Art and Artifice
Archive 45 - Summer 2023
Walking the steps into the East Building of the National Gallery of Art Washington DC
James Whistler Painting on wall above hearth in the Peacock Room in Washington DC Freer Art Gallery
Activists pour dye into Trevi Fountain in Rome
Story at CNN News
Located in the Trevi district of Rome, the fountain stands at the end of the Aqua Virgo, one of the ancient aqueducts that supplied water to the city. The current design of the fountain is the work of Italian architect Nicola Salvi, who won a competition held by Pope Clement XII in 1730 to renovate the previous fountain in the area. The sea horses were sculpted by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini's assistant, Pietro Bracci.
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John Berger's Ways of Seeing is a famous art instruction on seeing art through a new awareness of elements that get overlooked or are somehow obscure for the casual viewer. The book was first published in 1972 and based on the BBC television series. The Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." AMAZON
"The Complete Watercolor Guide for Beginners: The Ultimate Course with Exercises and Step-by-Step Projects Perfect Even If You’re New to Watercolor" AMAZON
How the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa made it famous to the world – Insider
"There was nothing that really distinguished it per se, other than it was a very good work by a very famous artist — that's until it was stolen," Noah Charney, professor of art history and author of "The Thefts of the Mona Lisa," told CNN in 2013. "The theft is what really skyrocketed its appeal and made it a household name."
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How Da Vinci's Madonna with the Yarnwinder was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland for the price of a £6 visitor's ticket – UK Guardian Aug 28, 2003
Statue of a Young Boy - 2nd Century Greek
The "Hellenistic Period" was characterized by flowing robes and a certain attention to naturalism, though it could also be combined with contorted muscles and outsized expressions in very dramatic statuary - more about the Young Boy statue, 2nd Centruy Greek
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THE ODYSSEY: With the Greek on one side and the English on the other side this edition allows for easy reading while also opportunities to peruse the original Greek - "the classic parallel text version of Homer." Translation by Augustus Taber Murray (1866–1940) Professor of Greek at Stanford University and George Edward Dimock (1917–2000), Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at Smith College.
Homer was probably born around 725BC and he is from a long line of bards and poets who practiced the oral tradition of storytelling. .AMAZON
"This lavishly produced volume explores Matisse’s lifelong reinvention of art through some fifty works, six extraordinary fold-out spreads, and illuminating essays."AMAZON
172 Pages - Dimensions 8.81 x 0.98 x 10.69 inches
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Original Page July 13, 2023