21 Apr 2012 | 2 Comments

Rembrandt and His Crucifixion (1631)

I can be very blind. Some time ago I added an analysis of Rembrandt’s Crucifixion  in which I showed that Rembrandt had portrayed himself as Christ not out of delusions of grandeur but based on Christianity’s most fundamental principles

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01 Apr 2012

Eureka! My Last Judgement on Michelangelo’s

Eureka!

For years I have struggled with the meaning of Michelangelo’s Last Judgment. The essay “Michelangelo’s Art Through Michelangelo’s Eyes” explains my overall understanding of the Sistine ceiling and the altar wall on whi

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11 Sep 2011

The Kimbell Gets a Surprise

Nicolas Poussin’s Sacrament of the Ordination (1640's) is one of the masterpieces of Western art. I wrote about it last year when it failed to sell at auction. Now the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas has acquired it for $24 m

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