The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 2
Jeff Easley (American, b. 1954), The Big Red Dragon, 1991. Oil on illustration board. Enchanted exhibition, Rockwell Museum.

The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 2

From June 12 to October 31, 2021, the Norman Rockwell Museum has on display “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration.” The exhibition includes between 100 and 200 works, filling four rooms.…

Comments Off on The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 2
The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 1
Michael Whelan (American, b. 1950), The Way of Kings, 2010. Acrylic on canvas. Rockwell Museum, Enchanted exhibition.

The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 1

From June 12 to October 31, 2021, the Norman Rockwell Museum has on display "Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration." The exhibition includes between 100 and 200 works, filling four…

Comments Off on The “Enchanted” Exhibition at the Rockwell Museum, part 1
Some illustrations for Amor Towles’s “The DiDomenico Fragment”
Studiolo, created ca. 1478-1482 for the Duke's Palace in Gubbio. Metropolitan Museum, New York. Photo: MetMuseum.org

Some illustrations for Amor Towles’s “The DiDomenico Fragment”

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…

Comments Off on Some illustrations for Amor Towles’s “The DiDomenico Fragment”
Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 19
Boucher / Vincennes Porcelain Factory, The Music Lesson, ca. 1752. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 19

This week: Rococo at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Giuseppe Nogari, Self-Portrait Giuseppe Nogari, Self-Portrait. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Nogari (1699-1766), a native of Venice, painted works…

Comments Off on Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 19
Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 18
Johann Joachim Kaendler (creator of model for the Meissen Porcelain Factory), Busts of two monks, 1743. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 18

This week: Baroque and Rococo art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Hals, Portrait of Joseph Coymans, 1644 Frans Hals, Portrait of Joseph Coymans, 1644. Wadsworth…

Comments Off on Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 18
Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 17
William Claesz. Heda, Still Life with Goblet, 1631. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 17

This week: more seventeenth-century (Baroque) art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Le Sueur, Young Man with a Sword, ca. 1645 Eustache Le Sueur, Young Man…

Comments Off on Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 17

Protected: Sunday Recommendations 5/16/2021

This week's recommendations are all from Michelangelo's Medici Chapel (a.k.a. the Sagrestia Nuova), in the Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence. He worked on this project from 1519 to 1534. 1.…

Comments Off on Protected: Sunday Recommendations 5/16/2021
Wadsworth Atheneum, part 16
Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC. Wadsworth Atheneum.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 16

This week: more art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Egyptian, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC Egyptian Ptolemaic Period, Cat, ca. 3rd-1st c. BC. Wadsworth Atheneum.…

Comments Off on Wadsworth Atheneum, part 16
Wadsworth Atheneum, part 15
Henri Paul Motte, The Trojan Horse, 1874. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 15

This week: more European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Rubens, Return of the Holy Family from Egypt, ca. 1630 Peter Paul Rubens, Return of…

Comments Off on Wadsworth Atheneum, part 15
Sunday Recommendations for Supporters 4/25/2021
R.M. Ponzanelli, Monument to the Diver. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Sunday Recommendations for Supporters 4/25/2021

The video of this week's recommendations is here. This week's recommendations include four sculptures along the main tourist street of San Miguel de Cozumel, which runs along the west coast…

Comments Off on Sunday Recommendations for Supporters 4/25/2021