Change, Literacy, and Electronics

January 5, 2012 · by · in Education, Explorations, Life, Reading

I have a confession: over the weekend, I bought a Kindle … and I love it! I have long held the belief that e-readers and e-books will be the death of literacy or at the very least, the death of the…

The Nativity

December 22, 2011 · by · 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…

The Annunciation

December 16, 2011 · by · in Art History, Religious History, Sacred Art

Hello readers! Merry Christmas! In the coming days before Christmas, we’re going to examine the Christmas story, starting with the Annunciation. This is an important event in Christianity  and one of the most popular iconographies in Marian art. Before we start…

Q&A: Help with art history admissions essays?

December 10, 2011 · by · in Art History, Education, Q&A, School

A reader asks for advice on how to write admissions essays in their major field.

Vengeful Seductress: Judith

November 30, 2011 · by · in Art, Art History, Caravaggio, Explorations, Religious History, Series

I’m so excited about this post. Since it obviously can’t be book or even research paper length, I have to warn you that it will not do justice to the topics it addresses (Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Caravaggisti, Judith, Judith Slaying…

Sexy Seductress: Potiphar’s Wife

November 28, 2011 · by · in Art History, Explorations, Series

The story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife can be found in Genesis 39. At this point in Joseph’s story, he had been nearly killed and then sold into slavery by his brothers and had wound up in Egypt in Pharaoh’s,…

Dancing Seductress: Salome

November 18, 2011 · by · in Art History, Art Theory, Caravaggio, Explorations, Series

Salome is one of many “bad girls” in art history. The step-daughter of King Herod, she was partially responsible for killing John the Baptist. You can read the full story in Mark 6:14-30. Herod was hesitant to kill John, for…

Callous Viewers and Heart-Wrenching Art.

November 16, 2011 · by · in Shorts

We’re not supposed to be callous toward art. And yet, we are, especially with art that is meant to and was created for the purpose of welling up emotion within our spirits. I suppose this has to do with modern…

Exciting Things in Store

November 4, 2011 · by · in Art History, Website

Dear readers, I have to first apologize for the large gap in which I didn’t post anything. In mid-October I resigned from my old job, started a new job, and now things are finally dying down. I missed writing for…

Museum: A Safe Haven

November 3, 2011 · by · in Shorts

Getting lost had made me tired. My fingers reached around the door handle and swung the door open, and my feet stepped into hallowed ground.Finally. My eyes adjusted to the warm lighting and my heart skipped a beat, for it…