Tag Archives: Rogier van der Weyden

intense: saint columba & literary larceny

Every night he would sneak off in the dark to indulge his secret lust- his lust for copying a rare manuscript of the Gospels…. Behind every myth lies a truth; beyond every legend is a reality, as radiant, sometimes as … Continue reading

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the good book says

There has always been this conflict over religion and fascism that when posited, by the liberal, individualist tradition, notably by a Christopher Hitchens or Slvaj Zizek, there is connection invoked between the two; part of the popular secular culture dialog … Continue reading

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bowing to the dominant emotion

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

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illuminations

Illuminations. The fifteenth-century illuminate manuscript as art form. It was an art, as Poussin said, that appealed to the pleasures of intelligence; pleasures which are above all others. As opposed to frivolous art for amusement.   Philippe de Mazerolles – … Continue reading

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plastic fantastic: you look fabulous!

Carefully structured violence packaged and passed off as spontaneous beauty, reproductions of the divine mean as a reflection of that inner you. Everyone is a Venus. What is the alternative? The aesthetic condemnation of the ugly as a symptomatic expression … Continue reading

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portrait or spitting image

There is always a complex psychological relationship between the sitter and the painter, since the explosive issue of the construction of identity is a potent assemblage that continues to adapt itself in the modern world. But its often an ambivalent … Continue reading

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book of hours of the times

He can be seen both as climactic figure of the Middle Ages and as a herald of the Renaissance. The first great realist in French art, he painted with magical perfection in a time of change and disarray. In his … Continue reading

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THE YEAR ONE A.D. (Y0001K Bug)

The year one. In retrospect it was a big date.It was year 754 to the Romans, and year 3761 to the Jews. Decisive years, like decisive battles , are an old favorite with historians. More often however, great historical processes … Continue reading

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LOOS MORALS: Let Her Be On Her Red Plump Bed

The sensibilities of painters and sculptors have investigated the Annunciation along with Mary’s psychological response, the alluring constitution of the angel, the will of God, the setting, the symbolic potential and the scene’s effect on other characters. Annunciation scenes, like … Continue reading

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A WOMAN’S GAZE & THE FEMALE IDEAL:Ordained To Be Seen But Not Heard?

“Either it really exists or else I have conjured it up so often that it might as well. The painting belongs to a familiar genre – that of the pensive figure in the garden . . . A woman in … Continue reading

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