Tag Archives: Guido Reni

hindsight is a rear-view mirror

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dave

and sometimes the small print on that mirror reads, “objects appear larger than they really are.” Disrupting the natural course of history… …Historians know that at times the change was fuzzier, less immediate, and they tend to seize on the … Continue reading →

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return of the marble faun?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dave

The truly gruesome and the mystery of the act and the people who do it….. “no sin at all, but the best possible virtue in the circumstances ( Miriam in The Marble Faun )…”the wind has blown away whatever else … Continue reading →

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KEEPING THE DRAMA UNDER CONTROL

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Dave

His father’s life had been filled with scandal and he spent time in prison. In contrast, Rubens was a devoted family man and led a peaceful life. Sir Dudley Carlton, one of his admirers, described Rubens as “prince of painters and … Continue reading →

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NO EASY HOPE & NO SIMPLE CONSOLATION

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Dave

”It was just before leaving Rome that Hawthorne conceived the idea of a romance in which the “Faun” of Praxiteles should come to life, and play a characteristic part in the modern world; the catastrophe naturally resulting from his coming … Continue reading →

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