the new emotional blackmailer's handbook
... of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and most horrid is emotional blackmail ... whilst for this blogger, the only sacred thing is life itself
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN ... one of the most extraordinary architectural commissions EVER was the building of churches in London after the Great Fire ... in an extraordinary sequel, many of them had to be re-built after the Blitz in World War 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christopher_Wren_churches_in_London
Wren took on the supervision of this project when he was thirty-three years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wren
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral
canaletto painted the cathedral in 1746, 36 years after its completion ...
and again in 1754, 44 years after the completion
Thursday, October 24, 2024
magritte's EMPIRE OF LIGHT paintings ... he painted many versions ... gonna have to put them in order ... and find some links to essays ...
1953 or 1954
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2594
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_of_Light
https://www.sfmoma.org/read/its-being-picture-dominion-light-sfmoma/
Dr. Molly Dorkin’s excellent catalogue for Simon Dickinson
identifies 17 paintings in this series.
https://www.simondickinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Magritte-LEmpire-des-Lumieres.pdf
painted in 1947
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5138353
sold in november 2023
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6453096
painted in 1951
painted in 1952
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3905814
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5895982
painted in 1955
painted in 1958
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1404206
painted in 1961
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6230269
painted in 1967
to be continued, as & when ...
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
glyn philpot ...
ever since i owned a computer, i've spent ages hunting for images of paintings i like, and as the years go by so better quality images become available to replace those already saved ... gradually, the textures of paint and canvas are revealed ... and this morning just a quick trawl has given these refreshed images ... glyn philpot had the knack of making lovely people look even better ...
... to be continued, as & when ...