You can also see this post on Substack. Timeline 1700-1799 is now available! Amazon print version (ASIN B0FMK72MFL) $40.00 Ingram print version, via bookstores such as Barnes & Noble (ISBN 979-8-8691-8580-8) $40.00…
The first post in this series is here, the second here. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/RsQ_Sp_g1vE. Chapter 10 Millet, peasant woman sewing by lamplight: Millet, Woman…
The first part in this series is here. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/7NaSVzSntjQ . Chapter 8 Fragonard Room, spaniel at feet of 2 lovers: The Progress…
As an art historian and long-time New Yorker, I loved Fiona Davis's The Magnolia Palace - partly because I when I read it, I could call to mind almost every…
In 2023, I emailed 215 art-related items to supporters of my Sunday Recommendations list. This week: my favorites in literature, with novels, dramas, short stories, and poetry. This post is…
Coming in October: an arts conference I can't wait to attend! The theme is romanticism in the visual arts, music, and literature. David Berry and Harry Binswanger will talk on…
In 2022, I emailed 158 art-related items to my members of my free Sunday Recommendations list. For supporters, I recommended 52 more items. This week: my favorites in the category of…
This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/mBIjL99oxMc. Just in time for Christmas (or birthdays, or long weekends...): Sunny Sundays, Highlights of FIve Years of Sunday Recommendations. Order from…
In 2021, I emailed 157 art-related items to my members of my free Sunday Recommendations list. (To join, just ask: DuranteDianne@gmail.com.) For supporters, I recommended 52 more items. The items in…
Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow (both of which I enjoyed) recently released "The DiDomenico Fragment." A fictional Renaissance painting gives the novella its…