Art History Carnival February 2011

Welcome to the February 1, 2011 edition of art history carnival! Thank you to everyone who participated in this issue – there is some fabulous stuff here. We have everything from a reminder that artists – whether painters or film directors – tend to take liberties with the details of history, to a fascinating debate over the meaning and subject matter of Giorgione’s The Tempest. So, pour yourself a cup of tea, and prepare to spend a while reading!

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Giorgione’s The Tempest (seen above) seems to have captured the imagination of a number of art history bloggers this month, including Gina Collia-Suzuki. who raises a number of questions about the painting in her post The Tempest, by Giorgione posted at The Perplexed Palette.

But it doesn’t end there! H Niyazi examines the painting from an historical perspective in his post, which explores the turbulent historical background of the early 1500s, and discusses its impact on some iconic works of Venetian Renaissance art, including Giorgione’s ‘Tempest’ and Carpaccio’s ‘Portrait of a Knight’” in Giorgione, Carpaccio and the Siege of Padua posted at Three Pipe Problem

Have you ever heard of Hubert Van Eyck? I’m sorry to say that, prior to reading the following post, I hadn’t! Hubert has been rather forgotten by the art world, thanks to the larger than life image of his brother Jan. Monica Bowen delves into the history of the Van Eyck brothers in Jan and Hubert Van Eyck: What I wish we knew posted at Alberti’s Window.

Have you ever wondered why paintings of historical events include figures directly staring at the viewer? Monica Bowen looks to Renaissance scholar Leon Battista Alberti for the answer in historia paintings: here’s looking at you, kid posted at Alberti’s Window

David Packwood takes us on a journey into the Venetian Renaissance, and the work of Tintoretto, as recounted by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s talismanic advocate John Ruskin in Ruskin & Tintoretto posted at Art History Today

Dr. Frank DeStefano prefaces the work of John V. Fleming, exploring the sacred symbolism in Giovanni Bellini’s ‘St Francis in the Desert’” in his post entitled The sacred symbolism of Giovanni Bellini posted at Three Pipe Problem

Diana Flores presents her reaction to the Vietnam War Memorial in A Lacanian Intepretation of Maya Ying Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial  posted at The Canon

One of the biggest challenges for art historians who researching female artists is that women’s artwork has often been lost in the pages of history. Susan Benford helps remind us of the work done by one accomplished 17th century artist in Famous Painters: Judith Leyster posted at Famous Paintings Reviewed – An Art History Blog. Susan has also done a fascinating post featuring the work of portraitist Lavinia Fontana in Famous Paintings: Portrait of a Noblewoman posted at Famous Paintings Reviewed – An Art History Blog.

Vicky Alvear Shecter contemplates Jean Leon-Gerome’s ‘Pollice Verso’ – the painting that inspired generations of historical film makers, and cemented a popular misconception about the ‘thumbs down’ gesture in gladiatorial combat – in Gladiators: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? posted at History with a Twist

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H Niyazi presents ModernARTization at the World Economic Forum posted at The Tait Global, saying, “The globetrotting Liv Tait spends some creative quality time with Damien Hirst and recounts the fascinating proceedings of the recent ModerARTization panel at the World Economic Forum.”

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Natalie Bennett presents a post examining artifacts that have been left behind in history to remind us of the lives (and names) of women in Women in two Oxford museums posted at Philobiblon.

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Giorgione’s The Tempest courtesy Wikimedia

Call for Submissions for the December Issue of the Art History Carnival

The December issue of the Art History Carnival  will be posted on December 1, 2010. You can submit articles for inclusion in the carnival until 48 hours before the issue comes out (in this case, November 29, 2010). 

What kind of blog articles will be included? 
Posts covering all periods and art mediums are welcome, as are posts discussing art criticism, architecture, design, theory and aesthetics. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. 

What is a Blog Carnival? 
According to Wikipedia, a blog carnival is “a type of blog event…similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog article that contains permalinks links to other blog articles on the particular topic.” 

Blog Carnivals are a great way to help your blog reach a new audience and to make new friends in the blogosphere! 

Who can submit? 
Anyone, as long as you have a blog! And If you don’t blog, you can submit one of your friend’s articles (except they better be good–I’ll be reading them!). 

Can I host a carnival? 
Absolutely! Please let me know if you’d be interested in hosting the next issue of the carnival. 

How to submit articles
You have two options:

1. Send me an email. Include the title and permalink URL of the post you are nominating for inclusion in the carnival, along with the name of the blog. Please put “Art History Carnival” in the title of your email to help me recognize it in my inbox!

2. Use the submission form provided by Blog Carnival (this is probably the easiest!). 

One final thing to keep in mind: 
To keep things current, posts should have been written after the date of the last Carnival.

Thank you for your participation! Share the news if you know someone who likes to write about art!

September Issue of the Art History Carnival

Welcome to the September 1, 2010 edition of the Art History Carnival.

I was so pleased to receive so many fantastic submissions for this issue – thank you to everyone for making this possible!



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Jason, author of Executed Today presents his post 1599: Beatrice Cenci and her family, for parricide which examines “the reciprocal social construction between a family tragedy, a Romantic legend, and a (misattributed) painting.” You might also want to check out Jason’s post on the rather gruesome death of Marco Antonio Bragadin 1571: Marco Antonio Bragadin, flayed Venetian, which shows how current events informed Venetian artwork.

H Niyazi presents Painted Into Immortality : Dante and Virgil on a Hellish Boat Ride, posted at Three Pipe Problem, saying “great works of Art or Literature often share a truly special feature – they tie together ideas, people and places spanning many eras and summate them in manner that not only makes them relevant for the audience it was created for, but resonates just as strongly through time.” A beautiful and well-written post – be sure to check it out!

Hermes, author of Pre-Raphaelite Art, has has written a post on the Study for John William Waterhouse’s Lady of Shalott that examines the artistic process.

Monica Bowen, author of the beautiful art history blog Alberti’s Window presents a post correcting some misconceptions about ghiberti’s north doors that have managed to make their way into art history textbooks. I’m always amazed at how many errors find their way into scholarly works.

Meredith Hale presents Art and Design in Glasgow and Edinburgh posted at Meredith Hale: Art and Inspiration. She notes that ”this post is on art and architecture I had the pleasure of seeing in person in Glasgow and Edinburgh. It focuses on the works of Phoebe Anna Traquair and Charles Mackintosh.” An interesting that introduces some less widely known artists like Phoebe Anna Traquair.

H Niyazi nominated Wired Art History posted at Art History Today, saying, “David Packwood’s unique contemplation of Art History and cyberspace was a fascinating exploration of the way new technology is impacting on Art appreciation.”   The author has a very different perspective on this issue than I do, so it was a particularly fascinating read for me. I hope many of you will take the time to read this post and weigh in!

Romeo Vitelli presents a journey through the tortured psyche of artist Edvard Munch in Curing Munch, posted at Providentia.

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Joanne Capella presents a review of the documentary “My Architect”, which chronicles the life of architect Louis Isadore Kahn posted at Design & Desire in the Twentieth Century

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Helen, author of Art and Architecture, Mainly, has written an in-depth review of the Stadel Museum’s new exhibit:  European Masters: Städel Museum 19th – 20th Century, which will be on display until October 2010. 

Alexandra Korey presents Daniel Spoerri Sculpture Garden in Maremma, Tuscany | TuscanyArts posted at Tuscany Arts. This is a fabulous review includes photos, video and information about how to get around. If you plan on being in Tuscany, it looks like this is a must-see for art lovers!

H Niyazi nominated another post by Alexandra Korey, entitled Top 5 sculptures to see in the Bargello museum in Florence | TuscanyArts posted at Tuscany Arts, saying, “Based in Florence, Alexandra Korey provides valuable insights to art minded travellers to Tuscany and Florence!” Thank you for suggesting this post, Hasan.

That concludes this edition. I would  like to note that I chose not to include a number of wonderful submissions that were several months out of date. My sincere thanks to the authors that submitted them, but I would like to keep this carnival as up-to-date as possible. Thank you for understanding!

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The Art History Carnival Returns September 1st!

Earthly Paradise is announcing the return of the Art History Carnival! 

I will be hosting a Carnival of Art History on The Earthly Paradise on the first of each month, beginning September 1, 2010. You can submit articles for inclusion in the carnival until 48 hours before the issue comes out (in this case, August 30, 2010). 


What kind of blog articles will be included? 
Posts covering all periods and art mediums are welcome, as are posts discussing art criticism, architecture, design, theory and aesthetics. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. 

What is a Blog Carnival? 
According to Wikipedia, a blog carnival is “a type of blog event…similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog article that contains permalinks links to other blog articles on the particular topic.” 

Blog Carnivals are a great way to help your blog reach a new audience and to make new friends in the blogosphere! 

Who can submit? 
Anyone, as long as you have a blog! And If you don’t blog, you can submit one of your friend’s articles (except they better be good–I’ll be reading them!). 

Can I host a carnival? 
Absolutely! Please let me know if you’d be interested in hosting the next issue of the carnival. 

How to submit articles
You have two options:

1. Send me an email. Include the title and permalink URL of the post you are nominating for inclusion in the carnival, along with the name of the blog. Please put “Art History Carnival” in the title of your email to help me recognize it in my inbox!

2. Use the submission form provided by Blog Carnival (this is probably the easiest!). 

One final thing to keep in mind: 
To keep things current, posts should have been written after the date of the last Carnival.

Thank you for your participation! Share the news if you know someone who likes to write about art!