Shoes from the 18th Century, circa 1720.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
American cliff dwellers
Montezuma's Castle in Arizona
Built by the Sinaqua people dating back to 700 AD,
the structure has nothing to do with the Aztec ruler Montezuma
nor is it a castle, but rather a multi-storied apartment dwelling.
July is:
National Blueberry Month
National Anti-Boredom Month
National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month
Week Event:
- Week 2 is Nude Recreation Week
Individual Days:
14 Bastille Day
17 National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of the month)
22 Hammock Day
24 Cousins Day
24 Parent's Day
31 Mutt's Day
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Miniature painting in India
Since the 6th Century AD, India has excelled in the unique art
form of miniature painting. Today the art form is dying off.
Sailboat racing
Preparing for race day — the San Diego Sailboat Academy
(SDSA) offers professional sailboat instruction.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Sol Cinema
Friday, June 24, 2011
Water taxi
This is a real AP photograph taken in the wild
during a flood in India several years ago.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Italian Master Michelangelo Caravaggio 1571-1610
Young Sick Bacchus
1593
Likely a self-portrait of the artist when he
came to Rome (from Milan) and fell seriously ill.
From Wikipedia:
"Infamous while he lived, Caravaggio was forgotten almost immediately after his death, and it was only in the 20th century that his importance to the development of Western art was rediscovered. Despite this, his influence on the new Baroque style that eventually emerged from the ruins of Mannerism, was profound. It can be seen directly or indirectly in the work of Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Bernini, and Rembrandt, and artists in the following generation heavily under his influence were called the 'Caravaggisti' or 'Caravagesques', as well as Tenebrists or 'Tenebrosi' ('shadowists'). Andre Berne-Joffroy, Paul Valéry's secretary, said of him: 'What begins in the work of Caravaggio is, quite simply, modern painting.'"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Merisi_da_Caravaggio
Sunday, June 19, 2011
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