As one of the last true Renaissance men, his artistic and diplomatic careers depended on his patrons – as much as they depended on him.
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I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 39. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Siri […]
It’s ironic that the Pre-Raphaelites, who wanted to take painting back to the days before Raphael, then took up his themes.
Because of its glorious past, Apple is about the future. But just now we need our past, with the future looking so uncertain.
Her legends are confusing, but make no significant mention of music. So how did she become patron saint of music and musicians?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: I’m a Norwegian […]
Beyond his most famous painting ‘American Gothic’, Wood shows life in the rural Midwest, and tells stories of Paul Revere and George Washington.
He completes his journey through Cubism to abstraction, but takes a pause to paint a few landscapes around 1916-17.
A few months ago, we all felt that we lived in uncertain times, but I suspect none of […]
What do you do with all those old but important documents? Do you just leave them cluttering up storage, or have you archived them? Here’s how to archive properly.
