Month: October 2012
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Whistler’s etchings (round 2)
Etchings, for me, have a kind of visual magic. There is something about the character of etched lines that is entrancing in a way quite distinct from other forms of drawing or graphics. I find it hard to isolate exactly why. Partly, I suppose, it’s the fine line available with an etching needle and carefully…
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Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibyl and study
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of seeing both of these works by Michelangelo in person, and I was knocked out by both. The first is the finished (and somewhat controversially restored) Libyan Sibyl form the astonishing ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in Rome. To my mind, it is the highpoint of that…