Art, Claude Monet, France, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh

Learning to Paint like the Impressionists

January 19, 2018 — 11 Comments

Art, France, History, Literature

My Book Review of T.J. Clark’s “The Painting of Modern Life: Paris in the Art of Manet and His Followers

November 10, 2017 — 2 Comments

Art, France, La Fontaine, Literature, Marc Chagall, Translation

Le Loup et La Cigogne by La Fontaine Illustrations by Marc Chagall

December 17, 2016 — 4 Comments

Art, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir: “Girl With a Watering Can”

July 22, 2016 — 6 Comments

Art, Art Institute of Chicago, History, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoir: “Two Sisters on the Terrace” (1881)

July 13, 2016 — 1 Comment

Art, France, History, Impressionism

The History and Civilization of France in the 20th Century: The Belle Epoque

July 1, 2016 — 2 Comments

Art, Emily Dickinson, Literature, poetry

Emily Dickinson, “I Would not Paint a Picture—”:My American Poetry Review

May 29, 2016 — 2 Comments

Art, Biblical History, Italy, Michelangelo, poetry

My Poetry Review: A devotion of the Psalms of David

May 27, 2016 — 0 Comments

Art, Emma Lazarus, France, History, Musee du Louvre, poetry, Venus de Milo

Emma Lazarus’ “Venus of the Louvre”

April 24, 2016 — 3 Comments

Art, France, History, Translation

L’Histoire d’Art Français Part II: Renaissance XV to XIX siecle

February 26, 2016 — 1 Comment