On a ridge overlooking the Hudson River, artist Frederic Church composed his last, and perhaps grandest, work: a home and grounds for his family. He purchased the land above his first home, “Cosy Cottage,” before his trip to the Middle East and Europe. “I have just purchased the woodlot on the top of the hill….
Olana House: A Look Inside 19th Century Painter Frederic Edwin Church’s Treasure on the Hudson River
April 25, 2022
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Villa Farnese: A Safe Haven With a Secret Garden
April 25, 2022
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In 1504, future pope Cardinal Alessandro Farnese established the site in Carprarola, Italy, which is 50 miles northwest from Rome. A fortified castle was planned to defend against the threat of invasion, but the fortifications were never completed. After lying dormant until the mid-16th century, the site was given new life by Alessandro’s grandson. When…
Constable’s Clouds: The Artist Goes ‘Skying’ in His Own Backyard
Cumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbus. Objects with these strange names affect our lives in many ways. Like a bucket overfilled with water, they pour out rain and snow; with the wind as their partner, they whip up tornadoes and hurricanes; in a pile of styles and sizes, they dress up a clear sky. Like a mother’s…
Patiently ‘Painting’ With Thread
London’s the last place you’d think of when looking at hand embroidery artist Susannah Weiland’s homeware designs. Hummingbirds hover between orchids and angel trumpet flowers, peacocks pose among pagodas and park benches, and brightly colored frogs leap between lily pads and giant lotuses. “Multi Hummingbirds” cushions, 2017, by Susannah Weiland. Hand embroidered, one-of-a-kind cushions. Pencil…
Myths for Our Times: Frankenstein and the Age of Technology
We have plenty of modern myths to help explain what is going on in the world today. Perhaps the greatest of all is the one written at the dawn of the modern world, just preceding the Industrial Revolution beginning in Britain in the 19th century. That rapid scientific development established Britain as the world’s No….
Life of Bramante Da Urbino, Architect
Of very great advantage to architecture, in truth, was the new method of Filippo Brunelleschi, who imitated and restored to the light, after many ages, the noble works of the most learned and marvellous ancients. But no less useful to our age was Bramante, in following the footsteps of Filippo, and making the path of…
The Fall and Rise of Men and Women
This world is in a fight between good and evil. Man has been in the struggle since his beginning. Cultivating the clarity to discern between truth and falsehood is half the battle; human beings are given the opportunity to learn through experience and to choose wisely. As instinctively as a child fears the dark, mankind…
How to Be Civilized: Anton Chekhov’s 8-Step Program
“As your brother and intimate, I assure you that I understand you and sympathize with you from the bottom of my heart. I know all your good qualities like the back of my hand.” In 1886, Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) wrote those words in a letter to his older brother, Nikolai (1858–1889). Regarded today as a…
Life of Fra Bartolommeo Di San Marco, Painter of Florence
April 19, 2022
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Near the territory of Prato, which is ten miles distant from Florence, in a village called Savignano, was born Bartolommeo, known, according to the Tuscan custom, by the name of Baccio. He, having shown in his childhood not merely inclination, but also aptitude, for drawing, was placed, through the good services of Benedetto da Maiano,…
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Shen Yun Is ‘Mesmerizing!’ Says Designer and Business Owner
EDMONTON, Canada—Liliam Vasquez, a designer and owner of a home staging company, is passionate about design, colour, and art and applauded those elements and more of the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton on April 24. “I love the show. Beautiful colors. The choreography is amazing. And the music so…