October 2020 – Dianne L. Durante, Writing Addict + Adept

Thomas Cole. View of Monte Video, Seat of Daniel Wadsworth, 1828.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 1

A few weeks ago a friend told me, “Hartford's a weird town with a truly great museum.” A search on TripAdvisor turned up the Wadsworth Atheneum: the oldest continually operating…

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October 27, 2020

Poetry / Sculpture

Mother Goose in Central Park

Roth, Mother Goose. Central Park. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante Date: 1938Sculptor: Frederick George Richard RothMedium & size: Granite, lifesize.Location: Central Park near East Drive at 72nd St.,…

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October 21, 2020

Works at the Frick Collection by Holbein, Vermeer, and Bellini. Photos: Wikipedia

Painting

Issues re Getting More Enjoyment from Paintings You Love, part 2b

Earlier this year I published Getting More Enjoyment from Sculpture You Love, a collection of essays on how to look closely at sculpture. One of my upcoming projects is a companion volume, Getting…

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October 12, 2020

Works at the National Gallery, London, by Campin, Hals, Rembrandt, Degas, Titian, Caravaggio, Watteau, El Greco, RUbens, Kalf, and Ruisdael. Photos: Wikipedia

Painting

Issues re Getting More Enjoyment from Paintings You Love, part 2a

Earlier this year I published Getting More Enjoyment from Sculpture You Love, a collection of essays on how to look closely at sculpture. One of my upcoming projects is a companion volume, Getting…

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October 6, 2020