Sunday, June 04, 2006

The Pantheon. Rome, Italy. Roman concrete, circa 125 AD.

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So! Where was I? The Parthenon. Whatever. I'm done with the Parthenon. The whole Acropolis. You want to know more, go look it up. ...
Tuesday, May 02, 2006

The Parthenon. Athens, Greece. Marble, 447-432 BC.

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Well holy crap, it looks like my blog has a reader! I've been busy with things, so I'd pretty much pushed this thing to the bottom o...
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Monday, April 10, 2006

Saliera, by Benvenuto Cellini. Gold, enamel and ebony, 1540-1543.

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Speaking of gold, and art theft, today's featured work of art is the world's most famous salt shaker: the piece above, known as the ...
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Sunday, April 09, 2006

Adele Bloch-Bauer I, by Gustav Klimt. Oil, silver and gold on canvas, 1907.

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If you have any interest in the work of Gustav Klimt, now is the time to head down to LA. I know what you're thinking - the last thing I...
Saturday, April 08, 2006

The Bay, by Helen Frankenthaler. Acrylic on canvas, 1963.

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Keeping with the theme of art in the news, I thought today I'd showcase the Helen Frankenthaler painting The Bay that gained some notor...
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Sunday, April 02, 2006

L'atelier, by Pablo Picasso. Crayon on paper, 1958.

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Now that I've proven to all of you that I am, in fact, a genius, let me show you a real Picasso. This is a drawing that is too good to h...
Saturday, April 01, 2006

Atelier de Cannes, by Pablo Picasso? Crayon on paper, 1958.

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Looks like I finally came through for you pessimists! What can I say? I get busy, I get lazy... and I was actually kind of overwhelmed about...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

The Acropolis. Athens, Greece.

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Today I'm introducing you to the Acropolis. Now a lot of people get confused and think that the Acropolis is a Greek temple of some sort...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Venus of Willendorf. Limestone, circa 22,000 BC.

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Having recently discussed topless females, I thought today I'd talk about one of art's oldest topless females, the Venus of Willendo...
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Monday, March 20, 2006

The Agnew Clinic, by Thomas Eakins. Oil on canvas, 1889.

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In honor of my friend's recent acceptance to medical school, today I thought I'd do a little something by Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakin...
Sunday, March 19, 2006

The Dance of Life, by Edvard Munch. Oil on canvas, 1899-1900.

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Well I feel guilty about giving my man Munch the shaft yesterday, since there's so much more than The Scream that he should be known fo...
Saturday, March 18, 2006

The Scream, by Edvard Munch. Lithograph, 1895.

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Today, from our "artists who need a hug" series, comes Edvard Munch, creator of The Scream . I was hesitant to do The Scream , be...
Friday, March 17, 2006

Homage to Matisse, by Mark Rothko. Oil on canvas, 1953.

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Having mostly covered the old, I thought today I'd turn to the new - or at least to the reasonably new. I was once in an Intro to Art Hi...
Thursday, March 16, 2006

Campo dei Miracoli. Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.

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Today we're moving 200 miles northwest and 1000 years into the future to come to Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli, or "Field of Miracl...
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Bust of Julius Caesar. Marble, ca 50 BC.

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All Hail Caesar! Today marks the 2050th anniversary of Julius Caesar's death. (I hope you've all got parties planned!) Yes, it...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Still Life, by Jan Davidsz de Heem. Oil on canvas, 1653.

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I'm veering off the beaten path today to showcase a work by Jan Davidsz de Heem, a man who I believe is one of the greatest still-life m...
Monday, March 13, 2006

Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Oil on poplar wood, 1503-1507.

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That's right, the Mona Lisa . I know, this painting has been battered into our brains ever since we were kids. And thanks to its fame, i...
Sunday, March 12, 2006

Death Mask of Tutankhamun. Gold inlaid with lapis, turquoise, and carnelian, ca 1323 BC.

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King Tutankhamun, or Tut for those of you who are lazy, is probably today's most well-known pharaoh, thanks to Egyptologist Howard Carte...
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