Art and Archaeology

A&A is basically my way of putting all of my art historical knowledge to good use. Because hey, there's not much else I can do with it, is there? All information found on these pages is 100% thought to be true, and all images are 100% thought to be free to use by me.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Madonna of the Yarnwinder by Leonardo DaVinci? Oil on wood panel, c. 1501.

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Good news! While you most likely haven't read or heard about it anywhere, they've recovered Madonna of the Yarnwinder ! In fact, i...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Madonna by Edvard Munch. Oil on canvas, 1894-1895.

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Well I just learned that a friend of mine reads my blog, so I figured I'd better get off my butt and update this thing so I don't lo...
Friday, June 30, 2006

The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India. Sandstone, circa 50 BC to 50 AD.

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Today I want to get into some Eastern art, because Eastern art is super cool. And while art history books might make you think otherwise, ...
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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers, et al. Ink on vellum, circa 1410-1490.

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Well I was browsing Wikimedia Commons today when I saw that they have an awesome collection of images from Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de ...
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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew by Dale Chihuly. Glass, exhibited May 28, 2005 through January 15, 2006.

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Well today I reached into my big bag of art and decided to pull out a favorite artist of mine, Dale Chihuly. (I guess he was in the bag wit...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

The Nashville, Tennessee Parthenon. Reinforced concrete, 1921-1931.

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Now that we've done the Parthenon, I thought I'd show you one of those bizarre tourist attractions that can be found only in America...
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Friday, June 09, 2006

Sculpture of The Parthenon. Athens, Greece. Marble, sculptural decoration 438-432 BC.

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Okay, I lied. I'm not done with the Parthenon. I wanted to abandon it, because there's so freaking much I want to say that I'l...
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