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Arts Everyday Living: An Autumn of Art–Discover Quiet & Peace with Vermeer
Would you like to revitalize and enrich your life through the eyes of Vermeer, the magician of art. For the next several weeks, we will be posting on a daily […]
Arts Everyday Living: Rembrandt’s Haunting Portrait of a Woman–Owned by a Prince & Assassin
Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich Feather-Fan, 1656/1658 Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Happy Birthday, Rembrandt, born on July 15th At one time, this haunting portrait was owned by […]
Arts Everyday Living; Through the Eyes of Rembrandt–In Love with Wife Saskia
Title: Saskia van Uylenburgh, The Wife of the Artist, begun 1634/35, completed 1638/40 Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER In the public domain, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Beyond the Tunnel-Downtown Religion, II-Rembrandt, Their Special Artist
Just a few more installments of our book that focuses on the importance of including the arts in our everyday lives, no matter our age. (See: June 3 for first […]
Arts Everyday Living: It’s Flower Week! A Floral Masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age
I am going to be away for most of March so I am going to be reposting a number of blogs that first appeared in previous years. When I return, […]
Arts Everyday Living: In the Time of Vermeer–The Eternal Home–Awakening of Day
I am going to be away for most of March so I will be reposting a number of blogs that first appeared in previous years. When I return, I will […]
Arts Everyday Living: Dreaming of Spring Again? A Flower Symphony of the Dutch Golden Age
Title: Trompe-l’Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain, 1658 Artists: Adriaen van der Spelt (1630-1673) and Frans van Mieris (1635-1681) Are you wishing that spring was already here? […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Women’s History–Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, Dutch Artist
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS! March is Women’s History Month and we will be featuring women artists through the centuries. A number of them are “famous,” but others […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Rembrandt—Portrait of his Wife Saskia, Story of Love
Have you noticed that July is a major birthday month for artists? We have already celebrated the births of American master James McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834) and Austrian icon […]
