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Tag Archives: Jacques Callot
andre francois: enjoying imperfection
Andre Francois was an exuberant satirist and prankster; unpredictable with witty insight and the clarity of high art… Whether art is good or bad has nothing to do with whether it is satiric or solemn. History has shown a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Francois art, Honore Daumier, Jacques Callot, William Hogarth
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sacred stories: niche interests
The sacred and the profane. the eternal tango. …“Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are…the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions.”― Primo Levi….Max Frisch once wrote that “technology … Continue reading
30 years: losing the peace
The world lives in fear of the “incident”, that one event that will ignite a great conflict. The Thirty years’ War was the first great destructive conflict whose pattern was continually repeated through to WWII. In sum, it can be … Continue reading
thirty years of dying
The world lives in fear of the “incident” that will ignite a conflict on a world or regional basis, but if we look back to the Thirty Years War and fast forward to today, we can conclude that men, not … Continue reading
grisly fruit
…During the first ten years of actual fighting the Catholics won all the victories, especially after the Emperor acquired the services of Albrecht von Wallenstein- one of the two greatest generals of the war, the other being Gustavus Adolphus of … Continue reading
thirty years wasted
Why do wars begin both great and small? The world lives in fear of the “incident” such as in the Cold War or now perhaps Iran or Korea that will spark the next great conflict. But ultimately, it is men … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Albrecht Wallenstein, Feodor Dietz, Jacques Callot, Jacques Callot Miseries of War, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, mahmoud abbas, Mohammed Morsi, Operation Pillar of Defense, The Thirty Years War
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30 years: the wasteland
The Thirty Years’ War strengthened France, weakened Spain, broke up the Hapsburg combine, and made the Holy Roman Empire little more than a name. But its chief effect was the ruin of Germany by a generation of violence. The losses … Continue reading
incidents will happen
If we look at the Thirty Years War, we can see that “incidents” if and of themselves, dod not precipitate the general war that engulfed Europe. The revolt in Prague no more created the war than the conspiracy in Venice … Continue reading
thirty long years
The world lives in fear of the “incident” that will ignite the next great conflict, but it is men and not events that determine the fate of nations… The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was Europe’s most meaningless and, until the … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Battle of Lutzen Thirty Years War, Carl Wahlbom, Jacques Callot, Jacques Callot Miseries of War, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Operation Pillar of Defense, pope Urban VIII, The Thirty Years War
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