I noticed that this year I didn’t make a big deal, if any, out of two events. One was this blog’s 4th anniversary; another – my birthday. The anniversary was in August when I was on ...
I took the photo below during my visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington in London in 2008. What we see is the Brixen Altarpiece, produced between 1500 and 1510. It comes from the ...
The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men–who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no d...
And It Came to Pass No Room at the Inn I came across the lovely creations by Tampa Textiles group. Each tapestry, or a wall hanging, has the size of 36″ by 26″, and is usually made ...
Titian, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1533, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy A rather sombre interpretation of the subject of Adoration by Titian directs the viewer to the bottom right corner of t...
Do you remember a famous cartoon of a few years ago when a single pencil was drawing a woman in real time on a small screen? It was starting with a sceleton, later dressing the woman up in human skin....
Adoration of the Magi, 3rd c. A.D., Vatican, Rome And we’re starting with the carved scene of the Adoration of the Magi (top). It can be found in Rome, in Vatican, so those of you who are Italia...
It is the first Sunday of Advent today, which means that Christmas is just around the corner, and that Los Cuadernos is opening its annual season of daily December posting. I spontaneously decided fou...
Happy Thanksgiving to all American readers, and happy birthday to Billy Connolly! As the end of the year nears, I thought I’d share with you a family collection of Zodiac signs postal cards. The...
In case you’re a fan of Malevich, this post is not about how a dog can paint with its tail or ears. Malevich had a donkey paint with its tail for one of the exhibitions, but the story is very di...