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From an Athenian Maid to Empress to the Roman Empire... Aelia Eudocia Augusta
Bust Weight of Aelia Eudocia Augusta ?, First Half of 5th century(Istanbul Archaeology Museum)There is a small display case in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum that holds some very intriguing objects....
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Historians of Islamic Art Association at #CAA 2013
Post made possible thanks to the support of 3pipe.net Leighton House, Arab Hall, LondonAs art historians and lovers of art, our primary objective is looking, and deciphering the significance of the...
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From Duccio to Ai Weiwei: The Multiple Lives of the Work of Art
Antonio, Allegri da Correggio, Leda and the Swan, around 1532(Gemaldegalerie, Berlin) At a time when the sculptures and artifacts which have made their way to some of the finest institutions in the...
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Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Saint John the Baptist, 1604-05(The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) 302# "Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy" an exhibition demonstrating the lasting legacy of...
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Happy Birthday Constantinople!
Beyan-i Manazil-i Safar-i Iraqayn-i Sultan Sulayman Khan(View of Istanbul from Sultan Suleiman's Iraq campaign), Matrakci Nasuhi, 1537-1538 *(Istanbul University Library)Founding a city in the ancient...
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The Bee in My Bonnet About What is Happening in Turkey
Figen Cebe, Untitled, 2011 , 80 x 100cm"One tree dies, a nation awakens." Nazim HikmetThere are defining moments in history that linger in a society's memory that people use as a reference point when...
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Yedikule Orchards- Destruction of Another Cultural Memory in Istanbul
The Orchards lining the Land Walls of ConstantinopleTurkey as a country is probably one of the richest and most diverse when it comes to the cultural memory of its lands and people. The Thracian and...
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James McNeill Whistler ~ July 11 1834 - July 17 1903
As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight. And the subject matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or of colour. - James McNeill WhistlerThe White Girl, 1861-62,...
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Slow Art Day at the Met
Mosaic of Zeus and Ganymede, Roman, mid-Imperial, 2nd century A.D.On loan from a private collection, Belgium(Metropolitan Museum of Art)My favorite pastime activity of all time is to visit art museums...
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Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum
Broken Bridge II, 2012(High Line Park, NYC)There is a phenomenal exhibition of African artist El Anatsui going on at the Brooklyn Museum right now that is guaranteed to enrich your life and feed your...
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Searching for Unicorns on My Birthday
From Lorenzo de Medici to Emily Harris (the little girl who passed through Turkish customs using her unicorn passport recently) everyone seems to be fascinated with unicorns. Although these days, it...
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Art, Enchantment, Museum and a Three year old...
Pro and I with Van Gogh's Portrait of a Peasant(Norton Simon Museum)The ongoing debate concerning museums and how to engage viewers reminds me of a Punch cartoon depicting a Victorian working-class...
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Edward Hopper Drawings at the Whitney and Engagement in Museums with Technology
Self-Portrait, 1945Going to museums to view art is a lot of work these days involving a bevy of options that are available to anyone with the right tools and a minimal understanding of social media....
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Life is the Art of the Possible...
"Joy comes to those bold enough to seek it." - Hasan NiyaziIt has been two weeks since the day we lost Hasan Niyazi of 3PP and the silence is deafening...When I refer to "we" I mean a huge community of...
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Chora: the Church of the Holy Savior Outside the City Walls
The Anastasis, Church of the St. Savior in Chora, Parekklesion, 1316-21Chora MuseumThe image of the Hagia Sophia always looms commanding and magnificent when one thinks of Istanbul but there is one...
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Ottoman Princess Mihrimah Sultan
Cameria, Daughter of the Emperor Soliman, After Cristofano dell' Altissimo, 16th century(?)(Pera Museum)The Ottomans have always been a source of fascination, even for citizens of the Turkish Republic,...
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Image of the "El Turco" in Quattrocento Italy
Pinturicchio, St Catherine's Disputation, 1492-94(Sala dei Santi of the Borgia Apartments, Vatican)"I am not Italian, I am not an art historian, a student or even an academic and I am not even...
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From Marble to Flesh: The Biography of Michelangelo's David
The possibilities for a work of art to charm and fascinate lovers of art seem to be infinite. When the said work of art is Michelangelo's world renowned David, everyone is ready to be enraptured. But...
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Turquerie, Orientalism and Coffee
Carle Van Loo, Sultane (Mme de Pompadour portrayed as a Turkish lady), 1747(Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris)Today is International Coffee Day, a day for the celebration and enjoyment of the sine qua...
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How does what we see in museums affect our view of art history?
George Dawe, Portrait of a dignitary in Turkish Costume,ca. 1825 (formerly titled, Sidki Efendi, Turkish Ambassador to the court of St. James) (San Diego Museum of Art)There are certain defining...
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