The Pleasure of a Good Artistic Nude
I find few things more pleasant than a well done nude painting or photograph. As in all visual arts, the use of shade and color is always important, and I…
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Classic Beauties of Hollywood: Fay Wray in King Kong
Fay Wray, the iconic star of King Kong. Although not considered one of the stunning beauties of her time, Fay Wray (1907-2004) still had a particular beauty, and this beauty…
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Botticelli And The Depiction Of Spiritual Beauty and Eros In Art
After racking my brains for the past few weeks over some spiritual issues, as well as other things, I think I have finally come to some equilibrium on the spiritual…
Beautiful Poetry: John Milton’s “On His Deceased Wife”
The blind Milton reciting Paradise Lost to his daughters This is one of my favorite little poems from one of my favorite poets, the great John Milton (1608-1674). Second only…
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Great Alpha Males of History: Sir Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton As we live in our modern, technologically sophisticated world, it is important to remember the great men who came before us, who paved the way for…
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Online Abstinence
St. Jerome in the Desert by Leonardo da Vinci. St. Jerome fled the inanities of his own time, the Late Roman Empire, to find spiritual renewal elsewhere. For nearly a…
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The Beauty of Fall
Fall is a great time of the year. I am not sure which I prefer, spring or fall, but regardless, there is a special quality to fall. The weather is…
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Brilliant Acts of Beauty
These are a couple of nice photos for a quiet Saturday. I do not know enough about photography to know what is going on here, as far as the technique…
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Last Day of Summer
Today is the last day of summer. Yes, it is a sad day. The seasons are changing, the days are growing shorter and colder, and in a few months the…
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Spiritual Beauty
God creating Adam as depicted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel What is a good example of spiritual beauty? I find this passage from St. Paul something inspiring. In Ephesians…
