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, December 25, 2020

a few nativity scenes ...

bosch ... giotto ... conrad von soest ... fra angelico and filippo lippi ... giorgione ... george de la tour ... botticelli ... gossaert .....

Saturday, December 19, 2020

a few bronzino's ... not all ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronzino

An interesting letter to The Times Lit., concerning Bronzino's Allegory ... leads me to learn about the commission jointly executed by Michelangelo and Pontormo ...

In his review of the exhibition Sin at the National Gallery (November 13), James Cahill remarks on the “enigma” at the heart of Bronzino...

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

my favourite things ... lyric and images

My Favorite Things Oscar Hammerstein II , Richard Rodgers Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm ...

bootsy collins ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sh9cezHNec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4FS6UcL38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins other...

Sunday, December 13, 2020

william blake's illustrated poem MILTON ...

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/william-blakes-milton people are very fond of william blake's verses called jerusalem not many will ...

adriaen collaert's engravings, after martin de vos' designs ... the elements ...

from the rijksmuseum's excellent archive ...

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tristan: Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom; you were only supposed to eat the cake, john ... not the flipping candles !

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