In contrast to these, paintings such as The Nightmare of Zahhak... ...clearly reverberate with the influence of Bihzad and the painting school of Herat. The viewer is presented with a geometrically constructed depiction of Zahhak’s palace that is at once an interior and exterior view. There is the most exquisite attention given to details of the setting and the decorative architectural patterns. ...
Three great schools of painting and book production arose in the cities of Shiraz, Herat, and Tabriz. The school of Shiraz was especially known for a more symmetrical/geometric approach to painting and page layout, and a frieze-like approach... even early on, as can be seen in the Demotte Shanameh. The Shiraz school would reach its artistic peak with the production of an illuminated copy of ...
So let's leave the modern era... and let's leave the art of the West and turn to the Middle-East. As an admitted and unrepentant bibliophile I have long been enamored of the book as an art object: everything from William Morris’ Kelmscott Chaucer... Aldus Manutius’ Hynerotomachia Poliphili... ...
Presently I thought I'd move a number of the longer postings I have made... with some editorial improvements (I hope) into my blog. From the "favorite paintings" discussion on the "general chat" board I thought that first I might move this brief discussion of a marvelous piece of art by the Japanese masters, Koetsu and Sotasu: I thought I'd post a little on some of the art I have been looking at recently in tandem with my recent foray into Asian... and especially ...
Updated 10-01-2008 at 10:17 PM by stlukesguild
I wrote this about a year and half ago. Please be honest. The Pain from Cupid The points of Cupid Makes many stupid Whether it is at night Or in the bright daylight Whether it feels right Or just happens without delay. It hurts deep inside for she may Tell you she feels the same way Or she might instead go away. Time has no effect on the poisonous tips Or the pain that caused the long night and hardships ...
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