Gods and Foolish Grandeur
Life And The Arts...From A Retrograde Perspective
Friday, June 17, 2022
Bukolischer kleiner Gott - Cupid with bow and arrow in a landscape, two versions by Carl Josef Alois Agricola, 1827
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Oil on canvas, approximately 53x39 inches. * Watercolor on paper, approximately 10.5x7.75 inches. * Karl Joseph Aloys Agricola (18 October...
Sunday, June 12, 2022
To gaze upon the privileged world - two interiors by Henry Sargent, 1821-24
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The Dinner Party, oil on canvas, 61 5/8 x 49 3/4 inches, circa 1821. Text is adapted from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's website: He...
Friday, June 10, 2022
Dancing in stone - the right foot of Fanny Elssler, by Félicie de Fauveau, marble, 1847
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Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 1810, Gumpendorf - 27 November 1884, Vienna), Austrian ballerina, one of the most celebrated...
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Just a sofa and some armchairs - prestige props from the golden age of MGM
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So far, this post would look to be about that film - of course one of my absolute favorites, and not because of my dear wife's name ...
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