Tag Archives: Giotto Frescoes

a river of time

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Dave

Ancient Egyptians rejoiced in the thought that their country was without history. Their view of the world was static: the best life was one in which everything was always the same. The Nile rose, flooded and receded; the sun crossed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Arab conquest of Egypt Saladin, Crusades in Egypt, Francis of Assisi in Egypt, Giotto di Bordone, Giotto Frescoes, Gustave Dore, ibn-Khaldun medieval Arab scholar, Louis IX in Egypt, Louis King of France in Egypt, Maimonides guide for the perplexed, Maimonides in Egypt, Napoleon in Egypt, sultan al-Kamil Egypt, The Arab Spring, Turan-Shah killed in Egpt | Leave a comment

drinking with the man

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave

from Paul Hamilton of the Bisonics: DRINKING WITH JESUS I’ve been drinking with Jesus In a bar full of New Cross geezers He won the jackpot on the one-armed bandit Scooping the loot he smiled, ‘That’s the way Dad planned … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Music/Composition/Performance, Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Graham Dixon, Caravaggio, Duccio, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Gentile Bellini, Giotto, Giotto di Bordone, Giotto Frescoes, paul hamilton, smoking ant records, the bisonics | Leave a comment

trilogy of a divine comedy: purgatory, passion and produce

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dave

Measured against the accelerating transformation of our own society, the Renaissance seems like a relatively minor cultural revolution in the history of humanity.Futurologists like Alvin Toffler suggest that the changing conditions of life we are now experiencing are so profound … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Andre Breton, Arcimboldo, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy, Edmund Dulac, George Grosz, Giotto, Giotto di Bordone, Giotto Frescoes, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Hieronymous Bosch, Jack Rusher, Jape, Jape floating, Pablo Picasso, Rene Magritte, Robert Fulford, RObert Stevenhagen, Roberto Bolano, Saint Francis of Assisi, Salvador dali, Sam Fell, Sylvio Leidi, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, William Blake | Leave a comment

Back to the roots: Java Road conversion

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dave

It would take a pilgrim months or years to study all the stone sculpture on the terraced mountain of Buddhist art in Java. The thousand plus year old shrine of Borobudur in Java forms nearly three miles of sculptured stonw … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Baruch Spinoza, Borobudur, Buddhism, Giotto Frescoes, Hagia Sophia, Henry David Thoreau, Herbie Hancock, John Weldon, Larry Coryell, Spinoza, Taj Mahal, Tina Turner, UNESCO world wonder heritage, Wayne Shorter | Leave a comment

LOOKING AT THE PICTURES IN THE PEWS

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Dave

“In its dissected form, the Belles Heures is an immersive look at life, death and devotion in 15th-century France. Its seven picture-book insertions distinguish it from other books of hours and amount to a remarkable cache of well-preserved medieval painting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Duc de Berry, Eustache Deschamps, George Braziller, Giotto, Giotto di Bordone, Giotto Frescoes, Great Schism, Jean Flamel, Karen Rosenberg, Limbourg Brothers, Limbourg Brothers The Book of Hours, Millard Meiss, Pieter Roelofs, Rob Duckers, The Belles Heures, The Book of Hours, Thomas P. Campbell, Timothy B. Husband, Victoria Romeo | Leave a comment

LIVING MOMENTS IN TIME

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Dave

The records on Giotto are much more complete than Duccio. He was a practical man who madea great deal of money and managed his affairs well. He owned land and lent money at interest like any good prosperous Florentine, but … Continue reading →