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The Temple Church, London 29 Mar 2012 | 09:59 pm
The Interior of the Temple Church Glows Under A Cloudy Sky Temple Church Interior, London © Cynthia Kirkeby 2004 Tucked into a quiet courtyard inside a maze of buildings in the heart of London...
Kings College, London 29 Mar 2012 | 08:45 pm
According to Kings College London, the Duke of Wellington fought to establish the college in 1829, and if you think they mean it figuratively, you’re wrong. Apparently the Duke, who was also the Prime...
Keystones and Other Architectural Details in The Da Vinci Code 29 Mar 2012 | 08:40 pm
There are many architectural terms that are mentioned in The Da Vinci Code. Some of the architectural details have special significance. What do the details look like, and why are they important? Here...
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) 29 Mar 2012 | 08:32 pm
Titian is the sobriquet for one of the great painters of the Renaissance era, Tiziano Vecellio. Born in the small town of Pieve di Cadore, he was taken to Venice by his brother when he was 10, and app...
Pablo Picasso 29 Mar 2012 | 07:37 pm
Perhaps the most conspicuous figure in 20th Century Art was Pablo Picasso. The sheer volume of work he generated during his lifetime was astonishing. Picasso´s interests were as diverse as his art; da...
Georgia O’Keeffe 29 Mar 2012 | 07:29 pm
One of the first artists to experiment with abstract form was Georgia Totto O´Keeffe (1887-1986). She had several different personas, however, which sometimes obscured her massive achievements as an a...
Michelangelo Buonarroti 29 Mar 2012 | 07:18 pm
The first artist to become the subject of a biography during his lifetime, Michelangelo Buonarroti had his life recounted in two separate and often opposing works. The first was written by Giorgio Vas...
Georges la Tour 29 Mar 2012 | 06:59 pm
In 1638 at the age of 45, Georges de la Tour lost his home and all of his paintings when Lunéville was sacked and burnt. The only paintings that survive from before this time are those that were purch...
Albrecht Dürer 29 Mar 2012 | 06:43 pm
The first artist to create the sincerest form of self-flattery was not one we would necessarily suspect. Albrecht Dürer created several self-portraits during his lifetime, not as acts of vanity, but t...
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 29 Mar 2012 | 06:20 pm
Perhaps it was the frenetic speed at which Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio led his life that resulted in a premature death at the age of thirty-seven (1573- 1610). Perhaps it was his karmic payback ...
