Tag Archives: Ovid Metamorphoses

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 →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Augustus, Cecille B. Demille The Sign of the Cross, claudette colbert, Dionysius Exiguus, E.M. Forster, Edward Gibbon, Jean Leon Gerome, Joseph Flavius, Josephus the Jewish War, Juan Luna paintings, L. Amelius Paulus, Ovid Art of Love, Ovid Metamorphoses, Rogier van der Weyden, Virgil Aenid | Leave a comment

good enough for isis

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

The linen cultists are under siege. It appears that polyester,- in addition to making a splash on the golf course- is also being considered as a superior surface to paint on. Madame Pickwick, despite some reservations, is however going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Graham Greene, isis, Isis linen, jan matejko, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, Ovid Metamorphoses, poland art history, polish art, teodor axentowicz, winsor-newton canvas | Leave a comment

AUGUSTUS WAS NOT AMUSED

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dave

” I was born for poetry. Whatever I tried to say came out as verse”. Ovid was a gifted observer of ”la dolce vita” that delighted the beautiful people of Augustan Rome with his how-to verses on love making. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →