Inscriptions in paintings that reveal the story, or quote from its literary source, from Rembrandt to the Pre-Raphaelites.
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Signatures written on scraps of paper, or in books, with comments, dedications in graffiti, and an apocalyptic vision of Botticelli.
Born not far from Lviv when it was still in the Kingdom of Galicia, he trained in Poland, but painted for much of his career in the city of Lviv.
Tragic stories of great paintings that no longer look anything like their originals, from Leonardo da Vinci and William Blake.
Paris, Prince of Troy, is the perfect pawn in Zeus’s plan for war. He develops a taste for beautiful women, then accepts Aphrodite’s bribe in the beauty contest of the three goddesses.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 193. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Pianist’s […]
The Ouled Naïl come from the south of Algeria, in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Paintings by those who lived in Algeria and got to know them.
Artists started to visit Algeria after the French invaded the country in 1830. Paintings of history, places and some scenes, especially in Constantine.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Pianist’s notes for […]
Covering the Norns, Dagr, Nótt, Ægir, Gefjon, Bragi, Iðunn, Hervör, and the Wild Hunt or Åsgårdsreien.
The Eclectic Light Company 