I have always been fascinated by gargoyles: those fantastical creatures and figures that adorn so many of the ‘old’ world’s wonderful buildings. Europe in particular, is filled with structures whose façades are embellished with delightful examples of grotesque faces and Gothic monsters, whose purpose is – what? To ward off evil, perhaps? Or to keep [...]
Art History: Vincent Van Gogh 1888 Arles
Image at left: The Drawbridge at Arles with a Group of Washerwomen, c. April 1888 Van Gogh wrote to Theo about not being comfortable because of the winds and the cold, but also about the splendor of the south and how he already felt better for having left Paris. Today I brought back a canvas [...]
