Paintings

Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent van Gogh's Latest Colors

"Auvers is of severe beauty and the countryside is quaint and quaint". So wrote Vincent in a letter to his brother Theo describing his impressions of Auvers-sur-Oise, a small village thirty...

La Casa Azul - Where the Spirit of Frida Kahlo Lives On

We had wanted to visit The Blue House, Frida Kahlo's home in Mexico City, for a many years. We have always been fascinated by the iconic artist's life and had been to several exhibitions of her work...

Caravaggio, the Cursed Painter: The Deposition

The canvas of the Deposition of Christ, currently kept in the Vatican Painting Gallery, was painted by Caravaggio for a chapel of the Church of St. Mary in Vallicella in Rome. Following the Treaty of...

The Alphabet of The "Hidden Rome"

When the tourists arrive in Rome, they are immediately attracted by the magnetic energy of the Renaissance frescoes by Michelangelo and Raffaello, by the stunning architectures of the Baroque...

Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts' Berkshire Mtns.

Nestled out of site within Massachusetts' Berkshire Mountains is the stunning museum dedicated to the life of America's most well-known illustrator: Norman Rockwell. It's worth the diversion...