Unveiling the Work of a Master – Titian’s Portrait of Archbishop Archinto
His contemporaries called him “the sun amidst small stars”, the princes’ painter, the people’s painter, the prince of painters. In
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When Thousands of Hands Held a Secret for a Thousand Years – Porcelain, Part 1
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science, said
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?* – Rodin’s The Call to Arms, Part Two
In 1879, Auguste Rodin entered a competition to design a war memorial honoring the Parisians who defended the city while it
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?* – Rodin’s The Call to Arms, Part One
(Above: Rue de Rivoli, Paris; 1871) What makes a war memorial appropriate or inappropriate? Whom or what should be remembered?
The Inevitably Acquiescent Volcano – Tiepolo’s Venus and Vulcan
Vulcan thought his ex-wife was out of the picture. Then one day while he was at work, she suddenly appeared
A Perfect Indian is He – Sculptures of The Buddha
In 563 BCE, in foothills of the Himalayas, a holy man prophesied that the king’s newborn son, Prince Siddhartha Gautama,
Send lawyers, guns and money – Houdon’s Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
There’s something special about marble. Ever since the invention of metal tools during the Bronze Age, marble has been carved by
