May 5, 2021 | Alone Together, Contemporary, Medieval
The world is tentacled. Take a trio of disparate inspirations that helped me wait out the quarantine as I sheltered in place. Besides my wife and children, and painting and writing, three seemingly unrelated gifts—the genius of a singer, the bravery of an eight-armed...
Feb 5, 2020 | Medieval, Renaissance
Master of the Osservanza, Triptych of St. Anthony, c. 1430/1435, Tempera on poplar panel, 19 x 14 inches (each panel), The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. “Back to back, belly to belly Well I don’t give a damn ‘Cause it doesn’t matter...
Oct 8, 2015 | Medieval, Renaissance
Fra Angelico, Perugia Altarpiece, 1447, Tempura and gold on Wood, this panel measures 34 x 60 cm The predella panel of Fra Angelico’s Perugia Altarpiece envisions the humble yet heroic life of Saint Nicholas, also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. This painting...
