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bernini from sun king to rome
In his fountain design Bernini returned to the Counter Reformation theme of the church triumphant, spreading through four continents , which were represented by personifications of four rivers- the Danube, supporting the papal coat of arms and accompanied by a … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Bernini and Louis XIV, Bernini fountains, Bernini Piazza Navona, Bernini Sculptures, Bernini St. Peter's, Duc de Crequi ambassasor to papal court, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Paolo Conte, Pope Innocent X, Robert Hughes, Simon Schama, St, St. Peter's Colonnade
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bernini: rockin’ on with the counter reformation
Pope Urban VIII took a fatherly interest in his gifted protege. When Bernini fell ill, the pope visited him twice a day in his palazzo near the Piazza di Spagna and once came with sixteen cardinals, whose collective blessing was … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernini, Bernini St. Peter's, Francesco Borromini, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Pope Innocent X, pope Urban VIII, Robert Hughes, Simon Schama
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jarring sales hustle and aesthetic goals
“Art in the native American mind enjoys the dubious importance attached to the devil in the medieval mind” – Alexander Harvey The artistic imagination enters only rather furtively into economic life. Artistic truth is still revealed not by the artist … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Alexander Harvey, amien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Arnold Hauser, Dean Valentine, Don and Mira Rubel, Donald Kuspit, Henry Ford art collection, Jackson Pollock, joseph duveen, Marcel Duchamp, Mark Rothko, Mira Rubel, Mugrabi art collection, Norman Rockwell, Robert Hughes, Van Gogh Arles
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bumpy ride: back seat hider
Mobilize yourself. Come travel but forgo aesthetic or metaphorical niceties. Its a bumpy ride in the early days of conceptual art especially one aimed to outrage, aimed at the perceived social castration, aimed at a nightmarish urban vision. Disaffection personified … Continue reading
canvas and the pound of flesh
The rape of Europa by Titian is probably the most celebrated painting in the collection of Old Masters assembled by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the turn of the last century. It hangs, all 70×80 inches of it, in a heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Berenson, isabella stewart gardner, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, King Philip II Spain, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, meryle secrest, Otto Gutekunst, Robert Hughes, Sir Joseph Duveen, Titian The Rape of Europa
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