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2023: like Alice in Wonderland...
Jan 22, 2023
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9 minutes read
In keeping with the most classic Disney quote, I refer to the image of Alice, who, lying comfortably on a meadow in the company of her cat, lets time pass lost in thought. At some point, as we all know, the maiden's attention is caught by a strangely elegant and hasty rabbit, who, erect on his two white paws is pining in order not to be late for who knows what ever appointment...
Art History
Paint in yellow
Jun 26, 2022
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7 minutes read
The color yellow "possesses a gently stimulating quality of serenity and gaiety. It shows itself extremely sensitive, however, producing an unpleasant image when dirty.... A slight and imperceptible movement is enough to make it the color of infamy, revulsion and discomfort..."
Artist Portraits
Albrecht Dürer
Apr 6, 2023
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14 minutes read
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a German Renaissance artist who marked the history of European art. He was an engraver, painter and art theorist, and his works influenced many artists. He is famous for his wood and copper engravings, as well as his paintings and drawings.
Art History
Monkeys in art
Jul 31, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is widely found that monkeys have been, since the earliest times, very popular subjects in the history of art, a discipline within which they have taken on multiple meanings. This great figurative interest nurtured by man in the most varied types of primates alludes, most likely, to the fact that since the dawn of civilization the great contiguous familiarity between these animals and Homo sapiens had been sensed...

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