Category Archives: art

Vesuvian Sparks

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Beauty is my favorite medicine. And, as I’ve been feeling grated and all zested out, my daughter and I went to see the current exhibition at Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale. The exhibition, “Napoli Ottocento”, focuses on 19th century Naples and … Continue reading →

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Selfies

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Cynthia Korzekwa  © reblogged from Frida Kahlo Wears Huipiles, 5 july 2018

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Stop the War on Children       

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Art for Housewives

The artist Käthe Kollwitz was born in Konigsberg in 1867. Because of its strategic position, Konigsberg, a port city on the Baltic Sea, was once a part of Prussia before it became a Russian city. Geographical borders at the time … Continue reading →

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Madame Ginoux

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Paul Gauguin was born in 1848, the year of revolutionary upheavals. Probably the most influential figure during his childhood was that of his grandmother, Flora Tristan, a French-Peruvian writer, social activist, and defender of women’s rights. In 1850, Gauguin’s parents … Continue reading →

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Ekphrastic Copyists

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Pablo Picasso said “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” So he did both. On the left is a painting by Velazquez, “L’infante Marie Marguerite” (1655) and, on the right, Picasso’s version of the Infante Marguerite (1957). On the left is … Continue reading →

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