Stories By Rachel Witte
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19th Century
Representation vs Reality: Artists Portrayed in Midnight in Paris. Part 2
October 16, 2019Once upon a time, Part 1 to this piece was written. Given that the year is coming to a close in a few short months, it seemed pertinent to continue the discussion on how Woody Allen...
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dailyart
Painting of the Week: Masaccio, The Tribute Money
June 9, 2019There are many artists and paintings which I return to over and over again. Artists like Giotto, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Vermeer, van Eyck, Cassatt, Degas… The list goes on for what seems like forever. All of these...
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dailyart
Viking Art: From Ships and Swords to Ornate Brooches
April 19, 2019Vikings and their culture have filled our lives since their days of domination. There are TV shows, sports teams; Nordic culture and mythology permeate the media with superhero characters like Thor; anime series such as Attack...
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Ancient Greece
Jewelry in Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Period Pieces
April 3, 2019When approaching art or the history related to it, certain questions arise. Such as the who what when where and significance of the object of work of art in question. I think that with jewelry, the...
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dailyart
Byzantine Icons. The Who, What, When, and Where
March 13, 2019Byzantine icons are more of a prayer object than anything else. Though likened to idolatry, the icons mean more than what can be confined by that singular definition. Byzantine icons in the Medieval church were used...
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19th Century
Intersection of Coffee and Creating: Coffee Shops and Their Purpose
February 5, 2019The actual art of coffee making has steadily been growing for years. We have surpassed and moved past instant coffee, on to specialty coffee shops and their frozen and blended coffee drinks, hot chocolates, and sweet recipes,...
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Art History 101
The Muse Throughout Art History: Inspiration, Love, and Friendship
January 26, 2019In terms of Ancient Greek mythology, the term muse refers to nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, with each daughter having her own attribute, which reflected the desire for musical and artistic inspiration as well the...
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Art State of Mind
Leaving Home as a Genre in Art: The Need to be on the Move
January 12, 2019I don’t know if it is a millennial thing, similarly being in the same age group, or because now in 2019 we have access to everyone’s lives through social media. But it seems that all of...
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Cinema
Representation vs Reality: Artists Portrayed in Midnight in Paris. Part I
January 3, 2019In Woody Allen’s 2011 Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson plays a nostalgic screenwriter who somehow finds himself transported back in time to 1920s Paris… a time period which Owen’s character, Gil Pender, deems a “golden age...
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Halloween Special
Double Double Toil and Trouble: Witches in Art and Modern Media
October 30, 2018Tis the season….no, not of Christmas. Halloween. The time for Fall festivals, hayrides, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches. Grotesque goblins, creepy ghosts, and blood-sucking vampires; It most certainly is a spooktacular time of year. One of...
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Open to Influences – Arthur Hacker and his Mary with Many Qualities
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