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...
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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