by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
Why does this lovely girl at a bar at the Folies Bergere look sad? Isn’t this place where everyone would want to be?The reflection on the mirror is like the reflection into the girl’s mind of all the people in front of her; too busy a place, yet with very little...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
What is happening in this messy bed-chamber, and who might these people be? There is even a horse in there; can that get any stranger?Legend has it that the king, Sardanapalus, after learning of his defeat, ordered his most valuable possessions destroyed and his...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
What is real and what is unreal about this picture?We spend our lives trying to keep track of the time we spend, race against the clock, and get ahead of ourselves most of the time. How sure do we know the next moment is coming? Which is the most cherish worthy, the...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
You might have heard the famous story of Samson and Delilah, and here is a depiction by the famous Peter Paul Rubens. First I recommend you just enjoy this painting!Who are all these people in this painting? For a moment forget about the story, which is not based on...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
You think you know what is happening in this painting? maybe, it is drowning ship and the sailors aboard are looking at the horizon hoping a ship might find and rescue them. But if you look again, you might see more in the Raft of the Medusa by Gericault.Look at the...
by Danny Ballan | Jan 26, 2016 | Archive
How is that clay man similar to our struggle in life?What might these marks on his back be made by?Has he jumped off the cliff to the ocean, or has he dropped down dead before getting there?His right arm is stretching in vain to touch the waves; was all his life in...
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