Tag: Baroque

  • Orsola Maddalena Caccia at the Met

    Orsola Maddalena Caccia at the Met

    The Met’s acquisition of three works by little-known 16th-century painter Orsola Maddalena Caccia made headlines in late 2020.

  • Artemisia: Viewing Her Exhibition Online

    Artemisia: Viewing Her Exhibition Online

    I recently enjoyed a half-hour video tour of the National Gallery’s Artemisia exhibition, narrated by curator Letizia Treves.

  • A Universe of Art at TEFAF Online

    A Universe of Art at TEFAF Online

    This is my experience viewing TEFAF Online. This art fair has a little bit of everything, plus the unique twist of only showing one object per gallery.

  • The Churches of Netflix’s Warrior Nun, Season One

    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.

  • Tour Great Architecture from Anywhere

    Tour Great Architecture from Anywhere

    While you can never truly experience a place from a screen, it’s nice to have the option to see great architecture in 360 degrees from your couch.

  • Art at Vassar: The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

    Art at Vassar: The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

    The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center on the Vassar campus contains a little bit of everything, but its claim to fame is its Hudson River School paintings.

  • What is History Painting?

    What is History Painting?

    History painting was once an important genre in European art. Learn about its characteristics and why all the most ambitious artists wanted to pursue it.

  • Fun Words I Learned Studying Art

    Fun Words I Learned Studying Art

    I’ve learned so many cool words while studying art history. Here are six of my favorites along with definitions and artwork examples of each one.

  • The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr

    The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr

    The Lost Painting is about the rediscovery of a lost Caravaggio painting. It’s basically a thrilling mystery novel that features art instead of crime.

  • The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni (December 3rd)

    What would Christmas be without some angels? This striking painting of the Michael the Archangel is by Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni (1575-1642). In characteristic Baroque fashion, the painting is full of drama. The large figure of Michael is wearing Roman battle attire prepares to impale a tough-looking man representing Satan. Behind him is a shadowy setting with rocks in…

  • Bernini’s Angels

    Bernini’s Angels

    I have been working on a new skating program for the past month or so to a song called “Bernini’s Angels”, so I have recently been thinking a lot about the titular sculptor. In the program, I play the character of a young art student who is stuck in a terrible creative rut, travels to…

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