Tag Archives: sebastien vrancx

30 years: losing the peace

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dave

The world lives in fear of the “incident”, that one event that will ignite a great conflict. The Thirty years’ War was the first great destructive conflict whose pattern was continually repeated through to WWII. In sum, it can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Jacques Callot, Jacques Callot Miseries of War, king louis XIII, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Sebastian Vrancx, sebastien vrancx, thirty years war | Leave a comment

pillage in the village

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave

It is customary to say that incidents lead to war.They generate a fear leading to the conclusion that war is inevitable, only a question of time. The question is an open one however; the outbreak of the greatest, most destructive … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Barry Chamish, Bohemian Revolt 1618, Gustavus Adolphus Sweden, Jacques Callot, Jacques Callot Miseries of War, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Operation Pillar of Defense, Pieter Snayers, sebastien vrancx, The General Crisis Europe Thirty Years' War, The Thirty Years War | Leave a comment

for what is honor

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Dave

God forbid. god forbid. god forbid. Gender division has nothing to do with god. It is a human construction. A devised, contrived, set of human boundaries that has promoted untold suffering, degrading both victim and victimizer. Boundaries based on sex … Continue reading →