne’ illustrates that improper pride comes before a fall.
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Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas
How the great Renaissance artist created universally appealing Madonna and Child paintings.
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How George Stubbs Championed Racehorse Portraits
London’s National Gallery focuses on Britain’s beloved horse painter in its new exhibition ‘Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse.’
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Behold the Beauty: Infatuation and the Spirited Horse ‘Night-Shining White’
Happy Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse! The greatest Chinese horse portrait hides a pertinent warning.
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Behold the Beauty: Holy Matrimony and the Goldsmith
This painting celebrates the hard-won virtues of the master craftsman and the happily married couple.
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Behold the Beauty: Remington’s West in ‘The Broncho Buster’
Frederic Remington’s first bronze sculpture cast the Old West into the hearts and minds of everyday Americans—and into those of its presidents.
|
Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick
Tiepolo’s monumental altarpiece represents St. Patrick preaching and exorcising evil wherever he roamed.
|
Italy Buys Rare Caravaggio Portrait for Around $32.7 Million
The portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini is one of just three Caravaggio portraits—and it’s now in Italy’s public art collection.
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Behold the Beauty: Guido Reni’s ‘The Immaculate Conception’
Guido Reni’s reverent rendering of the Immaculate Conception inspired artists and prayers.
|
A ‘Lost’ Rembrandt Now Authenticated
After a 65-year hiatus, Rembrandt’s painting the ‘Vision of Zacharias in the Temple’ returns to his oeuvre.
|
How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More
Velázquez’s painting ‘The Fable of Arachne’ illustrates that improper pride comes before a fall.
|
Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas
How the great Renaissance artist created universally appealing Madonna and Child paintings.
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How George Stubbs Championed Racehorse Portraits
London’s National Gallery focuses on Britain’s beloved horse painter in its new exhibition ‘Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse.’
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Behold the Beauty: Infatuation and the Spirited Horse ‘Night-Shining White’
Happy Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse! The greatest Chinese horse portrait hides a pertinent warning.
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Behold the Beauty: Holy Matrimony and the Goldsmith
This painting celebrates the hard-won virtues of the master craftsman and the happily married couple.
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