Wedding bells are ringing and today on Museum Bites we’re celebrating with The Marriage of the Virgin (1504) by Pietro Vannucci. Inspired by biblical fan fiction, looted by Napoleon, and snubbed by the Louvre, this lovely painting has a miraculous story to tell. Let’s dive in.
Geeking Out on Gutenberg: Reboot
Happy Friday! It’s been a crazy, fun-filled week of family birthdays, a solar eclipse, and packing my eldest off to college. So today we're taking a brief hiatus from our Chinese adventure and hitting the books. Please enjoy this Museum Bites reboot of the amazing life of Johannes Gutenberg and his magical moving type machine. ... Continue Reading →
Geeking out on Gutenberg
Gutenberg and his amazing machine put an end to this carpal-tunnel-syndrome prone profession.