Michel-Eugene Chevreul was a French chemist who lived to be 103 (1786—1889). The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent* calls him a physicist, and philosopher, as well as chemist. His work on fats and fatty acids was so useful to the French soap and candle industries in the 19th century that he is one of the [...]
Category: art in other museums
Two fun reads…
... this week. Plus an update. Diane Tucker has a website called The Shy Museumgoer. I happen to love museums and am not shy about them, but never mind. She has gorgeous pictures on her website, and she wrote an article about Saint Joseph in November. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2023/11/01/why-look-at-paintings-of-saint-joseph/ Diane has a brief discussion of his depiction [...]
Janey's blog 