A little taste of history one morsel at a time
Today on Museum Bites we’re continuing our walkabout through Normandy with a tour of The Bell Tower of Sainte Catherine, Honfleur (c1897). Gifted as a memento, forgotten in storage, and misattributed to a famous artist, this relatively unknown painting has a colorful past. Let’s zoom in for a closer look…
Today on Museum Bites we’re taking a stroll through Normandy’s half-timbered houses. Colorful and a bit wobbly, these fairytale structures are not only charming, their method of construction dates back to ancient Rome. Join me for a tour, but first a little background…
Today on Museum Bites we’re suiting up for battle in Part 2 of our look at headgear. Whether it be for fire or foe, some of the more unusual helmets and hats I’ve come across in my travels were created for combat.
Today on Museum Bites we’re taking a closer look at La Malinche (mah-LEEN-cheh), the mother of modern Mexico. A controversial figure with a complicated past, artists and historians have grappled with her portrayal. Is she the mother of a new nation? A traitor to her people? Or a survivor of the violent world in which she lived? Mexican painter, Jorge González Camarena’s La Pareja (1964) is one interpretation. Join me as we take a tour of this powerful portrait, but first a little background…
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