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- Venice's Glorious Frari by Paula's Tour Talk on Sep 7, 2009
The Frari is the nickname for the church if Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, and "frari' is the Venetian form of "frati" for the brothers of the Franciscan order. It's one of the must-sees of Venice. Filled with art, magnificent...
- Simon Schama's Power of Art by Paula's Tour Talk on Apr 21, 2009
I've been enjoying watching Simon Schama's excellent series, The Power of Art, on DVD. Most interesting to me are the two Italian artists, Caravaggio and Bernini, but the whole program is thought-provoking and extremely well done. It's no surprise th...
- Siena's Most Overlooked Treasure by Paula's Tour Talk on Apr 19, 2009
You'd think that a large room in the Siena Cathedral with some of the most gorgeous frescoes you will ever see would be hard to miss. But far too many of the people I talk to who have visited Siena...
- New Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci by Paula's Tour Talk on Apr 5, 2009
You might have seen reports of the hub-bub surrounding a possible new portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci. There's always tremendous interest in a discovery of this kind. The potential for new insights into the most famous artist of the Western...
- The Titans of Venetian Art by Paula's Tour Talk on Mar 16, 2009
Although I personally prefer the works of fifteenth century Venetian artists like the various Bellinis, and Vivarini, Carpaccio and Giorgione, the big three in Venice are Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese. These are the artistic giants, whose monument...
- Ghirlandaio's Adoration of the Shepherds by Paula's Tour Talk on Dec 12, 2008
Well, I'm not going to get my computer back until sometime next week (fully fixed and running great, I hope), so I am writing this from the library. Ghirlandaio's painting, The Adoration of the Shepherds (click on the pictures to...
