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Madame Ginoux
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
Posted in art, Art Narratives
Tagged 1848, Arles, Camille Pissarro, Emile Bernard, Madame Ginoux, Paul Gauguin, Pont-Aven, syphilitic sores, Tehura, Vincent Van Gogh, Yellow House
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Ekphrastic Copyists
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
Posted in art, Art Narratives, Beauty
Tagged African masks, appropriation, Edgar Degas, ekphrasis, interrelating, Picasso, Velasquez
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The Herculean Task of Being a Woman
La Colonna dell’Immacolata c. 1880. Via Today, in Italy, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It celebrates “the sinless life of the Blessed Virgin” and officially begins the Christmas season. In Piazza di Spagna, there’s a tall column with … Continue reading
Posted in art, female consciousness, Rome/Italy
Tagged Alcmene, cross-dressing, Hera, Hercules, Immaculate Conception, Labours of Hercules, mythology, Omphale, Piazza di Spagna, Rome, Zeus
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The Copyists
In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed proclaiming the emancipation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain. But political independence does not automatically presume a cultural one. America was indeed the land of plenty thus providing the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in art, Drawings & Paintings, Rome/Italy
Tagged copyists, Emma Conant Church, Guercino, Louvre, Napoleon III, Risorgimento, Rome, San Nicolo da Tolentino, Vassar College, Vatican Museums
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Autumn Leaves
Birds are magnificent architects and construct fascinating nests for their families. Bowerbirds, for example, build simple structures but decorate them with colored objects hoping to attract a companion. Barn swallows make nests from mud that are built onto man made … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art Narratives, Drawings & Paintings
Tagged Autum Leaves, Beauty, bird nests, Effie Gray, John Everett Millais, malleefowl, Sophie Gray
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The Narrative Within 