Today the focus of my attention is a dancing Cupid who managed to find his way from Italy’s Foggia to
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Putti Sculptures from three periods: Hellenistic, (late) Renaissance, and Neoclassicism
Introduction The Italian word “putto” is derived from the Latin word “putus”, meaning “boy” or “child”. In this post I
Continue readingKallipygos: The nude female behind in Classical Greek and Hellenistic sculpture
“ήν καλλιπύγων ζεύγος εν Συρακούσαις” Ήταν στις Συρακούσες ένα ζευγάρι κοπελιές μ’ ωραία πισινά” “There was in Syracuse a pair
Continue readingEduardo Chillida: Comb of the Winds, La Concha Bay, San Sebastian, Basque Country
I wrote about the Basque Sculptor Eduardo Chillida some time ago. The first time was on freedom, quoting what my friend
Continue readingNutcracker: by Jennifer Rubell
nutcracker: a device for cracking nuts (Oxford Dictionaries). New York based artist Jennifer Rubell has created her own nutcrackers. In
Continue readingAphrodite (Venus), Pan and Eros: A sculpture in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens
A sculpture of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, exhibited in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens, in Greece, is the subject
Continue readingAphrodite (Venus), Pan and Eros: A sculpture in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens
A sculpture of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, exhibited in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens, in Greece, is the subject
Continue readingWoman in a tub: a journey from Manet to … to Koons
I saw Edgar Degas’ “The Tub” and Jeff Koons’ “Woman in a Tub”at the Art Institute of Chicago back in
Continue readingThe Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It
Continue readingHead of a Woman: Picasso’s interpretations of Fernande Olivier
During a visit to Chicago I viewed the Picasso Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Prominent amongst the exhibited
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