Tag Archives: Joseph Flavius

bowing to the dominant emotion

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dave

When something big was up. That was the Year One. No one could have foreseen such consequences. Often, great historical processes begin invisibly and only later is it possible to pin down the critical date. The strangest thing is that … Continue reading →

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one is the loneliest number a.d.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Dave

The Year One. Of all the great years in history, it is the oddest because no one alive at the time, or for centuries thereafter, had any idea that this was the Year One at all. If they ever used … Continue reading →

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MANTEGNA’S PERSPECTIVE of DISTORTION: Between the Sinister and Mysterious

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dave

The most devoted lovers of Florentine art complain that as a stylist Mantegna lacks the breath and freedom  and, as an expressive artist, the human warmth that the Tuscans offer. They cannot see that Mantegna’s rejection of movement and fluidity … Continue reading →

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