Anthony Van Dyck – The Triumphal Entry
Welcome to the 2nd Video in the Lent Devotional. If you have tried to purchase the devotional series and have run into technical difficulties, I apologize. We’ve been working round the clock to ... Read More
Lent – Penitence and Preparation
We are entering the season of Lent this Wednesday, March 6th. Although many Christian traditions no longer observe Lent, I’ve found preparing for the celebration of Easter deepens the experience... Read More
Frames and Pedestals, They Matter!
Our first impression of a piece of art is greatly influenced by how the work is displayed and by what surrounds it. Making the effort to consciously take note of these elements can increase our abilit... Read More
Botticelli’s Venus and Mars
Happy Late Valentine’s Day! Botticelli’s portrayal of Venus and Mars is both beautiful and humorous. Mischievous satyrs, clear bright colors, hidden symbols, and missing legs all deserve a... Read More
Vision After the Sermon
This is Paul Gauguin’s painting called Vision After the Sermon. Gauguin was a post-impressionist French painter who painted this work in 1888. Heavily influenced by Japanese print making and p... Read More
Albrecht Dürer’s Rhinoceros: Where Science and Imagination Meet
We’ve examined how the description of a Rhinoceros came to Dürer in this post, now we will move on to the actual print, how it was made, and what the words on the top of the print reveal. This prin... Read More
Meet Genda, The Rhinoceros Behind Durer’s Famous Print.
In 1515 an Indian rhinoceros was gifted by Sultan Muzafar II of Gujarat to the governor of Portuguese India. Genda, the rhino, had been living in captivity for some time before she began her world tra... Read More
The Grand Tour
For nearly 300 years there was a tradition among the aristocracy of Europe to take a Grand Tour of prominent cities and their holdings of art in young adulthood. As I’m developing an Art Histor... Read More