Tag Archives: Masaccio

leading the blind

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dave

Different stages of falling. Trust, surprise and then shock. The Church in the background is a symbol to invoke the risks in straying from the church? Perhaps. Bruegel demonstrates that the natural, uncivilized realm of man is a constituent element … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged cardinal granvelle, Gov. Rick Perry, Masaccio, mayken coecke, Pieter Bruegel, pieter bruegel parable of the blind, Pieter Brueghel, pieter brueghel the younger, rick perry texas, Rudy Rucker, sam lloyd, William Carlos Williams | Leave a comment

AN ANGEL IN BROAD DAYLIGHT: Elegance Before Passion

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Dave

Within a single generation early in the fifteenth century, three Flemish artists gave final, consummate expression to the Gothic spirit. … For anyone trying to tell the history of art as a continuous development , the fifteenth century always appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Battle of Agincourt, Donatello Sculpture, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Stephen Zucker, Dr. Steven Zucker, Filippo Brunelleschi, Flemish Art, Jan van Eyck, Masaccio, Master of Flémalle, Northern Renaissance Art, Northern Renaissance Painting, Philip the Good, Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden | Leave a comment

BLONDE AMBITION & SEDITION: THE WHITE VEIL

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Dave

The woman’s legs seemed to go on forever. It was hard to tell exactly whom they belonged to, or what she was thinking, but their purpose was clear, dominating a billboard for a new condo…. drawing the eyes of admirers … Continue reading →