René Magritte
Tuesday January 31, 2012
Thanks to the recent exhibition René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle, and the unforgivable fact that there was no Magritte biography written (!), I spent a few weeks getting cozy with ... Read More
Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan
Tuesday January 31, 2012
Did you miss the Show of Shows at London's National Gallery? Oh, it's not over yet -- not until this Sunday -- but we hear that all hope of getting ... Read More
Guess the Artist
Monday January 30, 2012
Your clues this week are:
The artist was Italian, and the second child of a master baker from Ferrara. (Hey, quit giggling. I said "baker.")
Best known for a vast ... Read More
Guess the Artist
Monday January 23, 2012
Your clues this week are:
The artist was American, but moved to Europe at age 27 and, with the exception of one brief return trip to the US, lived as ... Read More
Guess the Artist
Monday January 16, 2012
Your clues this week are:
Though this is a drawing and the artist is best known for painting, the first formal art instruction this French artist received was in sculpture.
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Guess the Artist
Monday January 9, 2012
Your clues this week are:
The artist was a French Huguenot, born and raised in Switzerland following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
The artist was famous for portraiture ... Read More
Guess the Artist
Monday January 2, 2012
Your first clues for 2012 are:
The artist was born in France, but only according to modern boundaries.
A "Northerner," this artist was the first non-Italian to travel to Rome ... Read More