Monday Moments - Italian Style

 Saturday - I ventured to Fort Worth to the Kimbell Art Museum for their special exhibit - Flesh and Blood.  Italian masterpieces were featured from the Capodimonte Museum in Naples.  Nothing like the Renaissance  - the shadows and lights.  From across the room, they glow.

Nothing like a Caravaggio (The Flagellation of Christ) to make one feel holy. I worshiped in this house of art

 Poor Saint Jerome.   As you can tell - not many people were at the Kimbell. Not like a usual Saturday. Everyone wore masks, stayed respectfully apart, and there was no touching.

 Feasts.  So much going on in this picture. The wrath of God does await.

 Chiaroscuro - dramatic contrasts between light and dark.

And I liked this still life of morning glories and snow ball flowers.

So many of the still-lifes were lovely -rich table settings and yet always - a goat's head plopped in the middle. Not appetizing to me.

I enjoyed my time at the Kimbell and the step back to the late 1500s - 1600s.  Art enriches the soul.
Then home for a lazy swim on a very hot day - our pool is now mid-90s. Whew!

Caravaggio Fills the Kimbell

Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome is an electrifying exhibit presented only in Fort Worth at the Kimbell Art Museum and in Ottawa Canada. The Musician (pictured) is one example of the talent displayed. Rich colors and details abound, and Caravaggio (1571-1610) captured life as he saw it. Famous for The Cardsharps, his eye for the seamier side was new to the art world.

There are ten Caravaggios as well as forty or more great masters of Baroque Art included. The exhibit allows you to compare and contrast similar topics and treatments of subjects, especially those of saints. I liked Caravaggio's Saint John in the Wilderness versus others' versions.

As always, a visit to the Kimbell is a treat. Two large Christmas trees add to the festivities, and their lunch buffet offers a delicious respite.

Indulge the eyes and travel to 16th century Rome, a la Ft.Worth, for some culture. Ciao.