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Caravaggio: Exhibition in Rome commemorates Baroque master
Art is universal says Pope Benedict XVI
Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child in Rome for Christmas
The Bible according to the Sistine Chapel
Toddler art has gallery show
While drinking from a bottle, this two-year-old Australian girl makes abstract art that garners gallery representation. Although some critics express doubts that the talented toddler is doing all the work without help from her artist parents, the parents say the work is hers. Gallery representatives claim they accepted her work before learning of her tender age.
An elephant paints an elephant
This video is a little long, but one must suffer for their art. Watch an elephant paint an elephant, holding a flower! Who da thunk?
I do wonder if this is a sweatshop for painting elephants. There is a constant stream of people carrying easels behind the featured painting pachyderm. In a wide shot near the end, you’ll see other elephants toiling at their oils.
Do you think they have gallery representation, or is their work for sale at the Holiday Inn? Starving artists selling sofa-sized art this weekend only!
Beautiful light in photographs
Photography is all about light — light and shadow — but sometimes the light is special. These images by National Geographic photographers capture light in a unique way.
Great music video by
This is one of the best music videos I’ve seen in a long time. Makes me long for the old vinyl LPs and want to learn French so I know what they’re singing. I think the song is “Vilaine canaille.”