A homeowner was stunned to uncover a beautiful 18th-century Gothic folly hidden at the end of his suburban back garden at the house where he has lived for 25 years. John Bostock, 62, had been pruning ivy and tidying up his garden ahead of moving house when he made the incredible discovery on July 3….
Homeowner Uncovers Garden Grotto From 1700s in Backyard of His Suburban Home of 25 Years
July 13, 2021
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Michelangelo’s Perseverance: A Lesson in Achieving Greatness
Michelangelo Buonarroti is undeniably one of the greatest artists in history. He was born in 1475 and lived until the ripe age of 88. He considered himself primarily a sculptor, but he also produced some of the greatest fresco paintings, architecture, and poetry of the Italian Renaissance. What made Michelangelo great? What was his secret…
Serving God, Sculpture by Sculpture
Some 18 years ago, Minnesota-born Cody Swanson arrived in Italy on a two-way ticket as a fresh-faced 18-year-old keen to discover more about traditional art. That he did. But his trip wasn’t quite what he had envisioned. He’s lived in Italy ever since, having never used his return flight. Swanson settled in Florence, where he…
Australia Gets a Taste of New York as The MET’s European Masterpieces Arrive Down Under
July 6, 2021
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Australians will now be able to see some of New York’s finest treasurers with five centuries of European Masterpieces coming to Queensland in the most significant exhibition of international art Australia has seen in recent decades. The traditional masterpieces exhibition features portraits, still-life, and landscapes by Cézanne, Rembrandt, Renoir, Vermeer, van Gogh and others from…
New York Met Museum to Send European Masterpieces Down Under
July 6, 2021
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Australians will soon be able to see some of New York’s finest treasurers with five centuries of European Masterpieces coming to Queensland in the most significant exhibition of international art Australia has seen in recent decades. The traditional masterpieces exhibition features portraits, still-life, and landscapes by Cézanne, Rembrandt, Renoir, Vermeer, van Gogh and others from…
New York Met Museum’s European Masterpieces Visit Down Under
July 6, 2021
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New York’s finest treasures, including five centuries of European Masterpieces, are now on display in Queensland, Australia in the most significant exhibition of international art the country has received in recent decades. The traditional masterpieces exhibition features portraits, still-life, and landscapes by Cézanne, Rembrandt, Renoir, Vermeer, van Gogh and others from the Renaissance to twentieth-century…
The Power of Restraint: ‘The Wrath of Achilles’
Have you ever had a moment when you felt anger rise from the pit of your stomach? Maybe someone did something or said something that really made you angry, and you could feel yourself about to do something that you might regret one day; but, instead, you stopped yourself. The painting “The Wrath of Achilles”…
Philadelphia City Hall Graces the City’s Center
The Philadelphia City Hall is like a distinguished gentleman, who is noble in his contribution to the city, has integrity in material and structural elements, and who possesses a refined and cultured disposition. The location of City Hall was originally outlined in the 1682 city plan by William Penn, the founder of the Province of…
Classic American Art: ‘George Washington’ by Horatio Greenough
Neoclassical sculptor Horatio Greenough’s marble statue of George Washington is a wondrous work of art in more ways than one. In 1832, the U.S. government commissioned Greenough to create the statue to commemorate the centennial of Washington’s birth. Dressed in a toga and sandals, a defiant Washington appears with presidential poise. He raises his right…
Sacred Art Helps Texans See Truth and Beauty
June 24, 2021
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Beautiful paintings in “The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Art Exhibition” warn Texas residents of the real danger of unwittingly becoming involved in murder. Paintings conveying pure beauty and evil hang side by side in the exhibition at the Gallery @ Courtyard in Plano, Texas. The 22 paintings, by internationally acclaimed artists, show both…
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