Caravaggio’s ‘Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy’
Artists throughout the centuries have been inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, including Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. One of the artist’s early masterpieces is “Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy,” ...
06-3-2023
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There is a scene from the 2019 film "Yesterday" where protagonist Jack is overcome with joy at seeing a former Beatle member alive and well in a seaside ...
05-31-2023
Know Any Joans? May 30 Is Your Day
If one hopes to one day join the ranks of the saints in heaven, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to get to know a few more of them first. ...
05-29-2023
Michelangelo’s Baroque Rival: The Moving Sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
If artists as brilliant as Michelangelo and artworks as definitive as his “David” are rare, the year marking the 120th anniversary of that sculpture’s unveiling saw an event ...
05-27-2023
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In potentially Australia’s biggest tribute to Tina Turner, who passed away on May 24, Australians are preparing to set a new world record for the most people dancing ...
05-25-2023
The Emotional Paintings of Hugo van der Goes
The exhibition “Hugo van der Goes: Between Bliss and Pain” at Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie gathers most of the artist’s surviving paintings and drawings for the first time since Hugo ...
05-25-2023
The 1st Dutch Artist to Specialize in Painting the High Seas: Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
Under a gray sky, a heavily armed Dutch cargo ship powers through the choppy waters of the North Sea, in Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom’s painting “A Fleet at Sea.” ...
05-24-2023
There Is No Beauty in Bureaucracy
Commentary One of the great problems that we have here in Australia is that within our arts institutions, artistic decisions are increasingly being made not by artists but ...
05-23-2023
Theater Review: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’: Nostalgic Musical of Couples in Love
GLENVIEW, IL—Although times were different when “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” first opened in 1996 Off-Broadway, and the dating game it depicted has since changed, romance ...
05-22-2023
Treasures From the Past: Our Libraries, Public and Private
Whether it’s a special trip to the Library of Congress or a 10-minute drive to the local library, when true lovers of books hear the words “Let’s head ...
05-22-2023
The American Exploring Expedition That Changed How We See the World
The 19th century was the Age of American Expansion. Twenty years after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783, America signed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of ...
05-21-2023
The Wife of Bath: A Character With Surprising Views
One of the most recognized characters of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," the Wife of Bath, is known for her novel ideas on marriage and love. Chaucer created a ...
05-21-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’: Faith Isn’t an Incident, but a Journey
PG | 1 h 42 min | Drama | 2023 It’s Easter in 2009, and 56-year-old pharmacist Doug White (Dennis Quaid), wife Terri (Heather Graham), and their teenage ...
05-20-2023
AI Is for Artificial Intelligence, Not Artistic Imitation
Commentary Art is the highest form of human expression; that is, art is most effective in evoking and exploring expressions intrinsic to the human experience. There can be ...
05-17-2023
Highlighting Endangered Heritage Crafts in the UK
What do arrowsmithing, coppersmithing, and straw hat-making have in common? They are three of the eleven heritage crafts that have been newly classified as “critically endangered” in the ...
05-15-2023
The Making of a Renaissance Master: Alonso Berruguete’s Rise to Prominence
In 1504, the young and ambitious Spanish artist Alonso Berruguete arrived in Italy with an aspiration to become part of the elite artistic world of the High Renaissance. ...
05-15-2023
The Power of the Dog: Centuries of Canines in Art
Tens of thousands of years ago, though the exact date is disputed, dogs were domesticated by humans. Likewise, the depiction of canines in art has a rich history ...
05-14-2023
Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Penchant for Motherly Love
A sample of paintings by 19th-century French artist, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, expresses a talent fascinated by the tender beauty of womanhood. Regarded today as one of the best painters ...
05-14-2023
Miss NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant Celebrates Ancient Values
The New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Global Chinese Beauty Pageant combines beauty with a higher purpose through its mission to educate young Chinese women about their heritage. In its ...
05-12-2023
St. Francis of Assisi: The Art of Prayer and Devotion
Around 1635, Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán painted “Saint Francis in Meditation,” a striking life-size portrait of Francis kneeling in prayer and gazing up to God in adoration. ...
05-11-2023
Holy Relics and Their Medieval Reliquaries
Relics are sacred materials customarily from the body of a holy person or a fragment of an object a holy person touched. They are believed to retain the ...
05-10-2023
England’s Epic Poet: James Sale and His New Work, ‘StairWell’
The Renaissance poet Philip Sidney considered the epic or “heroical” genre to be the “most accomplished kind of poetry.” What could possibly substantiate such a claim? In his famous ...
05-9-2023
‘Les Belles-Soeurs’: Ingres’s Portraits of the Noble Sisters-in-Law
Two celebrated belles of mid-19th century Parisian society were Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, and Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn, Princesse de Broglie. They were “les ...
05-8-2023