Medieval Religious Art as Education Jun 17, 2009
During the medieval period and the early Renaissance, art was the expression of religious experience as well as a chronicle of church history and Bible truths. Not until the invention of movable type did literacy rates begin to rise in Europe, and then very slowly. (Suite101.com)
'Halos' exhibit take circles for a spin Jun 3, 2009
Munroe says they're inspired by a halo the artist saw in an early Renaissance painting. They also must take inspiration from nature. (Boston Globe)
Henry VIII reigns supreme May 17, 2009
"Fra Angelico and the Dawn of the Renaissance": The Capitoline Museum has assembled the largest retrospective devoted to this early Renaissance master in more than 50 years. In addition to paintings and altarpieces, the exhibition includes manuscripts, highlighting Angelico's talents as a draftsman as well as colorist. (Boston Globe)
Quality Reigns at The International Fine Art Fair The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67(th) Street, New York City May 1-5, 2009 Apr 2, 2009
The variety of works of art on view span the centuries, from the early Renaissance right up to contemporary. Exhibitors from the USA and Europe take part in the fair annually, enriching it with their own particular speciality. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vermont painter George Tooker made waves in the art world Mar 1, 2009
Tooker, meanwhile, inspired by medieval and early Renaissance frescoes, was producing modern parables in egg tempera, patiently applying the medium (egg yolk thinned in water and mixed with powdered pigment) with stroke after stroke of his sable brush. Fastidiously planned, laboriously executed, his paintings took months to complete. (Boston Globe)
