Aurora was the personification of the dawn in Greco-Roman mythology. She was a child of the Titans, who were the 12 primordial gods born to heaven and earth. She was sister to the sun and moon deities and mother to the winds and stars. According to the “Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite,” Aurora, also called Eos,…
The Eternal Beauty of Divine Truth and Love: ‘Aurora Taking Leave of Tithonus’
Miniature Masterpieces Inspired by Iconography
Russian lacquerware developed in rural villages and formed a legacy of artists adapting local traditions to a new artistic medium. The ornate papier-mâché treasures are decorated with detailed paintings of folk stories and fairy tales. Then they are lacquered and polished to a high sheen, giving them a charming, lifelike glow. The Museum of Russian…
Making America’s Civic Architecture Great Again
“Whenever it is proposed to prepare plans for the Capitol, I should prefer the adoption of some one of the models of antiquity which have had the approbation of thousands of years,” Thomas Jefferson wrote to French engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant on April 10, 1791. But why did Jefferson and America’s Founding Fathers admire classical…
‘Just the Beginning’: Trump Painter Jon McNaughton Looks Toward 2021, Shares Message of Hope
January 26, 2021
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Traditional art lovers started hearing the name Jon McNaughton a lot more often in 2019, after his cheeky painting of President Trump “Crossing the Swamp” went viral on Twitter. It portrays Trump in a boat, navigating an allegorical swamp (Washington D.C.) in a tongue-in-cheek homage to the painting of “George Washington Crossing the Delaware,” which…
Taking You There: A Veranda of Lush Colors in ‘Parrots and Rooftops’
John Powell has been one of my favorite artists for years. He resides in a comfy home with his wife, Wendy, not far from Santa Barbara, California. When not dodging the worst of the state’s fires, he plies his trade. Most of us picture a 9-to-5 job and think, well, boring. But an artist can…
The Heart of the Last Austro-Hungarian Empire: Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
For nearly 350 years, Vienna’s elegant Schönbrunn Palace was home to the powerful Habsburg dynasty, Austria’s last monarchy. The Habsburgs ruled many kingdoms across Europe, such as Bohemia, Hungary, Portugal, and Spain. At the heart of the Habsburgs’ rule was a respect for the local heritage. They allowed local communities to continue speaking their own languages…
Fearless Cadmus on a Divine Path: ‘Cadmus Slays the Dragon’
In Greek mythology, Cadmus is considered the first Greek hero. He followed the guidance of the gods and would later become the founder and first king of Thebes. Cadmus was a prince born to King Agenor and Queen Telephassa. When Cadmus was a young man, his sister Europa was kidnapped by Zeus, who had disguised…
Meeting Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
The mere mention of Rembrandt’s painting “The Night Watch” brings up the rush of excitement I had when I first approached the painting more than 15 years ago. I still vividly remember my visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to view the painting. It’s a memory that never fades. Awe struck me before I even…
The 24 Chinese Solar Terms: Rhythms of Heaven, Earth, and All Beings
The four seasons tell us where we are in the story of our year, but did you know that within each one, there are six miniseasons that last 15 days each? At least as far back as 139 B.C., sages in China recorded a seasonal change each year beginning around February 4 and called it…
The New Christ the King Chapel at Christendom College
Several times I’ve gone into the field—Williamsburg and Jamestown in Virginia, and the Basilica of Saint Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina—to write for The Epoch Times, but never did I think one of these assignments might kill me. Until now. It was mid-December 2020, and Pat Haggerty, a man in his 40s who is the…
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