Botticelli’s Venus
Botticelli captured an eternal beauty… I have written about this piece before, but still, good art, like good poetry, can always be enjoyed and appreciated over and over again. I…
Musings and Tropical Fictions
Botticelli captured an eternal beauty… I have written about this piece before, but still, good art, like good poetry, can always be enjoyed and appreciated over and over again. I…
The Visigoth sack of Rome in 410 under Alaric I. I love these arguments about how everything is going to hell (Alte sees the end of the world in her…
Here is a nice photo for today. I particularly like the play of light, shade, fabric and her natural curves. A good nude should convey something of both the erotic…
Racer X is currently enjoying the pleasures and beauties of the tropics at the moment. Every year at this time he makes a pilgrimage to the land of warmth, sea…
Titian’s Venus of Urbino The great Venetian painter Titian (1488-1596) produces this masterpiece in 1538. Although it is named after the ancient goddess of sex and love, within the framework…
The ancient pagan festival of May Day occurs on this day, May 1. Although we really do not celebrate this ancient rite anymore, at least in North America it is…