Tag Archives: Johan Huizinga

beat the clock

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Dave

In some measure, what John Lukacs is saying is that a good many people were wrong in their perceptions of what was occurring during World War II. But he is also saying more than that, something more interesting and more … Continue reading →

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variations of hell: a ramshackle affair

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Dave

Whenever Hieronymus Bosch deals with hell and the devils, he repeats this master idea with many variations: the idea that they are illogical, disorderly, incomprehensible, and mad. When we hear that Saint Anthony was tempted in the desert, we expect … Continue reading →

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A Paradise not what its made out to be

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Dave

Very few paintings in the history of art have so puzzled viewers as Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Only now perhaps, in our present new age of folly, can its meaning be made clear. Today we take a … Continue reading →

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a mad mad world: demons and deities

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Dave

There are very few paintings in the history of art that have puzzled viewers to the extent that “The Garden of Earthly Delights” has.It is one of the most enigmatic pictures ever painted.  It is hard to say if the … Continue reading →

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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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