Energy and persuasion are the geometric paradigms of this early work by da Vinci. Passion, anger, and the arrival of something clandestine seems to be in the painting but cannot be seen by the viewer; da Vinci, even in his earliest work, was a master of tension presentation and symbolic gesture. In the smoky glass …

  Throughout his prolific career, Picasso met many fascinating eccentrics and vagabonds. One such person is horrifically captured in this dizzy and obscene portrait. This painting is replete with many crafted moods and acoustic emotion; it swims in front of the viewer! It captures Picasso’s personal signature of color, yet it is one of the …

  The Mysterious Monoliths of Easter Island   These monolithic human figures were carved by the Rapi Nui people of Polynesia between the years of 1250 and 1500. I have always been intrigued by these pieces for reasons too numerous to mention here; however, I shall relate the supreme contention as satisfaction enough. Of the …

When it comes to color, Monet was never influenced by prejudice or spontaneity. He always knew, after careful exploration and experimentation, exactly what he was after. Free spiriting, audacious color levels, and bold imagery predominantly figured in Monet’s later works. The behind-scenes-theme captured in this painting is Monet’s cosmopolitan of light and mood. Here, the …

  Michelangelo accepted the challenge of sculpting David out of marble as confidently as David accepted the challenge to battle Goliath. Tension and fortitude are the decisive ingredients swirling inside the soul of the Renaissance marble. The architecture of David’s character is in full animation; he cannot perform errors or vanquish his calling. The radiance …