Category Archives: Paris

Ruptures

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Art for Housewives

On June 8, 1783, Iceland’s Laki Volcano erupted. For eight months, the volcano spewed lava and poisonous gases devastating the local agriculture. As a result, nearly one fourth of the island’s population died from hunger. Not content with the damage … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Paris | Tagged French Revolution, Laki Volcano, Marie-Antoinette, volcano | 6 Comments

Victorine Meurent’s Black Ribbon

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Olympia’s Gaze (to be continued…from STORYBOOK © that begins HERE) -30- Related: The Gaze of Victorine Meurent

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Storytellers

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Art for Housewives

(to be continued…from STORYBOOK ©) -30- Related: Verano Monumental Cemetery grave of Natalia Ginsburg and Leone Ginsburg

Posted in Art Narratives, Just One of the Crowd, Paris, storytelling | Tagged Amelie Nothomb, Gwendolyn Books, Natalia Ginzburg, storytelling | 1 Comment

Tossed but not Sinking

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Art for Housewives

The collapse of a spire has made me change my plans for this morning. There are tons of chores on my To Do list but Notre Dame has changed all of that. Life without beauty is merely existence. And even … Continue reading →