Art History

Caravaggio: A life sacred and profane 3rd November 2021. Andrew Graham Dixon from Scotland. Painting of the painting of Christ whre he met a lady whose great grand father acquired a Caravaggio which is worth 41M pounds and now is at the Jesuit college in Dublin and then moved to Ireland's National Gallery. There will be breaks. Caravagio makes many enemies soon after leaving Rome. He paints comissions, among one one for a cardinal, the last soup at the National Gallery. This is not painting, this is life perpetuated - Luis Ortega and Gassete. That's how Andrew feels about this painting: In their way to Emaus, two disciples met Jesus. That is what he paints in this painting. He reverses to a bizantine image of Christ (late Roman), Christ is depicted as if he were Apollo (without a beard, Jesus appear in an unfamiliar form at that time). They go to dinner together and they eat a meal. Bellori ciritizes this picture, lacking in decorum, the inkeeper has the hat on. These thre...

By Andrew Graham-Dixon. Zoom, 27th October 2021. Picasso admired Cezanne's anxiety. But what was it? Cezanne's reputation was of painter philosopher. Andrew starts by depicting one picture "The Montagne Sainte-Victoire. He didn't consider himself as Impressionist but rather as a classical French painter (think of Poussaine): It is a pinting of something that will last. Something momunental that will last for a long time. Every mout St. Vicoire is a volcano. It is an artist driven by extraordinary (turbulance) emotions. He made every effort to make things monumental. He emmerged as an artist through the mountain painting. He was late twice, he was a late romantic and a late impressionist (post-impressionist). Zola "passion for the flesh of a women .. nudity desired and never possessed" After the quote that Zola published, the frienship ended. They never spoke to each other again. Andrew things he has a dark, passionate beginning (1860's). But what i...