Gerriann BrowerJan 239 minRenaissance HairRenaissance hair served dual functions. Hair beautified the individual and indicated well-being and character. The length and style of hair
Gerriann BrowerMay 25, 202313 minFrom Renaissance Self-Portrait to SelfieAre selfies an evolution of the self-portrait, or do they lack the cleverness and creativity of early modern self-images? The Italian Nation
Gerriann BrowerApr 22, 202317 minMichelangelo and Titian: EndingsMichelangelo and Titian, the two sixteenth century powerhouse competitive artists, decided to create their own memorial as the end of their
Gerriann BrowerJun 6, 20229 minPeacocks, Fetters, and other Signs and SymbolsA painting with a peacock, a wheel, a blue garment, a dead tree, and a woman holding pincers – what does it mean? If we could time travel ba
Gerriann BrowerMay 9, 202214 minVenice in Six Iconic SymbolsGlass, the Rialto, gondolas, books, St. Mark, and wells are iconic parts of Venetian history, pieces of a historic puzzle of its faded, but
Gerriann BrowerMar 31, 202116 minArt History MysteriesFour mysteries: one is a painting with no clear meaning, an unexplained self-portrait, Botticelli's muse, and a da Vinci painting that might
Gerriann BrowerMar 26, 202010 minArtemisia: Rule BreakerThe hidden history of women artists continues with Artemisia Gentileschi, the most studied and famous of the sixteenth and seventeenth...
Gerriann BrowerJan 29, 20209 minPicturing Venice IIIVenice became a mecca for European and American artists from 1860-1915. Approximately 90 American artists worked in Venice producing over 3,
Gerriann BrowerJan 19, 20208 minPicturing Venice IISome artists came to Venice to make money, and some came because they were drawn to the beauty. Some were destitute like James McNeil Whistl