Rolling countryside in the Downs of England, the Alban Hills near Rome, Normandy, Pontoise, the Jorat in Switzerland, and the rural Midwest.
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Swiss painter who trained in DĂĽsseldorf then became influenced by paintings of the German Romantics. Part 1 of 2.
The origin of Helen, perhaps, ready to be served to Mercury and Jupiter, caged in Rome’s Capitol, or cared for young girls.
Goddess Latona gives birth to twins Apollo and Diana, but local peasants refuse to let her drink from their lake, so they’re turned into frogs.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 262. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Roll […]
Paintings of gardeners by Bazille, Sisley, Caillebotte, Pissarro, Grant Wood and others.
Before 1700, the myth of Vertumnus and Pomona was popular, as was Mary Magdalene’s mistaking of the resurrected Christ as a gardener.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Roll on […]
Second and concluding article, including paintings by van Gogh, Chase, Monet, Pissarro, CĂ©zanne and others.
The first of two articles about painting trees, featuring Rubens, Poussin, Gainsborough, Constable, Corot and others.
The Eclectic Light Company 