With Rembrandt and Rubens a stone’s throw apart in Holland and Flanders, it is logical to pass now to Rubens. Calvinist Holland and Catholic Flanders were neighbors but were in […]
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In my last post, we saw Caravaggio set the stage for the Baroque period of European art: the period of mastery. It is a period when the inventions of the […]
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In my last post, we saw that Raphael’s perfect moment of resolution was followed by Mannerist rejection of that perfect moment in favor of further exploration. The change may also […]
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Let me start by admitting that Raphael is actually NOT one of my favorite artists; I am less into perfection than into tension and possibility. On the other hand, I […]
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In my last post on Leonardo da Vinci I spoke of the rivalry he had with Michelangelo. Both working in Florence, both towering figures fully recognized as such by their […]
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I have spent the first five posts in this “favorite artist” series indulging myself on that marvelous period in European art: the late 19th century. Now it is time to […]
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Along with Manet, Degas is my favorite artist among the impressionist group. Like Manet, he rejected the label “impressionist” in his early years, though his later work is solidly in […]
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Having done proper homage to Monet in my last post, let me turn to my two favorites among the impressionist group: Manet and Degas. While Monets accomplishment wins my highest […]
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In my first two posts in this series, I discussed my two favorite post-impressionist artists: Cezanne and Van Gogh. I should now step back a generation to the impressionists themselves, […]
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In my first “Favorite Artists” blog post on Cezanne I touched on Van Gogh, making a comparison between self-portraits by the two artists. Since Van Gogh is also a big […]
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