Tag Archives: Art History

Reading in Bed

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Art for Housewives

She never said “Let Them Eat Cake.” Marie-Antoinette, history has been so unfair to you. -30-

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The Sacredness of Everyday Life

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Every morning I sit on our terrace and just look at the plants and the bees and the butterflies that visit them. Save for the purrs of Volver, our cat, there is silence. The crisp air on my skin feels … Continue reading →

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A Feminist Madonna

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Art for Housewives

It came as a surprise to learn that, for some early feminists, the Virgin Mary was a symbol of the feminine ideal. In Our Lady of Victorian Feminism: the Madonna in the work of Anna Jameson, Margaret Fuller, and George … Continue reading →

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Shadow Decor

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Art for Housewives

“Another good reason that we ought to leave blank, unvexed, and unencumbered with paper patterns the ceiling and the walls of a simple house is that the plain surface may be visited by the unique designs of shadows” writes Alice … Continue reading →

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Two Plants in a Pot

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Art for Housewives

If you water one, you water the other. As part of my research regarding women involved in the arts neglected by history, I continue to ready essays by Alice Meynell (1847-1922). However, reading Alice, I realize that the past is … Continue reading →

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