Category Archives: art

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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The Herculean Task of Being a Woman

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Art for Housewives

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 →

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The Copyists

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Art for Housewives

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 →

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