Food for the Soul: London – Vermeer’s Music Lessons

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Food for the Soul: Pearls

By March 12, 2023September 27, 2024

By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout Probably one of the most celebrated paintings that features pearls is one where these jewels are the least visible. It is the painting called Woman with a Pearl Necklace, and it was painted around 1663 by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Over two years, he painted five pictures that featured…

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Food for the Soul: I Spy … for America

ByDarlene Heckman January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout

A few weeks ago, we introduced some new international espionage shows. Two new American spy shows recently got dropped at the streamers, so it’s worth tak…

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Food for the Soul: Guo Pei Exhibition — San Francisco

ByDarlene Heckman September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

Guo Pei. Collection: 1002 Nights, 2010. Dress: Hand-painted silk, embroidered with silk threads, Swarovski crystals. Photo: The artist Image provided courtesy the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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Food for the Soul: Gustave Caillebotte – The Unappreciated Impressionist

ByDarlene Heckman May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

Gustave Caillebotte. Paris Street, the Rainy Day (Rue de Paris, temps du pluie). 1877. Art Institute of Chicago. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.

Impressionism owes a huge debt to Gusta…