Tag Archives: Art

Reading in Silence

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Series: Favorite Paintings Catena Saint Jerome in his Study from the National Gallery Standing alone before St Jerome. Wandering through the National Gallery in London, I am always looking for my favorite paintings. One of them is St Jerome in … Continue reading →

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The Woman I recognized at Champmol.

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Some years ago, I visited Champmol in Dijon, the grounds of the old monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol, today a psychiatric hospital. I made the journey just for visiting the sculptures of Claus Sluter. After some rather heavy traffic, I drove … Continue reading →

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What are Great Moments ?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Berthe Morisot When I am listening to music, looking at a painting or a sculpture or reading a book, I know instantaneously that something is happening to me, a kind of flash. Sometimes a memory of an event in the … Continue reading →

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