We’re kicking off the first Renaissance Wednesday of 2024 with a visit to my local museum, The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh NC. The NCMA holds the claim to be the first state funded art museum in the United States The NCMA has a premier Italian Renaissance collection featuring master works from Giotto… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Italian Treasures at the North Carolina Museum of Art
On this edition of Art Expeditions we’re traveling to Asheville North Carolina to explore the artistic wonders of the magnificent Biltmore Estate. Cloistered by the beauty of The Blue Ridge Mountains, Biltmore is unlike any other place in America, a juxtaposition of gilded era elegance and resplendent God given beauty of the natural surroundings. George Washington… Read More The Art of Biltmore Estate
Art Expeditions is kicking off January 2024 with a virtual visit to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts… Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia’s Museum District, The VMFA is one of the premier art museums in the United States. With over 40,000 artworks spanning over 6000 years of art history, a visit to VMFA is… Read More Museum Explorer: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we are going to focus on Master of Venice, Carlo Crivelli. Born circa 1430 in the Veneto region to a family of painters, where he was exposed to the art work of early Venetian Renaissance masters like Vivarini, Squarcione and Mantegna (Paduan and brother in law of Bellini brothers). It is… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Focus on Carlo Crivelli
Starting in July I’ll be launching a blog ‘lecture’ series on American Landscape Masters – Bierstadt to Moran, Church and more… I’m a bit behind on our Medieval Monday, Renaissance Wednesday and Impressionism Friday posts as I recently started a new job in tech sales (how I fund my art expeditions 🙂 but stay tuned… Read More July Adventures…American Masters
Today on Impressionism Friday we’re going to meet versatile painter Edgar Degas, who dabbled in Impressionism and Realism to create his masterful series of dancers to race horses, portraits and beyond. I’ve always been taken with Degas breadth of talent as an artist. Though he is considered a founding member of Impressionism, participating in several… Read More Impressionism Friday: Get to know Degas
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to continue our tour of The Sistine Chapel focusing on Michelangelo’s masterpiece ‘The Last Judgment.’ The Last Judgment is one of the most popular themes in Christian art and often found in churches, usually at the church entrance as a reminder of the need for penance and faith before… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Michelangelo’s Last Judgment – Sistine Chapel
Today on Impressionism Friday we are going to meet one of Italy’s greatest Impressionists Giuseppe De Nittis. I was unfamilar with DeNittis work until I discovered him at a special exhibit at The Phillip’s Collection in Washington DC The Phillip’s Collection was the first modern art museum in America and is tucked away in the… Read More Impressionism Friday: Giuseppe De Nittis
In our last Renaissance Art Expedition we got to know the genius of Michelangelo. Today we’re going to survey one of Michelangelo’s most important works – The Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo’s depiction of God’s creation of Adam is so imbued in our artistic culture that when you think of the creation this image of God reaching… Read More Renaissance Wednesday: Sistine Chapel
Last time on Medieval Monday we were introduced to the Gothic Style of architecture. Today we’re traveling to Paris to visit one of the most historic churches in the city – and one that is often overlooked by tourists…Saint Denis. To be fair, Paris is filled with beautiful churches from Notre Dame (which is being… Read More Medieval Monday: Saint Denis
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