A wonderful series of short teaching videos on art from the Civil War era. You can learn a lot about history and culture from the art of the period.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7gn_68Hr4h9KzVIeuI0MeMQwK47qKZFi
A wonderful series of short teaching videos on art from the Civil War era. You can learn a lot about history and culture from the art of the period.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7gn_68Hr4h9KzVIeuI0MeMQwK47qKZFi
Beautiful artwork on an evil subject.
The paintings and the commentary are truly fascinating. As an artist myself, I sometimes suspect that art critics read more into a painting than the artist ever intended. However, who is to say but that divine inspiration is behind many works of art. After all, it is a good bet that the earthly authors of the Bible did not comprehend all that they were writing down under the Spirit’s guidance.
Hey Dave,
I think both art and literary critics can overreach at times, but it is true that a lot can be pulled out of a great painting or book.