Posts Tagged 'Art history'

Art and stuff

Here are some blogs that I’ve recently stumbled upon:

  • Femme Femme Femme collects paintings with women as objects from most art periods. Fantastic, go see for yourself!
  • Art Sleuth presents an impressive collection of links to the art scene in London, true to it’s name.
  • Monoscope puts focus on things, both big and small, around us that have that certain something if one’s into minimalistic art and typography. A pleasant surprise!
Art history is something that has always interested me, but unfortunately also has been classified as “thing to do when all necessities are done” until autumn last year, as I decided to finally do something about the situation. With some friends I started going to lectures and will continue to do so for a while. We’ve been through art since roughly 1000 BC (Ancient Greece, the Etruscans and the Roman Republic – later Empire) until Postimpressionism and next course will encompass art in the 20th century.
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Art history – A fantastic timeline

Vatican Palace, Vatican State, Stanza della Segnatura, The School of Athens, 1510–1511, fresco by Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520).

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has made an extensive Timeline of Art History that is absolutely fabulous. It is easy to browse and the essays are an inspiration as are the many photographs of very high quality. All in a nutshell, enjoy!

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