Electronic journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art
Dear friends, take a look at this wonderful web site. It is the electronic journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art. Every summer and winter, the journal publishes issues of peer-reviewed articles that focus on art produced in the Netherlands (north and south) during the early modern period (c. 1400-c.1750), and in other countries and later [...]
Cranach Lucas the Elder
One of the pivotal figures in early sixteenth-century German art, Cranach the Elder was the Reformation artist par excellence. A close friend and follower of Martin Luther (they were godfathers to one another’s children), Cranach collaborated with Luther in producing numerous single-sheet woodcuts and book illustrations that were crucial for the spread of the new [...]
Van Gogh-the letters
My dear friends, I have just found one great database where you can find all letters that Van Gogh have written… Hope you will enjoy it… http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters.html
Pamphlets
In the eighteenth century, the pamphlet was ubiquitous in western Europe and in the British colonies of North America. As brief, topical publications, pamphlets ranged in length from a few pages to well over one hundred; their print runs were as low as a few hundred copies or as high as several thousand. Once printed [...]
Short about Jerusalem
Jerusalem (῾Ιεροσόλυμα), the present Old City, lies near the summit of the Judaean Hills on a pair of rocky spurs sloping south toward the junction of two valleys, the Hinnom (Gehenna) to the west and south and the Kidron (Valley of Jehosophat) to the east. The eastern spur includes the ancient Temple Mount, now the [...]
Van Gogh-song
“Vincent” is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, “Starry Starry Night“, a reference to van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night. The song also describes different paintings done by the artist.
Female hysteria
Here we have one post that I read on wonderful blog The Victorian era.I believe that is interesting to see something like that, and to see how this theme found its way to art… in drawing of course. http://19thcentury.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/female-hysteria/
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