22 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, France, Impressionism, Irises, Louvre, Met, Museum, NYC, Old Masters, Rembrandt, Renoir, Social Media, Van Gogh
Hi everyone,
I would like to apologize for the lack of posts lately, I’ve been super busy with my new project. It is demanding my full attention for right now, but I’m very excited about it, and soon I’ll be able to share it with you guys!!!! Have a lovely end of summer, and thanks for the emails. Much Love – Juliana
11 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Fine Art, France, Museum
Yesterday there was an excellent discussion about the Fighting Temeraire on BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time‘. And they mentioned that Turner might not had actually seen the Temeraire being towed, which I believe it is true since Turner was reported to be in South France at that time. However, this fact does not influence in anything of the powerful and heroic message this painting (National Gallery in London) has to offer.
The ghost ship you see here is the Temeraire, it is being towed by this dark tugboat after the Battle of Trafalgar, a huge naval battle between the British and the French which the British navy won. The Temeraire was a British ship and it was the key element for such victory. However, after the battle the Temeraire had never seen action again, it was turned into a supply ship, until it was sold for scrap. So, this is a painting of the last moments of a hero ship after a glorious journey.
21 Wednesday Sep 2016
France’s mission to protect cultural sites, a very noble cause, very much-needed: François Hollande announces $100m fund to protect cultural heritage in the Middle East
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, France, Impressionism, Renoir, Van Gogh
This is glimpse of the most beautiful, inspiring and merry movement in art: A beginner’s guide to Impressionism (and post). Enjoy it!
29 Monday Aug 2016
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, France
This video shows Robert De Balkany’s mansion, a true and faithful art collector.
26 Tuesday Jul 2016
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, France, Rembrandt
The Rijksmuseum has made a funny video about their new Rembrandt acquisition. Nice work guys!
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in France
French President, François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande, just announced his plan to secure and protect cultural heritage and any artistic expressions against ISIS’ rootless actions of destruction and contrabanding: FranceAsylum
05 Monday Oct 2015
I was not sure why France would agree with the “joined” purchase of the Rembrandts, and this article helped me to understand the transaction and its “political (personal) advantages”: here
Maybe the “non-monopolize” act is a positive way for the pieces to be exposed and easier accessibility, however, I don’t see the difference between that to just lending it.
