Baroque modernism

28 days ago - Mattias Inks

Possible Caravaggio Is Withdrawn From Auction; Spain Announces Export Ban

The suggested starting bid for the painting was set at around $1,800, but if it is really the work of the Baroque master, it could be worth millions.

28 days ago - NY Times

You Might Think It's New, but It's Not: Comp-Stomping

Fred Kiser first photographed this scene of McCord Creek and Elowah Falls in 1916, and it's been comp-stomped by folks ever since - including me. People have been trying to...

1 month ago - Photo Cascadia

Anthony van Dyck, Court painter to Charles 1

March 22, 1599. Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England...

1 month ago - Chez Namaste Nancy

Uncovering The Hidden Gems Of Brutalism In Madrid

Edificio Princesa, residential buildings for the Military Housing Cooperative - Fernando Higueras Díaz, Antonio Miró Valverde and Carlos García Rodríguez. Image © Roberto...

1 month ago - Arch Daily

Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichordist With Improviser's Gift, Dies at 79

He excelled in the Baroque repertoire, but this interests were eclectic. He was also an accomplished musicologist.

1 month ago - NY Times

Floral Motifs Are Digitally Printed onto Blonde Hair in a New Baroque-Inspired Collection

All images © Alexis Ferrer/Rafael Andreu, shared with permission As a way to extend the floral designs woven into garments, Barcelona-based stylist Alexis Ferrer has developed...

1 month ago - Colossal

Pockets of Landscapes and Still Lifes Adorn Subjects in Lavish Portraits by Aniela Sobieski

Oil on panel, 8 x 10 inches. All images © Aniela Sobieski, shared with permission Aniela Sobieski is intrigued by “the human impulse to self-decorate,” a fascination that...

2 monthes ago - Colossal

Basil Twist in Paris: When Puppets Meet Baroque Opera

Before his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville's “Titon et l'Aurore” at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic.

3 monthes ago - NY Times

Evaristo Baschenis. A painter of music and musicians

Born on this day in 1617, in Bergamo, Evaristo Baschenis. Painter of things musical. Here playing the spinet with his patron Ottavio Agliardi on the theorbo. Left wing in a...

4 monthes ago - Chez Namaste Nancy