Giovanni Bellini was an important painter from the Renaissance period. His work was extremely influential especially in the use of color and atmosphere. Here's some interesting information about him: detail from the San Giobbe AltarPiece by Giovanni Bellini (1480) He received his first lessons from Andrea Mantegna, his brother-in-law, which were decisive for the formation of his talent. A self-made man, he...
Money, money, money, money, money, money, money, MO-NEY! I rented It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world because I just realized I watched many parts of this movie but I had never really seen all of it. Then I remembered why. The movie is over two and half hours. The dialogues are really funny and make it worth while though. The physical comedy and the...
I'd like to share my latest book purchases and maybe rationalize how on Earth I am supposed to finish all of them. I bought them on the same day and almost couldn't carry them home. In my defense, they were bargains. (Isn't that always the defense?) Paul Johnson's preface got me really excited: "It is therefore essential that society defend itself against cultural...
Apparently, Wiki Paintings is a great place to find new artists. The other day I happened upon this painting in the Most Viewed section: Negro attacked by a Jaguar by Henri Rosseau - 1910 Ok, the artist is not exactly a new one, but he is new to me. Henri Rosseau was a French Post-impressionist painter. Carnival evening by Henri Rosseau - 1885-1886...
A Coen Brother's western with Jeff Bridges wearing an eye patch - what else do we need? What called my attention the most about True Grit was the things that called Imdb user's attention about True Grit. I couldn't believe the topics of discussion in the movie's page. It sums up to: the movie was too violent, the language used by the characters...
It's so strange that the book How to live on 24 hours a day by Arnold Bennet is not more popular. I used to say I didn't have enough time to read or study but this book has certainly killed that excuse. It offers tips to manage time in order to both read and ponder over what you read - which is incredibly important....
