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Category Archive: Life

Orlando Furioso: Orlando victorious, and Rinaldo in pursuit of Angelica

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Orlando quickly finishes off Agramante and Gradasso. Rinaldo’s love for Angelica has become an obsession, and he sets off to find her in the east.

March 24, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Patrons and painters: Rubens the diplomat

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As one of the last true Renaissance men, his artistic and diplomatic careers depended on his patrons – as much as they depended on him.

March 23, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Who sat Saint Cecilia at the keyboard? 2

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It’s ironic that the Pre-Raphaelites, who wanted to take painting back to the days before Raphael, then took up his themes.

March 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: No thanks for the memories

Because of its glorious past, Apple is about the future. But just now we need our past, with the future looking so uncertain.

March 22, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Who sat Saint Cecilia at the keyboard? 1

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Her legends are confusing, but make no significant mention of music. So how did she become patron saint of music and musicians?

March 21, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Rural Midwest: paintings of Grant Wood

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Beyond his most famous painting ‘American Gothic’, Wood shows life in the rural Midwest, and tells stories of Paul Revere and George Washington.

March 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Realist Paintings of Piet Mondrian 3

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He completes his journey through Cubism to abstraction, but takes a pause to paint a few landscapes around 1916-17.

March 19, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Uncertain times

A few months ago, we all felt that we lived in uncertain times, but I suspect none of […]

March 19, 2020 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Raphael and Painting: 8 Prophets and Popes

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The painting that made Saint Cecilia the patron saint of music, a vision of Ezekiel, Pope Leo X, and a woman who could be a courtesan or the artist’s partner.

March 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Orlando Furioso: Death on Lampedusa

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While Ruggiero ends up shipwrecked on a rock, Orlando and his team of paladins face combat with Agramante on the island of Lampedusa.

March 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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