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Ekphrastic Tourists

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Art for Housewives

“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” John Berger Simply looking at a great work of art is not always enough. We often feel the primordial need to possess it in some way. And … Continue reading →

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The Picnic

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Picnics are not just for parks. It was once trendy to have them in cemeteries. Here’s a photo of a small group picnickers sitting on flat tombstones at St. Luke’s Ancient Cemetery. (photo via HISTORIC ST. LUKE’S) Atlas Obscura provides … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Detective Barbara Havers made a mistake and now seeks redemption. A lead on a Cambridge murder gives Barbara a chance to make amends and she goes for it. Elizabeth George writes all about it in her crime novel, A Banquet … Continue reading →

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Migraines or Metaphysics?

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, suffered from terrible headaches. They were painful and made him feel weird about himself. In 1955, the British psychiatrist, John Todd, began studying symptoms related to migraines and epilepsy. Noticing that certain … Continue reading →

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Pentimento

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Art for Housewives

In Johannes Vermeer’s A Maid Asleep, a young maid is dozing at the table after drinking too much wine. One glass of wine in front of her is empty whereas another vine vessel has fallen on the rumpled table carpet. … Continue reading →

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