ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By
Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton
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| Michele Giambono’s 15th-century painting “The Man of Sorrows" via 56 Henry in the virtual exhibition, "Labyrinth of Solitude." The original work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Before
COVID-19, there was sacrifice, but miracles only happened in the Bible. This week, the miracles continued with the fall of white supremacist symbols:
Confederate statues,
Mississippi's state flag, and
sports team's names. As we memorialized our cousin Dominic with social distancing, a curator matched "The Man of Sorrows" with new paintings to create a new kind of virtual exhibition. In a world where
Greg sings on Facebook and
Kanye runs for president, all is now possible. That makes 15th-century
Michele Giambono, our
artist of the week.
NEWS OF 2008-2020 from across the USA, and around the world:
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| "Coronation of a Virgin" (c. 1448) Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice Movement: Renaissance (Early Italian, “quattrocentro”) Theme: New Testament Technique: Tempera on panel Size: 229 x 176 cm |
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| "Virgin and Child" (c. 1450) Galleria Franchetti, Ca' d'Oro, Venice Movement: Renaissance (Early Italian, “quattrocentro”,) Theme: Saints, Size: 56 x 47 cm |
