by evawongnava | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog
Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637), Tereus cutting out the tongue of Philomela c. 1600, Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash; indented for transfer | 7.2 x 13.0 cm (sheet of paper)Royal Collection Trust, acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom...
by evawongnava | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog
Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima), Polyptych, C. 1486-88, Tempera on panel. Parish Church of St. Bartolomeo, Olera (Bergamo), Italy Behold this nine-panelled polyptych with the Virgin and Child taking the top panel, presiding over...
by evawongnava | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
André DerainHenri Matisse 1905 Tate© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2021 Fauvism is an art movement that was started in the 20th century by a group of artists who felt that vibrant and complementary colours, and painterly skills such as strong brush strokes were more...
by evawongnava | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
Roman mosaic of two bikini-clad woman playing ball (close up) I love mosaics. Just look at this one from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The villa can be traced back to 320-350 A.D, so we’re talking 4th Century, A.D. The villa...
by evawongnava | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog
Old Chinese posters for The Central Agency, Ltd. Fabrics company at Glasglow, Scotland from 1930 I once bought a dress from a well-known British designer that was a cross between two cultures. The dress was made to look like a cheongsum or traditional Chinese dress,...
by evawongnava | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog
I am mesmerised by this image of a red cliff face and a row of women, backs bent, ferrying baskets trudging up a fenced mountain path. I see steam billowing from below joining the plumes of clouds at the mountain top. The women are all dressed alike—forming a line of...
