March 4, 2026
Tag: sculpture
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Stone and Chisels
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The first time mankind saw his own image reflecting in the water of an ancient pond is lost to history. But it didn’t take long to perfect the skill of chiseling away just enough stone to make a rock look like a person. A thousand years later the sculptures appeared on postcards.
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January 13, 2022 3 Comments
A Cartolina Postale (an Italian Postcard) has an innate and elegant beauty about it. Those who appreciate the warmth, color, and light that is unique to the Italian peninsula have taken Italian painting to the preeminence it has enjoyed for the last eight centuries. Brother Beato Angelico was among one of the first.