Paintings from O Sek Bang from an exhibit at the University of Dayton, Marian Library in 2006. I can't find any more about the artist than is listed in the original article. She's just amazing. The Annunciation by O Sek Bang ~1978 The Visitation by O Sek Bang eCommons Citation University of Dayton. Marian Library, [...]
When I was about seven years old I went to the National Gallery of Art with my father. I don't remember why we were alone on this visit but I do remember falling in love with this painting. Flowers in a Rococo Vase by Paul Cezanne. My father bought me a reproduction. (Sadly, vanished somewhere [...]
I took a look at some of the March saints, especially ones for March 4. Saint Casimir of Poland, listed as a patron of Poland turned up first. He lived in the 1400's, and was a grandson of King Jagiello who married one of my favorites, Saint Jadwig. Saint Casimir was not Jadwig’s granddaughter. Jadwig’s [...]
I mention DC because sometimes when I do a search for National Gallery I get London. I'm offering a little eye candy today. All the pictures are from National Art Gallery and all are in the public domain. Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely artist: Thomas Sully, 1818. What's very entertaining to me about this [...]
The Shy Museum Goer dropped a lovely blog post about snow over the weekend. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2025/01/05/the-fine-art-of-depicting-snow/ She says that snow was first found in Western European art in the 1500's. Go check out Pieter Bruegel's painting of the Epiphany in the snow. Diane Tucker is always fun. The Jericho Society has images from the Vermont enthusiast, [...]
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