Posts Tagged ‘art’
Goya’s “The Third of May”
Francisco Goya’s epic painting captures a terrible time in Spanish history, and epitomizes his ability to capture the dark side of human nature on canvas.
(Mental_Floss, September/October 2007)
Tags: art, francisco goya, goya, jeff fleischer, madrid, masterpieces, mental floss, painting, prado, third of may
Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
Hieronymous Bosch forever changed religious painting with his horrifying scenes of monsters and demons. There’s no better example than his famous triptych of the fall from grace.
(Mental_Floss, November/December 2007)
Tags: art, bosch, el bosco, el jardin delicioso, garden of earthly delights, hieronymous bosch, jeff fleischer, mental floss, painting
