Sunday, November 30, 2008
Andy Warhol
On Saturday we went to the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh. We saw quite a few of his famous portraits, including Elvis, Marilyn, and Jackie; not to mention Campbell's soup. But we did not see any of his Mona Lisa works, to my disappointment. No photography allowed. This is what I could find on the Web.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Birthday Party
The refreshments were really delicious: many kinds of roasted vegetables (peppers, asparagus, beets), olives, rolled pastry with various meat, vegetables, and cheese, and the very delicious cake. I'm not sure which bakery made the cake.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Mona Lisa Visits New York -- and Washington D.C.
Google has made Life magazine photos available. At last, I found the iconic images of Mona Lisa's visit with President and Mrs. Kennedy. For more about her trip see A Mona Lisa Banquet at Sea.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Mona Lisa From Above
I've seen Mona Lisa depicted in profile, and from the back, but now here's an interpretation of what she looks like from above.
The weird thing: this is an ad for dandruff shampoo!
The weird thing: this is an ad for dandruff shampoo!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
T-Shirt Wrap Up
First, above, my only shirt not made of ordinary cotton: this is from a designer and made of stretch nylon. Mona Lisa wraps around from front to back. Not easy to wear!
And the rest follow. The last shirt commemorates "The Mona Lisa of the Galilee" which is a Greco-Roman mosaic in Israel that reminded the discoverers of Mona Lisa's face. Ironically, a video about the mosaic (playing in an exhibit I saw once) seemed to think it was a complete coincidence that Roman art would resemble Renaissance art. The script writers seem to have forgotten that Renaissance means rebirth, and the Renaissance painters thought they were giving a new life to Classical art -- that would be Roman and Greek. Not exactly a coincidence. But it's a lovely mosaic, and a nice shirt to end this series.
And the rest follow. The last shirt commemorates "The Mona Lisa of the Galilee" which is a Greco-Roman mosaic in Israel that reminded the discoverers of Mona Lisa's face. Ironically, a video about the mosaic (playing in an exhibit I saw once) seemed to think it was a complete coincidence that Roman art would resemble Renaissance art. The script writers seem to have forgotten that Renaissance means rebirth, and the Renaissance painters thought they were giving a new life to Classical art -- that would be Roman and Greek. Not exactly a coincidence. But it's a lovely mosaic, and a nice shirt to end this series.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Not My Tee
Just so you know: googling "Mona Lisa Tee Shirt" gets a vast selection. Here's one of the first that comes up. Maybe I'll buy some more.
And T-Shirts
It's voting day, but I can't think of a single vote-themed Mona Lisa item in my collection. Oh well, here's the next installment of Mona Tees.