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A Heavenly Van Eyck
You know the cliché about the incredible man or woman who turns heads as they enter the room? Somehow they have a power, beauty or shear presence that cannot be ignored. That’s essentially my...
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Bloom
When the first Spring blossoms have arrived and the trees start to turn green with immature shoots, then it’s time for me to visit the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Founded in the 1830′s, many elite...
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ArtSmart Roundtable – Hieronymus Bosch: Morality and Monsters
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together some of the best art history-focused travel blogs with a post around a common theme. This month we are discussing artists you should look for on your...
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Boston Marathon Memorial: Spontaneity and Sympathy
I ventured to down to Copley Square in Boston this Saturday. An avid fan and patron of the Library, I’m usually down every other weekend, but following the Marathon bombings, I haven’t been able to...
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Brunch in Boston with a Side of History
The restaurant I’m recommending for “Best Brunch in Boston” actually has only average to above average food. The dim sum at Empire Garden is good and certainly satisfying, but I really want you to go...
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The Ghent Altarpiece in Person
Some people travel to new countries to expand the percentage of the world they’ve seen. Some less adventurous but equally ambitious travelers try to visit all 50 US States, all the Major League...
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Normandy American Cemetery
This past weekend, Americans celebrated Memorial Day and spent some time remembering all those who gave up their lives in service to our country. This last March I had the chance to visit the D-Day...
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Michelangelo in Bruges
In recent years, my travels have focused on the Mediterranean with trips to Greece, Turkey and Italy. I love ancient Roman art and the Italian Renaissance, but I thought it was time to diversify a...
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ArtSmart Roundtable – Millasis’s Pre-Raphaelite Ophelia Up Close
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together some of the best art-focused travel blogs who all post on a common theme. This month we are discussing great paintings! Below are links to the rest of...
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Outside at Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel has always seemed liked a mystic place. Totally isolated, the massive religious fortress seems to rise from the sea. Settled by a hermit saint in 8th century on a tidal rock, kings...
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Inside Mont Saint Michel
So after walking to and around Mont Saint Michel, you’re probably wondering what is inside this mystic fortress. While strategically important, the site was first settled as a religious community and...
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Big Thank Yous!
I want to send a big Thank You to all my readers! I write to satisfy my own fascination and passion for art and travel and it makes me happy that others find these things as interesting as I do....
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Bernini’s Rejected French Sculpture
Bernini created the interior marble facade, canopy and high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City (Photo: rachel_titiriga, flickr) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680) should be familiar to...
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The Healing Ascelpium of Pergamon, Turkey
The sacred way to the Ascelpium, just outside Pergamon, Turkey. Even without the advantage of modern MRI’s and antibiotics, the Ancient Greeks understood something about health. Just outside many of...
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ArtSmart Roundtable – The God of Mozia, Sicily
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together some of the best art-focused travel blogs to post on a common theme. This month we are discussing great sculpture! You can find links below for the...
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Guess the Artist – French Addition
In honor of Bastille Day, I have a little French Art History trivia for you. I found the following painting in Rouen and want to see if you can correctly guess the artist who painted it. (No cheating...
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Ardfert Cathedral and Abbey, County Kerry
Every day in Ireland seemed to bring another beautiful ruin. Each one a massive stone structure clearly whittled down by time and the encroaching flora. King Henry VIII’s anti-Catholic purge of...
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The Washington Monument, Reconstruction and Timing
Washington DC had a very unusual earthquake about 2 years ago. It destroyed some of the statuary at the National Cathedral and cracked the Washington Monument, an iconic obelisk-shaped landmark in the...
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Ancient Jewelry I’d Like to Own
It always amazes me to see historic jewelry in museums. I’ve just assumed items so valuable and fragile would not have survived the centuries, but then there they are, neatly lined up in the display...
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ArtSmart Roundtable – Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together some of the best art-focused travel blogs to post on a common theme. This month we are discussing great architecture! You can find links below for the...
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