art in pop culture
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The real “Cerulean Queen”: thoughts on an Egyptian icon at the Met
After reading Fiona Davis’s novel The Stolen Queen, I reflected on the real-life artwork that inspired it, Fragment of a Queen’s Face in the Met’s Egyptian Wing.
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The Goldfinch: the book and the painting
Thoughts on The Goldfinch – both the painting by Carel Fabrtius and the Donna Tartt novel it inspired.
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Caught Between Eras: Chateau de Pierrefonds
The Chateau de Pierrefonds, a castle in France, demonstrates how the line between medieval and modern can get really blurry.
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The Dig: a Book and Movie About Sutton Hoo
A new movie called The Dig, based on a novel of the same name, tells a fictionalized version of the Sutton Hoo treasures’ discovery.
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The Churches of Netflix’s Warrior Nun, Season One
Learn about the beautiful Spanish churches used in the filming of the Netflix series Warrior Nun, season one.
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Art in TV and Film: Turner’s Reichenbach Falls
Turner’s watercolor The Great Falls of the Reichenbach appeared in a 2012 episode of the BBC series Sherlock. Learn why this choice was so very fitting.
