Sunday, November 09, 2008

Went to Art During the Reign of Philip III -- El Greco to Velazquez at the Nasher at Duke. Actually, I went twice -- once on my own and once with a friend of mine. It was a pretty impressive little show, and nicely curated. The paintings and sculptures were grouped thematically (Mary, saints, still life, et al.) to make it easy to compare different treatments of the same subjects. And there were a couple of cool things to see side-by-side -- similar subjects by the same artist and similar compositions by different artists, and similar themes by different artists. I was particularly impressed by an adoration of the magi by Maino. TV program here.