Tag Archives: Philippe de Champaigne

atheist camping guide: mapping divine revelation

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dave

Of course, one can’t be surprised that Christopher Hitchens made a handsome living refuting attempts to prove divine revelation. All the attempts are sterile unless there is agreement on what would be considered valid proof. And, the initial burden of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Atheism and Revelation, Christopher Hitchens, Divine Revelation, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, nicholas poussin, Philippe de Champaigne, Sam harris The End of faith | Leave a comment

every grain of sand

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Dave

Picasso called his painting, “the sum of destructions”, Marcel Duchamp went further into conceptual form with the ready-made, banal objects such as urinals converted into works of art. This was the so called “shock of the new” the beginning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Avi Farchan, David Teniers, Edward Long, Edward Long painting, gush katif, Gush Katif museum, Israel and Zionism, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marcel Duchamp, Nicolas Poussin, Pablo Picasso, Philippe de Champaigne, The Mount of Olives, Yamit evacuation, Yamit expulsion, Zionism | Leave a comment

moses: the comic within the cosmic

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dave

Theologians as well as philosophers, have long analyzed Truth and Goodness. Theology though, unlike philosophy, has neglected serious scrutiny of the study of Beauty and Aesthetics, and has grappled, disconcertingly, with humor. The biblical figure of Moses cuts across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ayn Rand, E.F. Schumacher, Edwin Long, frederick goodall, Jan van Eyck, lawrence Alma-Tadema, Michelangelo Moses, Moses Exodus, Philippe de Champaigne, Sigmund Freud | Leave a comment

Zut alors: Art in service of the state: d’honneur et d’honte

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dave

By 1642, when Cardinal Richelieu had died,he had confirmed the power of France on all her land and sea frontiers, and had turned the tide against Spain and her allies. Beyond the political and military achievements, an expansion in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Amelia Ishmael, Andrew Gough, Cardinal Richelieu, Georges de La Tour, Jacques Callot, Jacques Lemercier, Lemercier architect, Madame de Rambouillet, Mairet, Nicolas Poussin, Philippe de Champaigne, Pierre Corneille, Simon Vouet, Tristan L'Hermite | Leave a comment

THE MEN WITH A THORN IN THEIR SIDE

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

”… about the boom in political satire in France. On that subject, you might remember how Stéphane Guillon, Sarko’s imitator on France-Inter radio, upset the president with his impertinence.As predicted here, Sarkozy has just made it known that he wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Albrecht Durer, Andrea Mantegna, Baroque Art, Caravaggio, Cardinal Richelieu, Carla Bruni, Charles Bremner, Claude Lorrain, David Ogg, Desmarets, Didier Porte, Eric Besson, Eric Cantaloup, French Art History, French Literature, French Political Satire, Georges de La Tour, Henry Samuel, Jacques Boulenger, Jacques Callot, Lemercier architect, Machiavelli, Mairet, Martine Aubry, Nicolas Poussin, Philippe de Champaigne, Pierre Corneille, Saint Vincent de Paul, Sarkozy, Simon Vouet, Stephane Guillon | Leave a comment

CARDINAL RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT PETTING CRABS

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It’s time to wind up The masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party’s over … Continue reading →