Paul Smith, the Amazing Typewriter Artist
. .By T.V. Antony Raj . In 1575, Francesco Rampazzetto, an Italian printmaker, invented the ‘scrittura tattile‘, a machine to impress letters on papers. Hammond 1B typewriter, invented in 1870s,...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 1 – The Archetype Renaissance Man
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . A B&W copy of Leonardo da Vinci attributed to the Italian painter Giovanni Cariani (c. 1490-1547) (National Gallery of Art, Washington). According to author Maike...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 2 – His Sexuality
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was well-loved by his contemporaries. Early biographers described him as a man with great personal appeal, kindness, and generosity. Vasari...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 3 – His Pupils
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Leonardo da Vinci – Self portrait . In 1482, Leonardo da Vinci sent the following letter to Ludovico Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo. He claimed that he could...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 4 – His Two Favourite Pupils
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Leonardo da Vinci – Hidden in the Codex. The Italian science journalist Piero Angela recently claimed to have spotted what could be a self-portrait by Leonardo underneath...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 5 – His Final Years
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The red-chalk drawing in Turin, claimed to be a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci (1510-1515). In April 2009, the American art historian, Louis A. Waldman, specializing in...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci: Part 6 – Did He Believe in God?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . Almost every human has a theology of his own about God. The Jews believe that they are the Chosen People of God. Many Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the...
View ArticleWilliam Marshall Brown, the Atmospheric Figurative Artist
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The Bait Gatherers – painting by William Marshall Brown, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Warwickshire, England . William Marshall Brown, a distinguished Scottish...
View ArticleHow to Make a Yellow Submarine Sandwich!
. .By T.V. Antony Raj . In this stop-motion animated video titled “Submarine Sandwich” PES shows us in a witty, funny way how to make a Yellow Submarine Sandwich! . . Filed under: Art, Cooking, Film...
View ArticlePaintings of “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”
By T.V. Antony Raj . The era of Song dynasty (宋朝) that succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history began in 960 and continued until 1279. There are two distinct periods in...
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