A funny (as in: "Isn't-it-bizarre-how-the-universe-works?" funny, not "ha-ha" funny) thing happened when the profile on "Anon. " went live, here on the About Art History site. E-mails started pouring ... Read More

Have you heard of the recent find at Hohle Fels cave in the Swabian Jura, southwestern Germany? Three tiny, exquisite sculptures - carbon-dated to around 30,000 years old - ... Read More

This section is seeing numerous additions of late, though we've still got around 20,000 Names uncovered (by my estimate). It's often frustrating to distill a person's life into "X" ... Read More

The folks at Oxford Reference Online were nice enough to give me a 30-days' peek inside their subscription service Grove Art Online, so I'm reporting my findings here for all ... Read More

Remember David Byrne of Talking Heads? (If you don't, it's your loss.) He's been having fun and being creative with one of Bill Gates' brain-children, MS PowerPoint. Wired.com recently ... Read More

This week's article strives not to whine overmuch about the letdown one (namely, me) might feel when considering post-High Renaissance art. No, it wasn't the end of the world. ... Read More

If you're still trying to come up with the perfect gift idea for the art history student on your list, you have my sympathy. (If you are a student, ... Read More

Remember last week's post about Munch and Krakatoa? The Globe and Mail ran a piece this past Sunday in which the author, Kate Taylor, deemed the volcanic fallout-Scream sky theory ... Read More

Can you believe it? Florence was nearly completely out of the picture during this, the most grand and memorable phase of "The Renaissance". There was a semi-mad monk ... Read More

There were a lot of these 15th-century artistic Italian guys (yes, they were all men, as far as History can tell). Dozens of them. Dozens and dozens. ... Read More

As far as theories go, this is a really interesting one. The New York Times just ran this article, which goes on at length about the colors of the ... Read More

One of my Cyber Sisters (let's call her "Beth", since that's her name) is forever finding the greatest bargains on earth at garage sales and thrift stores. Items - the ... Read More

There certainly was a lot more to "The Renaissance" than first met the eye, wasn't there? This week we're covering the Early Renaissance, and the multitude of reasons ... Read More

To be precise, there are two. The first invloves Calls for Papers, and the second goes on at length (well, to be truthful, not at length; there's just the ... Read More

Just for fun, today, here's "Dr. Seuss" the artist. The Cat in the Hat cat has been a big favorite of mine since I started reading...about 40 years ago. ... Read More

...a few words about World AIDS Day. This should have, by rights, been posted yesterday...and I tried. I really tried. So much of what was written, though, ... Read More