Tag Archives: Neo-Platonism

DOCTRINE OF DUPLICITY

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Dave

” For that small matter of lies”, wrote Machiavelli,”I am a doctor and hold my degrees. Life has taught me to confound false and true, till no man knows either”. In ”The Prince” his personal confession becomes a general rule; … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Albert Camus, Aristophanes, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII of France, Florentine Italy, Fra Girolamo Savonarola, King Charles VIII, Machiavelli, Machiavelli The Prince, Neo-Platonism, Plato, Salman Rushdie, Savonarola, William Lee Adams, William Lee Adams Time magazine | 1 Comment

HEAVEN AS A TENSE & DISQUIETING PLACE

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Dave

The central incident in El Greco’s painting, ”The Burial of Count Orgaz” is a vulgar and morally pointless miracle. The painting was done to remind a reluctant parish of its feudal duty. Most of the proceedings preceding and surrounding the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Count Orgaz, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco, High renaissance, Mannerist Art, Mannerist painting, Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Neo-Platonism, Neo-Platonists, The Burial of Count Orgaz | Leave a comment

PRIMAVERA AND THE HERMETIC OCTAVE

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Dave

Interpreting the mythology of a work of art may fall under the domain of the art sleuth, and an intrepid one at that.Take for example Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece, ”Primavera”. Those who are willing to settle for a poetical tableau and … Continue reading →