Daniel Chester French is best known as the sculptor of the Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. In 1896, he purchased 150 or so acres in the Berkshires and began dividing…
My previous post on the Wadsworth Atheneum included Rococo porcelain from France and Germany, created in the mid-eighteenth century. This week we move on to works of the French Revolution,…
Copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante. This is a research paper on the nature of cryptocurrencies, written by a historian for informational purposes. It is not investment advice! You may…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…