allusions

The paper, either today or yesterday, had a little 50 word snip-it about a Raphael’s portrait of a lady. They theory now is that this picture portrays a woman with breast cancer. Pointing to the lump that she seems to have.

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I recently bought this movie at Target, since it was one on my list of classic movies that I need to watch, and since it’s Carey Grant, I figured that it must be good.
Well, at first I thought that perhaps I was wrong. The first several minutes it didn’t really seem to hold my [...]

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Situation: famous artist, missing fresco. Problem solved? Perhaps.
Art work detective Maurizio Seracini (what a cool job!) believes that he was found a missing fresco by Leonardo da Vinci. Based upon sketches and written accounts, they have an idea of what this fresco would have looked like.
Interesting that we have this discovery while the [...]

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Gasp! Shock! and Awe! The advertisors have found a new way to break through the clutter of ads already showering our culture. The newest way? Baby billboards.
According to this article, Michele Hutchison has recently agreed to allow different companies to “buy ad space” on her expected baby boy Devon. Only “wholesome” things will do: [...]

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National Geographic has done an article on Tutankhamun aka King Tut.
(Interestinly, the post I just made about insulin ties in with this. Insulin and King Tut’s tomb were both discovered in 1922!)
King Tut has been one of those art historical pieces that has held the world captivated. And thanks to Dan Brown, finding the [...]

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