The Look
05/28/2026
The look says it all. After the First Communion, 1892, Karl Frithjof Smith, 1859-1917. Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy. Join Weekly Prompt Weekend Callenge-Expressive
Tag: painting
Parisian Portrait
05/26/2026
The Spanish dancer Carmencita painted in 1890 by American artist John Singer Sargent for the Paris Salon in 1892. Part of 2025 exhibit at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris of Sargent’s paintings during his years in France. The painting was purchased by the French government in 1892. Join RDP Tuesday – Portrait
Eye Catching Embellishments
02/13/2025
Painted wooding ceiling panels embellish the nave of the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina), the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. The chapel, constructed between 1131 and 1140 CE, is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles. It is one of nine structures that are part of the Arab-Norman Palermo and … More Eye Catching Embellishments
Radiant Grace
01/02/2025
Detail from The Annunciation, 1344, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, painted in Siena, Italy Part of “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” exhibition at the Metropolitain Museum of Art, New York, NY. Tempura and Gold leaf on panel. Join RagTag Daily Prompt Wednesday: Radiant
Art Conservation
11/22/2024
Conservation and restoration of medieval painted crucifix. Palazzo Abbatelli, the National Gallery of Sicily, Palermo, Sicily. Join RDP Friday – Conservation.
Surviving November – S
11/19/2024
Street Art Saint, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. St. Rosalie, patron saint of Palermo. Join How to Suvive Novenber 2024 – S an alphabet challenge.
Cantankerous: Was she or wasn’t she?
08/23/2024
I’ve always thought that Whistler’s mother looks dour, contrary, and grouchy. They are all synonyms for cantankerous. Apparently I am misreading the painting. Whistler loved his mother and actually booted out a mistress to make room for his mother in his house. “Anna Whistler looks so severe, austere, but she’s said to have been charming, … More Cantankerous: Was she or wasn’t she?
Illuminated Manuscripts
05/24/2024
Illuminated manuscript pages from the Piccolomini Library in Siena, Italy. The library, built in 1492, is attached to and entered through the Siena Cathedral. It houses a collection of liturgical manuscripts and hymnals that document Italian manuscript illumination in the 15th century. The Ascension, Gerolamo da Cremona, 1473 Guidoccio Cozzarelli, 1481, possibly the agony in … More Illuminated Manuscripts
Vivid
02/27/2024
In a stroll through the Iquique Regional Museum (Museo Regional De Iquique,) a history, ethnography and art museum in Iquique Chile, the vivid palette of traditional and contemporary northern Chilean artists strikes you. And the connections are strong to traditional palettes in neighboring Andean Bolivia and Peru. When we visited the museum, a studio was … More Vivid
Wordless Wednesday
02/21/2024
The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect 