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The Nativity

The Nativity

December 22, 2011 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Jesus, Religious History, Sacred Art, Series

The Nativity of Jesus is drawn from accounts of Christ’s birth in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. Following the Annunciation, Mary tells Joseph that she is with child and goes to visit her relative, Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John…

Baroque Spain: El Greco. Death and the Supernatural.

Baroque Spain: El Greco. Death and the Supernatural.

October 10, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Art Theory, Sacred Art, Series

This week in the Spanish Baroque series will be a little different. We’re going to take a look at the art of El Greco. Today, we’ll examine his Burial of the Count of Orgaz. I will try to post a…

Baroque Spain: Devotion on Canvas.

Baroque Spain: Devotion on Canvas.

September 30, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Art Theory, Explorations, History

In 1622, Pope Gregory XV  began restoring and tightening Rome’s grip on the Church’s rightful and overwhelming influence in the world. (His successor, Urban VIII, continued his work and founded a missionary training college that would send messengers of the…

Baroque Spain: Experience Christ.

Baroque Spain: Experience Christ.

September 14, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Sacred Art, Shorts

Save the art of Baroque Italy, nothing approaches the intense spirituality of Spanish Baroque art. Through a series of short essays over the next few weeks, we’ll explore the art, religious history, and politics of this militant, devoutly Catholic country in…

A Haggardly Beautiful Mary Magdalene

A Haggardly Beautiful Mary Magdalene

September 6, 2011 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Essay, Explorations, Religious History, Sacred Art, UCLA

This Mary Magdalene was sculpted by Donatello. Artistically and materialistically, the sculpture departs from his smooth bronze and marble work. Mary stands over 6′ tall, made of wood and gesso.  More than stone or marble, I believe the wood and…

Albrecht Durer and the Man of Sorrows

Albrecht Durer and the Man of Sorrows

August 31, 2011 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Explorations, Jesus, Northern Art, Religious History, Sacred Art

Albrecht Dürer was born in 1471 to a successful family, the head of whom was a goldsmith. When he was 15, Dürer began studying with Michael Wolgemut, a German printmaker. It was under his tutelage that Dürer shaped into a…

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The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art
Noah Charney and Ingrid Rowland
W. W. Norton & Company (2017)

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— Michael Baxandall

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