allusions

No one quite knows for sure why Hans Holbein the younger decided to put a skull in his picture called French Ambassadors, but we do know it’s there. We can see it, sort of, in the first image, circled in white. He did not paint the skull in correct perspective with the rest of the [...]

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As most can obviously tell, the title of my blog in general is allusions. And, I’ve realized that I’ve never really explained my choice in title before. Perhaps you assumed that the word “allusions” alludes to my love of literature and literary devices. And, in some ways I suppose it does, but I’m sure that [...]

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Not quite raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but I decided to make a blog post about some of my favorite things. Of course there are the obvious things like: walking on crunchy leaves in the fall, being snuggled up under the covers on a cold/rainy day…but lets not get too “Sound of Music” [...]

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A while ago, I received an IM (that’s an instant messege from those who don’t know) from a person that I do not know. He seemed to be simply trying to find someone to talk to, asked me my interests and of course the conversation turned to art.
He claimed to be a Christian and after [...]

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Great works of art, such as Michelangelo’s David, can trigger aggression, nausea and a desire to destroy the work, according to Italian researchers.

According to this article there is a study being done on the effects of great art on people’s “psyches.” Apparently 20% of people who view David begin to feel aggressive emotions (however [...]

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