Edited on the 4th September 2024. Originally published on 22nd April 2013. During a visit to Chicago in 2013, I
Continue readingΕτικέτα: Art institute of chicago
Art Institue of Chicago – Modern Art
Today my topic is works of modern art from the Art Institute of Chicago which I last visited in April
Continue readingThe Philosopher’s Conquest – A painting by Giorgio de Chirico
Introduction “One must picture everything in the world as an enigma, not only the great questions one has always asked oneself
Continue readingLord Byron’s “Giaour – A Fragment of a Turkish Tale”
Introduction “Greece was the mostly sought Eastern country by travelers during the 19th century.” (1) Lord Byron visited Greece for
Continue readingBalthus (Balthazar Klossowski) revisited
Parenthesis: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a Balthus Exhibition “Cats and Girls“(September 25, 2013–January 12, 2014).
Continue readingThe painter Francis Bacon on Crucifixion
Introduction Crucifixion is the subject that attests to the fragility, the futility, the horror and at the utter impossibility of life. Live is
Continue readingStations of the Cross: Giandomenico Tiepolo, San Polo Church, Venice Italy and Art Institute, Chicago USA
Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was the son of Giambattista Tiepolo, a master of painting. He never achieved the status and fame
Continue reading