Tag Archives: Gerard David

LOOS MORALS: Let Her Be On Her Red Plump Bed

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dave

The sensibilities of painters and sculptors have investigated the Annunciation along with Mary’s psychological response, the alluring constitution of the angel, the will of God, the setting, the symbolic potential and the scene’s effect on other characters. Annunciation scenes, like … Continue reading →

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A WOMAN’S GAZE & THE FEMALE IDEAL:Ordained To Be Seen But Not Heard?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dave

“Either it really exists or else I have conjured it up so often that it might as well. The painting belongs to a familiar genre – that of the pensive figure in the garden . . . A woman in … Continue reading →

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A FALLING TIDE LIFTS ALL EGOS

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Dave

there were some wild times in Bruges. It was a city that had the virtue of living dangerously for a while. Their innovations on medieval financing through the Bill of Exchange and expertise as serving as a market maker that … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Albrecht Durer, Baldwin Iron Arm, Bruges, Charles the Bold, Froissart Chronicles, Gerard David, Hans Memling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, History of Bruges, Isabella of Portugal, James M. Murray, Jan van Eyck, Jean C. Wilson, Jean Froissart, Madame de Beaugrant, Marc Boone, Morris L. Cohen, Philip the Good, Southey, Victor Hugo, William Wordsworth | Leave a comment

RESTLESS SPIRITS IN A SILT BOUND CITY

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Dave

In Bruges, it is said that holy candles burn all night in the houses on the eve of All Souls, and the bells toll till midnight, or even till morning. people, too, often set lighted candles on the graves. A … Continue reading →