Tag Archives: art expos
More thoughts following the Cranach exhibit – Luther and the Reformation
The other curious thing about Cranach is that he is right there in Wittenberg for the rise of Martin Luther. It is also in this same period that Calvinism comes to the forefront. This is the real end of the … Continue reading
Lucas Cranach, the Elder (Musée Luxembourg)
For my birthday, I treated myself to a museum marathon. There are so many expositions in this town (I know most of the permanent collections by heart so I concentrate on expos) and with kids and a job in the … Continue reading
Van Dongen and Manet
But before I forget, here’s a song I keep forgetting to add to my post about Elvis: Mojo Nixon’s Elvis is Everywhere. Whew, now that I got that off my chest, on to our daily post. I did a typical … Continue reading
Mondrian / De Stijl / Arman at the Beaubourg
This week I took advantage of being momentarily kidless to hit a few expos at the Centre Pompidou. There are currently two major temporary exhibits: an Arman retrospective and a joint Mondrian / De Stijl expo. The Arman exhibit was … Continue reading
Metal Memories and Monet
OK, so I do wax nostalgic more and more in my old age. Maybe I just need more rage to deal with the crazy corporate world or something. Anyway, I grabbed the full catalogs of AC/DC and Iron Maiden and … Continue reading
Titian and Cesaria
A quick post since that’s all I seem to have time for these days… Last weekend, my wife and I visited the Titian, Veronese, Tintoret show at the Louvre (http://tinyurl.com/y94p5pf) and it was fantastic. About 50 paintings or so, all … Continue reading
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