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Croker’s ghost stories, available on Amazon.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d186321e-3d93-47b4-867a-4b36ff644d15/Picture3.jpg Visual Writer - Spooky Victober reads - Make it stand out The cover of an 1893 edition of To Let, as pictured on Tartaruspress.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/3308ae2b-6d16-4659-9c36-b77078541432/9780593203385.jpg Visual Writer - Spooky Victober reads - Make it stand out A Penguin Random House hardback edition of Dracula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/92ceee21-6895-4aec-acbf-f2b5f1063afe/9780241552650.jpg Visual Writer - Spooky Victober reads - Make it stand out Penguin Clothbound Classics edition of The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/84bcc0bf-034d-4d19-9c7e-409ea8c0e489/9780593203392.jpg Visual Writer - Spooky Victober reads - Make it stand out A Penguin Random House hardback edition of Frankenstein. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/2/14/small-objects-from-nubia-treasures-of-ancient-africa-at-the-saint-louis-art-museum monthly 0.5 2023-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8ba71870-a1eb-4e0f-a694-8f0b145edf1f/28A3BF97-9764-489D-9BA0-BD2ACFF8B7A0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Pataikos Cippus Amulet, 690–664 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa), faience. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the exhibition label: “On this amulet the protective deity Pataikos stands on top of a pair of crocodiles. In each hand he grasps a plant and a serpent. Above him is a winged disc with a scarab in the center. On the reverse are incised a hyena, a tree, and a disc with serpent. The rounded shape of the amulet resembles that of a cippus, a traditional form for a protective statue but here made in a portable size.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/39f60105-9654-472a-91c4-79a14d0e8acf/1B7E8179-CC2B-421A-B649-5B59A4182DBB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Shawabties of King Senkamanisken, 643–623 BCE (Napatan Period), serpentinite and faience. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. The small figurines known as shawabties originated in ancient Egypt where they were intended to serve the deceased and resembled the owner carrying agricultural tools they would need in the afterlife. When the Napatan kings adopted this mortuary practice, they limited its use to only kings and queens. Some graves in Nubia contained over 1000 shawabties, far more than those found in Egyptian tombs, and their placement standing against the walls of the burial chamber, encircling the coffin, suggests they may have been used as protective sentinels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/4a9830cc-596e-4ad7-b684-18c35ad5a317/40A73FE0-5FF8-4369-B273-F846E3AF3D72_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Shawabties of King Senkamanisken, 643–623 BCE (Napatan Period), serpentinite and faience. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b0dc768e-c10e-4cd4-8b25-b78b92f52ae9/BF5EE7A3-B686-44E3-B0F9-8125DAC78203_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Shawabties of King Senkamanisken, 643–623 BCE (Napatan Period), serpentinite and faience. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7f79edd9-6b57-411b-b3a5-4560d1225f67/B2B39887-5587-4E32-B37B-3266DD282728_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Plaque in the Form of a Bound Prisoner, 100 BCE–100 CE (Meroitic Period), bronze. Excavated at Gebel Barkal. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the object label: “In the Amen temple complex at Gebel Barkal, the excavators found a series of bronze plaques showing tightly bound captive foreigners, including these examples. Each has distinct attributes, and Meroitic inscriptions on the backs identify them. They were originally nailed to the temple’s paneling and flagpoles. The act of driving a nail through their bodies would symbolically ‘kill’ them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e5a48823-caa8-4b6c-a401-de3fd6dfd958/C288AA41-04D7-4229-8C00-29EAB6D054BE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Plaque in the Form of a Bound Prisoner, 100 BCE–100 CE (Meroitic Period), bronze. Excavated at Gebel Barkal. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/636174f9-28c8-492f-a261-1852a00966fd/5C94DCB4-2FB2-4FC5-95CF-D6083C7B608A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Bells, 40–155 CE (Meroitic Period), bronze and iron. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the object label: “Meroitic kings, queens, and other elites regularly sacrificed animals in the entrances to their tombs. These bells once adorned horse collars. The incised decoration focuses on the theme of vanquished enemies. Two of the bells portray bound prisoners with spears or arrows protruding from their bodies. The third features fallen soldiers being devoured by vultures [below]. When rung, the bell’s clapper would have symbolically beaten the enemies depicted.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ead56dab-6889-4d7b-96e9-3caf66e93e64/D728327F-CBE8-458C-B97B-3A3ED1ABE9AD_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Bells, 40–155 CE (Meroitic Period), bronze and iron. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/756b6436-b353-41c4-95f2-cbde390dce49/20BA34B9-23D7-4B0A-91C8-1DE64C89C059_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Stone Vessels, 1700–1550 BCE (Egypt, Middle Kingdom), travertine and anhydrite. Excavated at Kerma, made in Middle Kingdom Egypt. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From exhibition object label: “Egyptian stone vessels, such as these, were valued at Kerma as exotic, foreign items. They were also used as raw material by Nubian artisans making inlays or jewelry. These two ointment jars were spared reuse and became funerary offerings.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5020fa36-b3c2-4688-ae97-6d756303f1b9/3C174304-0313-4DE1-9B4D-E5B59AF5E926_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Head of a Man, 1784–1668 BCE (Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12), granodiorite. Excavated at Kerma. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the exhibition object label: “This finely carved head was found between two of the latest Kerma royal tombs. It probably came from a sanctuary in southern Egypt, possibly at Elephantine, near present-day Aswan. It was likely taken to Kerma following a Nubian attack on southern Egypt.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/43ac4d89-1434-4211-acc4-de372586b718/15CEEF9C-B0F6-4441-876A-B0F2A11B0661_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Head of a Ram, 1700–1550 BCE (Classic Kerma Period), glazed quartz. Excavated at Kerma. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. Rams were symbols of power, and this one was once coated in a blue, copper-containing glaze unique to Kerma. Unfortunately, because of its fragility, much of the blue coloring was lost over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5fedb245-fe9a-4987-aa08-fe0a95febc27/2FD018B9-47E6-4B4D-8373-64B98A87C69A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Head of a Canopic Jar of Queen Atakhebasken, 690–664 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa), travertine. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. Napatan rulers adopted the Egyptian practice of using of canopic jars to hold the deceased’s internal organs during mummification. Each set contained four jars, and each jar possessed a lid representing one of the four sons of Horus. The baboon-headed jar represented Hapy and contained the body’s lungs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ee8f365c-45ae-415a-815d-433c95a3cb77/033D105E-3D2E-4B80-ACE7-4E60D0E30AA4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Figurine of Taweret, 623–593 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani), low-fired clay. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the object label: “As a protector of women during pregnancy and childbirth, Taweret was a favorite household goddess in both Egypt and Nubia. She takes the form of a hippopotamus standing on her rear legs, with the paws of a lioness, the breasts of a woman, and the tail of a crocodile. In a funerary context, she aided the rebirth of the dead in the afterlife. In Nubia, she first appeared on the footboards of funerary beds during the Kerma Period.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7ba50e67-f871-4a5e-99b2-dcd425c17ca9/F6B65BDC-3CE8-471E-BA65-3E1F65C67D53_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Lamp with Handle in the Form of a Horse, 50–75 CE (Roman Imperial Period), bronze. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From exhibition object label: “The pyramid of Queen Amanikhatashan, the only Nubian ruling queen of the mid-1st century AD, contained a wealth of Roman imports. It is therefore likely that this lamp, with a handle of a galloping horse, comes from the Roman world. The Roman writer Pliny recorded a delegation sent by the emperor Nero on a visit to Meroe. Thus, the imported objects in Amanikhatashan’s tomb, including this lamp, may have been gifts from Rome.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/95c74595-c4fc-4f7d-99ad-9262f8896d98/DEAD0E5E-1C0C-45CC-96DD-DF087A2E79CA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of a Cat, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), dolomitic marble. Excavated at el-Kuru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/528f4573-d337-4e39-96a6-12d96c366a99/CDD718DD-BD10-46B4-9C76-4FF16ADA84A1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of a Seated Sphinx, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0a706efe-ebb2-4f31-9e11-9c7874c36754/1A431180-A5ED-47D8-BD49-8EF06E35C7C6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Menat (counterpoise), 1390–1352 BCE (Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III), bronze. Excavated at Dongola Province, Sudan. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the exhibition object label: “Menats, as seen here, originated as functional pieces of jewelry. They served as counterweights that hung at the back of broad beaded necklaces to keep them from drooping off the neck. Menats were sacred to the goddess Hathor, whose priestesses are shown holding then in their hands. In this beautiful openwork example, Hathork appears both as a cow in a papyrus boat and as a female deity with the distinctive features of Queen Tiye, the wife of Amenhotep III.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/07b0eb62-fa86-486f-aaa5-06625b2dcfb5/0AF5EB82-4C70-4D11-9ED0-B8E5DE3783A4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of a Goddess, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/deeff9a4-e792-402a-af9b-af2c6fef39ab/13C7794E-7C5F-4C51-99A9-A842E1EE99D1.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Eye of Horus Amulet, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0295cdea-3a27-4008-9f79-6b607694415e/FE4EC7C0-EDEC-4D9A-9ABF-1151B29E8C3C_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Statuette of Bes, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. Lion-maned Bes protected the home, particularly the sleeping. In a funerary context, he protected the dead from harm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7c719ace-6828-4fe3-91ee-3d4a5806a663/84EEC30B-96A9-450B-A158-ECD3E71E1285_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Winged Scarab Pectoral, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/736a5217-697b-4694-ab14-e8fd3e0bedd6/292F161A-9129-4647-9506-57078F94B3C8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Shrine Pectoral, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. This pectoral depicts the god Osiris seated between his wife, Isis, and their son, Horus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/07a1c811-aee1-4a7d-82a2-014794544ee6/314AE96C-1F91-4264-BA1C-1BDDD17E4880_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of Ra-Horakhty, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5803f945-492a-4404-abfe-f8125f018d0d/8269CC4B-786E-4E5B-AD8E-A1FDD1112319_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of a Ram-headed God, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2878f5b0-5d43-4b57-831e-b0d894f259dc/689BA29E-B1A4-4944-B3E0-32CA9349E815_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Amulet of Bes, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/77b58274-a0ff-4b61-afa4-fec988d9d8a4/23D095BA-F5FA-4EF2-B7C2-748D7DC655AC_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Shrine-shaped Pectoral, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From exhibition object label: “On this shrine-shaped pectoral, a nude god strides through a marsh setting. He wears a side lock and a royal uraeus cobra and carries large bunches of fruit or flowers in each hand. His chubby physique, nudity, and sidelock identify him as a child. He is probably Harporates, the infant version of the god Horus.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/86e213a2-a918-49e2-89d7-1c565ebe6935/3E310A0D-7B62-412A-AEDF-02023F23D4AC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Hathor Head Amulet, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), faience. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the object label: “The face of the cow-eared goddess Hathor appears in the center of this amulet. Above her head is a shrine, and beneath her is a beaded broad necklace, which is also the hieroglyphic symbol for gold. The cobras on either side of her sit atop sacred eye symbols and wear the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt on the right and left, respectively.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/18fbad06-bee8-4bd7-a7b3-3ab101833b58/807549CC-7D37-4091-9570-258A9B2F01EE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Necklace, 270–50 BCE (Meroitic Period), gold and carnelian. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the exhibition object label: “During the Meroitic Period, Nubian jewelers combined elaborate goldwork with beads made of glass or semi-precious stones. Carnelian, seen here, was a particular favorite. This necklace is composed of 54 hollow gold beads, each made up of a three-dimensional figure soldered to a flat back. As is common in Meroitic jewelry, the metal beads bear images of composite deities. In this case, the lower part of each bead shows the head of a ram wearing a sun disk, most likely the god Amen. On top of the rams’ heads are female heads wearing tall headdresses. These might represent Amen’s wife, Mut.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9f6ac25c-793a-4b7e-ab0c-6c1de3822e33/83997666-012B-4D0F-8447-409D08AE18D5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Pendant Earring with Hathor Head and Rosette, 100 BCE–100 CE (Meroitic Period), gold and enamel. Excavated at Meroe. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/538b6979-376c-41ce-ac01-23d765cea0fd/99ACB121-BF72-4BDB-B60D-914CC2ACE79A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Finger Ring of King Taharqa, 690–664 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa), gold. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/25205df9-7248-499f-91e6-06e71a28dccd/5DE1A2F9-3783-46CE-B206-76F1FF4ACC15_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Pendant with a Ram-headed Sphinx on a Column, 743–712 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy), gilded silver, lapis lazuli, and glass. Excavated at el-Kurru. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d727216a-d775-44fe-969d-5b30501e998d/E3B5E1E7-35F5-4FB9-9E81-E7F60F32179D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Vulture Amulet, 633–643 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa), gold. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5fef6f03-ea19-4f8a-a510-d7bd398ad6e8/F7CDEB46-2A24-46FB-B796-7F52DF6C3431_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nubian treasures at the Saint Louis Art Museum - Make it stand out Winged Isis Pectoral, 538–519 BCE (Napatan Period, reign of Amaninatakelebte), gold. Excavated at Nuri. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. On display at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 18–August 22, 2021 during the exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa. From the exhibition object label: “Isis, wife of the funerary god Osiris, was a powerful, maternal protector of the dead. This pectoral of Isis was originally sewn into the mummy wrappings of King Amaninatakelebte, as the pierced tabs indicate. The exquisite treatment of the goddess’s feathers and bead net dress attests to the work of a master goldsmith. In her outstretched hands she holds two hieroglyphic symbols. In her left is a sail, symbolizing breath, and in her right is the ankh, the hieroglyph for life. The pectoral therefore conveys a message, ‘the breath of life,’ which Isis would bestow upon Amaninatakelebte in the afterlife.” https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/2/24/the-frog-man-of-jean-joseph-carris monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6efd17e5-0e06-49d9-94b9-f812f4a81e70/0AB43554-1C01-4BE9-82B5-066E0C943C4E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The Frog Man of Jean-Joseph Carriès - Make it stand out Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), Frog Man (Le grenouillard), 1892, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b8b33d3d-b409-40b9-8ed5-aef8dc2756b8/58D0F140-BA78-452A-818C-278A489B5151_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The Frog Man of Jean-Joseph Carriès - Make it stand out Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), Frog Man (Le grenouillard), 1892, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6e12584f-1717-423e-bdbc-4d80c4356995/34403356-F219-48C4-8C05-301349D8BDCE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The Frog Man of Jean-Joseph Carriès - Make it stand out Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), Frog Man (Le grenouillard), 1892, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/444178b5-b77f-434c-a31f-7b7535777f76/C624E768-5E22-4448-B351-C628690EDDC1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The Frog Man of Jean-Joseph Carriès - Make it stand out Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), Frog Man (Le grenouillard), 1892, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/be16061c-e444-4928-b132-67a7ea65e494/7DCF7425-065B-468C-86B2-92A12D6A7C75_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The Frog Man of Jean-Joseph Carriès - Make it stand out Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), Frog Man (Le grenouillard), 1892, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. background: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French), The Fisherman’s Family, 1887, oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/1/26/rla74a3bw97j14jbgn0o6b7c3kj0ux monthly 0.5 2023-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/52d2fd89-8626-4b20-8f64-6190ea2b340f/073FE132-D4D4-40A3-880F-2434DA2D6461.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg, c. 1529, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/eaf336fb-7052-454e-8b57-8987e70ef928/5C887D51-67A4-4F75-B0C8-BA6F2DB58173_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Workshop of Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish), Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowing Virgin), 1480/1500, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/48638cd7-3ea6-4cfb-925e-292cea7c2893/EFCB030C-89BC-443F-9069-C21312E30831_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jan Sanders van Hemessen (Netherlandish), Judith, c. 1540, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/db72a941-4dc1-4b77-be04-5d24edec8a38/DA7C80C7-7882-4EE3-9CF2-695AD61F9EA4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jean Hey, known as the Master of Moulins (French), Fragments from Christ Carrying the Cross: Saint John the Evangelist and Mourning Virgin, 1500/05, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/524a5c8a-4411-4ac6-b5f4-45d9ebf09886/0FD6DE71-BB7D-4963-8B2D-C8CA841726FF_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen and Workshop (Netherlandish), The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1515, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f86b5f18-cd15-4aa6-89f2-b8e951685cbd/FFCF5323-2691-42EE-9DCF-349BC1EE69D4_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jacopo da Pontormo (Italian), Alessandro de’ Medici, 1534/35, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/284f5b58-0fe5-461f-98fe-ac9ed4605a08/712CF3DC-DEA9-4610-8280-4AB5C5DEA298.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Antonio Rimpatta (Italian), The Holy Family with Four Saints and a Female Donor, c. 1510, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8993790c-500e-475e-8710-122c029a0bfb/8AF98731-1DEC-4375-B1FD-1E8E9449C47A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Master M.Z. (German), Aristotle and Phyllis, c. 1500, engraving on paper. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/18148039-85c5-43f0-90d6-e079910caf0c/52F9F16A-C948-4E22-99B7-27AC5B74662C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jean Hey, known as the Master of Moulins (French), The Annunciation, 1490/95, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8c828597-20b1-4400-a8ca-18aeb800e81c/7F1707C8-A4A1-46BB-BC1F-7862AEDBDDA8_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Quentin Massys (Netherlandish), Portrait of a Man with a Pink, 1500–10, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ae761bd8-a7b7-450b-92a1-f696f6c0be66/4BD0AB8F-FFA4-4F43-99C6-3E903813BF3A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Attributed to Alessandro Allori (Italian), Francesco de’ Medici, c. 1560, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0e4a770f-2147-4655-9f11-c72317b30892/9925FE62-B638-4394-A480-5CC95D23826E_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish), The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, c. 1520, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f2af05f3-a4d2-47c6-b77a-cdb4683e669e/6C74511B-B88B-41D2-913E-A5083EF2BCA8.jpeg Visual Writer - Mannerism and the Northern Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Agnolo Bronzino and workshop (Italian), Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1530, oil on panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/1/24/azil6ijlzq37b55o0b4dapt9l14xfz monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f4fa0c05-da76-4e17-815b-97f54f97e4c7/8DE358B8-D1B2-4EA8-AD2A-C621618D4AE2_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out foreground: Pelican, c. 1896, designed by Emmanuel Frémiet (French) and made by Émile Muller et Cie (Ivry-sur-Seine, France), glazed stoneware. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. background: Pardon in Brittany, 1896, Gaston La Touche (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9969c068-c842-4209-9405-b23c99bbceea/34AAA543-0B6E-401B-84A4-82DA6D1F3D8A.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1908, Carlo Carrà (Italian), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/3572133e-44aa-4c64-8e21-e96ac5e0699f/B8746A66-CD64-4D30-B1A6-4B4E4208DAA4_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out At the Circus: The Bareback Rider (Au Cirque: Écuyère), 1888, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), tambourine with oil on vellum. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/36999f9f-9da2-4d7f-bd03-24c5cd85765e/2171A466-7310-48A6-B241-DC14766205EC_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out At the Moulin Rouge, 1892–95, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/4d4433a4-a8f2-460a-b28c-8735f6c808de/0B3C1AC1-D2A0-41C7-A639-B083192BC532_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), from the series Mornings on the Seine [detail], 1897, Claude Monet (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/303da2f8-8386-4235-9b8a-329dc64d8e26/66CA92BD-63ED-45A9-9956-16AE99852F3C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Kneeling Youth, c. 1900, George Minne (Belgian), plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e996a509-39ed-463d-a212-3e1ec6704c99/688AB84C-8161-4AE8-9B38-038C2020303A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Three Bathers, 1876–77, Paul Cezanne (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Musée de la Ville de Paris, Petit Palais, Paris. On view at the Art Institute of Chicago May 15–September 5, 2022 during the Cezanne exhibition. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/fd9a425e-5da9-4107-b92e-45de7052f324/DD0C5D50-C875-4374-AA95-6EAEF26868A8_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out James McNeill Whistler, 1869, Walter Greaves (English), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. lower right: Armchair; 1880–90. Designed by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (English) for Pownall Hall, Cheshire and made by E. Goodall and Company; upholstery designed by Herbert P. Horne (English) and made by Simpson and Godlee (English, active about 1884) in Manchester, England. Satinwood and brass, with original printed cotton upholstery. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/84c7168a-b2fd-4cd9-9902-616ffc124ba7/BEEE5315-680B-4B1B-82CD-A07E8DE95F7D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out James Vibert, Sculptor, 1907, Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ec23c630-d030-48cc-921f-67de8daa1612/CE5F5D67-71D4-4367-9851-264CEE9603C3_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Ad astra (To the Stars), 1894/96, Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas with a painted and gilded wooden shrine. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6a7a176a-af60-4054-ab77-0f936ccf50a1/56CEFE0C-2884-47C2-BB63-590D1F86A730_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Frog Man, 1892, Jean-Joseph Carriès (French), plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9b0b67a1-5fc3-4f4d-95ad-0cb4346d9289/57A16E79-77A3-4F17-90F9-7B386815E2C5_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Bread and Leg of Lamb, c. 1866, Paul Cezanne (French), oil on canvas. Collection of Kunsthaus Zürich. On view at the Art Institute of Chicago May 15–September 5, 2022 during the Cezanne exhibition. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/13a9791e-fc6f-43ed-9bad-b7bdbe783e80/29805A12-8FBD-4608-82A6-6084B99C0017_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out The Red Room, Etretat (with reflections), 1899, Félix Edouard Vallotton (French, born Switzerland), oil on artist’s board. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/76a3a3cb-59b1-44d0-a400-4cb16e7e9f37/0C8D350A-7FB3-41EA-943A-96048297D318_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Self-Portrait, 1887, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch); oil on artist’s board, mounted on cradled panel. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f96c82a4-314f-498d-8bbc-9638dd65817f/AE25E26F-5853-48C6-825A-CD6E84E2B13B_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out “Fish and Waves” Planter (Cachepot), 1890/95, designed and decorated by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French) for Clément Massier (French), glazed stoneware. Collection of Evelyn and Todd Arkebauer, on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ce83d3bd-c6ac-429e-9e8c-59419bcf671c/F97D3D2F-7D81-4DA8-9A79-79A7BDD162E3.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out An Elegant Woman at the Élysée Montmarte, 1888, Louis Anquetin (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6ace8b07-8bf4-4fe6-baba-74d03dd08536/F6783CCD-CF2D-465A-B190-6B1857BC0445_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out The Plate of Apples, c. 1877, Paul Cezanne (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, on view May 15–September 5, 2022 as part of the Cezanne exhibition. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e5454408-6437-4495-b9f0-96283d2666e6/53929AFE-D797-40D1-B13D-489B82A01C94_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Platter, c. 1874, designed by Félix Bracquemond (French) and made by Haviland & Co. (Auteuil Studio, Paris), glazed earthenware and gilding. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/627a5b6f-9b53-4d1c-a966-036fe4aade00/C5724006-636A-4B1F-81D3-8265EBEDCDB5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Mahana no atua (Day of the God), 1894, Paul Gauguin (French), oil on linen canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f14c586f-3765-4188-9860-8b813a619b80/4A0685B8-C0CA-40D4-9F0A-19413242C51E_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out The Harvest of Buckwheat, 1899, Paul Sérusier (French), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f123ada5-e3dc-4aa7-9f7e-7c1264a03fa5/F046531B-B464-4852-8C5B-74211BE5211F_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - 19th century-ish European art at the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out foreground: Bull, c. 1896, designed by Emmanuel Frémiet (French) and made by Émile Muller et Cie (Ivry-sur-Seine, France), glazed stoneware. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. background: In the Sea, 1883, Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/1/22/modern-and-contemporary-highlights-from-the-art-institute-of-chicago monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0d36b1e9-689f-4368-aec4-3eb8b1d74d61/B478FDEF-FC9E-4E68-85F3-512C78DE6EEB_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Lora Marx (American), Bust from the Tavern Club, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1937, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e41a6968-37cc-4f06-8b9b-04f26457404d/52C6167E-71B2-44EB-9586-72302AAD0209_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out foreground: Cindy Sherman (American), Untitled #92, 1981, Chromogenic print. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. background: John Currin (American), Stamford after Brunch, 2000, oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/85967024-e6af-4867-82ae-374a306a0b94/9A0A8476-9E20-4EC5-A76D-7249722E80B8_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Leonora Carrington (English, active Mexico), The Chad (O las hystericas), 1962, oil on panel. Private collection, on view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/20f8e47c-d260-4e8a-a046-1e6ba2cdd362/69BE7942-E456-4B9D-95F3-978C271D00A1_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Marcel Duchamp (American, born France), Hat Rack, 1964 (1916 original now lost), wood. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/916547dd-d1af-4926-a67d-ddba2a60dd43/CCB01B8F-7AF9-464C-96AF-A580C0EA0053_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Pavel Tchelitchew (American), Untitled, 1948, pen and black ink with brush and gray wash on paper. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/50e4c12d-2b65-4345-9af3-f22bfe728e52/B7BE6DF9-AFB2-40AF-BF4D-74A1B96566A5_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Constantin Brancusi (French, born Romania), left to right: White Negress II, 1928; white marble, black marble, stone, and wood; Leda, c. 1920, marble on concrete base; Golden Bird, 1919/20 (base about 1922); bronze, stone, and wood. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/354ff212-e03d-4d99-be11-ddd8014eed24/09A27956-7659-46CE-99BC-E9F3A44AD0BB_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Ellen Gallagher (American), Untitled, 1999; enamel, rubber, and paper on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d5c37eee-9776-426c-83fc-3dda376190ec/CA3C0B94-C2DF-472D-91E1-1569B9629AFC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Kurt Seligmann (American, born Switzerland), The Dance [detail], 1940, oil on glass. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/44f78ccb-97e5-41ea-9a8d-bd2b2e47f1d3/8EF20998-1C92-4E61-AC07-7D77E69BA813_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Takashi Murakami (Japanese), Mr. Pointy, 2011, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2e91b5cb-a9a2-47da-8aa7-f7a43aa00fbb/10874FEE-B2DC-4558-BE62-236240BFF1C5_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Katharina Fritsch (German), Woman with Dog, 2004; polyester, iron, wood, and paint. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a7961ce1-160f-4c79-baac-7f538739d8bb/13AB9462-FCA2-4EA0-8503-CCD5842A901F_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Francis Bacon (English, born Ireland), Figure with Meat, 1954, oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c75913ff-f5c2-45b5-b8b5-10e43aa55f47/413A91F4-6E6B-488B-9AA7-9F425748F577_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Jeff Koons (American), Bourgeois Bust—Jeff and Ilona, 1991, marble. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/42b706b9-12c8-4afd-8087-571598c0a71a/3E2B4270-4DEF-419C-BDD1-1F3ADFB4D00C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, born Cuba), “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991; candies individually wrapped in multicolor cellophane, endless supply. Promised gift, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/65f9d92a-5d46-4c15-9912-06888704f0e8/191DBAEA-AC82-4D6C-832C-9237CC3CA9CF_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Ellsworth Kelly (American), Tableau Vert, 1952, oil on wood. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e5493897-97d0-4b54-8c49-34c9cb931393/7C455EC6-8C7D-429E-9104-0CC17D7B7B28_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Andy Warhol (American), Big Electric Chair, 1967–68, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7af70aee-32df-45bf-ab45-4b0752c043b1/9DF2D031-295A-4988-965B-13CBFAA550BA_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Marlene Dumas (South African), Albino, 1986, oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/72bb0051-e258-4263-adf0-c63b76b9ddca/9E6E7BD0-EAB5-44E0-8D30-F6F0FCFD1158_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Kelly Church (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Pottawatomi, Ottawa, and American), Sustaining Traditions—Digital Teachings, 2018; black ash, sweetgrass, copper; medicine pouch; glass vial containing emerald ash borer; USB flash drive. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6e6ca38b-4313-4f04-bf1f-724a395a3c76/3F394AF9-21EA-4904-95F4-98D486DB7297_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Robert Rauschenberg (American), Untitled, c. 1955, combine painting (oil, house paint, paper, fabric, and printed reproductions, with sock and parachute on canvas). Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/46fd3fed-aa13-447a-b118-b1e4a85b160f/15A86880-1A5D-4FCA-B9F6-B04020ACE732_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out foreground: Jean (Hans) Arp (French, born Alsace), Growth, 1938/60, white marble. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. background: Joan Miró (Spanish), The Policeman, 1925, oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/3b1976d0-5443-41b1-890b-05a5b390ed5c/397190C1-186A-4205-85BF-8FC8A0C7E28A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Modern and contemporary highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago - Make it stand out Lora Marx (American), Bust from the Tavern Club, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1937, plaster. Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2023/1/14/highlights-from-the-grand-rapids-art-museum monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/48f9101e-e47e-45af-9a1a-e29acbdc778d/DC000661-34CC-4764-8F05-DD44FABFCF7D.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Charles Harold Davis (American), A Summer Night, c. 1910, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2e127853-2549-45a2-a0c8-614352bc069c/FED43614-5FCF-4137-B13F-E23D49A62EE3_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Ferdinand Bol (Dutch), Portrait of a Man, c. 1650, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b5b4f66e-4765-4bee-9639-a6247ef8594e/114D6EEE-6199-46F0-8E49-616FFED71D1E_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Joseph Stella (American), Still Life, c. 1925, oil on canvas. Collection of the the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7a3cfa54-0f46-463d-bee1-9f16c41a1cb9/29055C74-AF33-4A94-B9D1-4411D39AF678_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Andrea Kowch (American), Sojourn, 2011, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c0e718bf-42fc-4578-be70-9c8b18800b11/D3F0FA18-25B7-40D4-9CC0-A4839AD4FB33_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Al Wildey (American), Midland, 2010, digital composite on aluminum. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b2619368-efef-4cfe-afcf-d629b6882a07/6EC6AF0A-592F-4069-AC42-CFF8FCC61BCB_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Alexander Archipenko (American, born Ukraine), White Torso, c. 1916, silvered bronze. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. More images here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/842f2609-c5eb-42e8-ad23-cb1cbcb61a75/9A038D8F-0D5E-4651-BD79-493A392817D9_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Stuart Davis (American), Configuration, 1946, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2f08464f-1938-4b42-bf1d-f6f50552eba9/75132C09-25E4-4300-9E5A-EFEF879A78E4_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Charles Warren Eaton (American), The Afterglow, c. 1900, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8b6fe1e0-b737-4a72-96bd-a92b855759ec/10198013-F763-4F76-88D1-D184654720D7_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out George Bellows (American), Portrait of Leon Kroll, 1915, oil on panel. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9844a0ec-1906-4cd3-adbe-8c013747e5a2/9FEA52D6-9CAB-44C3-8C07-F6E9F7B72272_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out William Ritschel (American, born Germany), Moonlight at Monterey, c. 1920, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0e92a879-15d0-44c9-8fe4-e96899c47efb/F31A0221-E015-4E35-BA31-70AE8F836B15_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Robert Henri (American), Portrait of Gertrude Kaska, 1904, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9d288656-1cfd-4ee0-930a-aa55446ccfdc/16AA8B16-6205-4BDE-BAA6-7AFBC408A25A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American), Five Ducks on a Bank, 1870, oil on artist board. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f19f0a0d-d7ba-4b2c-b6fe-8cbfc3e24c13/8BAFCEF8-9331-4081-9ED9-210CA00B2F18_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Johann Nicolaus Treu (German)/unkown German, Portrait of Johann Joseph Baptist Wucherer, 1761, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0d5eff1b-6c0f-4b6f-b233-0bdff3baea43/1B23D814-0C91-4345-82D3-88C741095020_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Hans Arp (French), La Sainte de la Lisière, 1964, white marble. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ea980393-8c03-4964-84d3-f7001f16daed/E6412A69-C3A7-432E-A0AB-7BC3EEC043EE_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Lawton Silas Parker (American, 1868–1954), First Born, n.d., oil on linen. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/50144efc-8b74-48c4-8116-50ed9f5da265/EEF55D2D-9DF2-456B-B1C5-1478CBA09854_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Armand Merizon (American), Rocks and Gull, 1955, oil on board. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2957a866-ba0d-41ae-b5cd-8042d2b43c97/4487430E-974D-4E73-BE5A-388710065EE2_1_102_a.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Jan Brueghel the Elder (Belgian), Madonna and Child Surrounded by Flowers, c. 1600, oil on panel. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/52c85179-520b-42b1-9ebd-e3631cfac55f/BC122087-D0B3-4FBF-805B-B99EB7D9CEFE_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Lewis Luman Cross (American), Passenger Pigeons, c. 1900, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c73420ad-d12c-4de2-818d-5f467d351d9a/6133512F-2854-47F8-9184-2A02D53F6E46_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Frederick W. Freer (American), Choosing a Title, 1882, oil on panel. Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a8249ef0-d42b-45dc-abe4-8eb666b5cb45/77E5B01A-874E-407B-9D65-2B821F86710D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out George Inness (American), The Last Glow, 1885, oil on panel. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a0b5fda6-e790-4b5f-b53e-e1fed5606880/EF4F9D23-B79A-4543-B140-10BC08AC5026_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Ferdinand Bol (Dutch), Portrait of a Woman, c. 1650, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/78a5bab3-de91-44b3-b1ae-f110c1d6c6af/9C530141-5C1A-475C-B11D-35A669363E96_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - In shades of blue and gold: highlights from the American and European collections of the Grand Rapids Art Museum - Make it stand out Stephen Hannock (American), Golden Launch at Dawn, 2001, oil on canvas. Collection of the Grand Rapids Museum of Art. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2021/4/9/the-nymphaeum-of-villa-barbaro-maser monthly 0.5 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618356713355-TTEX0VM7KG3R2B0AMJHX/396056FB-F3B0-4235-BF60-C530A4BEF943.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Frontal view of Villa Barbaro in Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618355428966-J1M5PI1MDE7K1B0243ZI/B84C42FA-0385-4BAC-9CBD-0BEA4B4636DE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Palladio designed the central structure of Villa Barbaro to resemble a Roman temple with a pediment filled with high-relief sculpture and two-story Ionic columns. However, whereas in a Roman temple the columns would have functioned to support the roof over a large porch, or portico, the columns here are primarily decorative and lie flat against the building’s front. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618355349594-0LM1KK9YI78KJWQ7BKUB/5E7FABC3-ADAF-49B4-AE31-1286ECFE123E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Tympanum of Villa Barbaro, Maser, decorated with the heraldry of the Barbaro family and the imperial crowned double-headed eagle most closely associated with both the Byzantine and Holy Roman empires. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/58249c30-66c8-4cf8-b974-fb1b7ddcf26a/6AF6CCCA-C27D-48CE-8501-DE56E6DC53C4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser - Make it stand out View of northeast section of Villa Barbaro: main house (left), arcade, and barchessa with astrological sundial (right). Unfortunately, the southwest barchessa and arcade were inaccessible during our visit. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618355669886-ZMC83DSLKIKJUY43UF3F/4938AE8A-3EAC-46E3-8C6E-56FD46DF1B14_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Northeast arcade of Villa Barbaro, connecting the main house to a flanking barchessa. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618357555455-8VAEYFMF7UY4JNTOILNQ/051C6B09-68E9-499C-B029-64CD5E0896B4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Astrological sundial and mythological niche sculptures of the northeastern barchessa. Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618355734427-Z5VLRX7QF19E7HY4WXBY/664A7DEF-4846-4ACC-9DDA-FC479B7FFF48_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Niche sculptures of Perseus (left) and Diana (right) by Marcantonio Barbaro on the northeastern barchessa of Villa Barbaro. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618373421498-30WVZR1K6H4QZB2XB9Q6/54860085-0493-41B5-982F-00B8E31661F3.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Terracotta relief of Christ and the Sacred Heart at Villa Barbaro. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618356380712-3Z4VHGGM17OGVEZABORN/B913A8EF-D584-400C-BC24-0C661CF178BC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Garden sculpture with view of a barchessa at Villa Barbaro. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d2700f91-a254-45f0-9bf5-ef914e6fec79/32CCDB16-5F45-4BF2-9EB5-C3CF3CD7AF50_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Nymphaeum of Villa Barbaro. The sculptures of opposite niches form pairs. From the outside going in, the left-right pairs are: male and female satyrs, Juno and Bacchus, Actaeon and Diana, Amymone and Neptune, and Helios and Venus. Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1619055574445-4071OGZ6T5VIBZG4TDBG/2CD3304E-0EFF-4392-B21A-2D0656EAA4A1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Architectural drawing of Villa Barbaro, from I quattro libri dell'architettura di Andrea Palladio (Book 2, page 51, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art). A larger version of the semicircular nymphaeum appears at the top of the drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618088166365-9NGPJAE8R0SRFAAMF91B/AD029639-1D0D-48D1-8085-B8F1826233DB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Sculpture of a river god or personification of a specific river, perhaps the nearby Piave, in the central grotto of Villa Barbaro’s nymphaeum. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618357011938-IHREH86CO2QNQ7PZJQVT/5DAC31F0-6DCC-45DD-A061-2815CB537E24_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Niche sculptures of the goddess Juno (Hera) with her peacock and the hunter Actaeon transforming into a deer while being attacked by his own dogs. Nymphaeum of Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618357054000-7L86LXZ6O9TPR7X2UPQY/4354D5D1-89E5-4DF9-A43C-82C5C2C3D9A0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser The goddess Diana (Artemis) with her bow and arrows beside Bacchus (Dionysus) with his panther. Bacchus holds a dove, an unusual accompaniment for the god, which Carolyn Kolb has convincingly argued is a reference to his mother, Semele. She notes Bacchus’s placement opposite Juno and the inscription that accompanies the statue: “One who flies to heaven, pure and untouched/Is safe from the grumblings.” Taken together, these words and symbols likely refer to the mortal Semele’s death as a direct result of Juno’s jealousy and Jupiter’s infatuation. Nymphaeum of Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. Reference: Carolyn Kolb with Melissa Beck (ed.), “The Sculptures on the Nymphaeum Hemicycle of the Villa Barbaro at Maser,” Artibus et Historiae Vol. 18, No. 35 (1997), pp. 19–20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618357135922-P1441UM3TW6IE0Z8NP5B/2430577E-905E-49AC-9102-2F9CAD79F450.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser The figure standing on a large fish is the Danaid Amymone. The water pitcher on her shoulder likely represents the spring of Lerna, which Neptune—who resides in the opposite niche (see above)—revealed to her (Kolb 22–23). Kolb has likewise identified the winged figure as Helios, which makes sense in the broader context of the nymphaeum, with its alternating male and female figures and his placement opposite Venus, with whom he shares a myth (24–25). However, I must admit that I initially thought the figure was female and had assumed it to be either the messenger and rainbow goddess Arcus (Iris), who was sometimes depicted with wings, or Victoria (Nike), goddess of victory and protectress of the senate. Nymphaeum of Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1618088118147-MD3AXQA0EFGA186HYN8R/42D04EB8-73C4-44AA-A29F-7559FF7E784E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser Giant pseudo-telamons flanking the central grotto of the nymphaeum at Villa Barbaro, Maser, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/da88a055-910e-4218-a219-f94f62198a15/FA6B4E87-BAEA-4C6B-9610-5693E4E042D5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Exterior sculptural decoration of Villa Barbaro, Maser - Make it stand out The Veneto’s many friendly, floppy-eared dogs were unexpected highlights of our time in Italy, including this pup, who greeted us and requested belly rubs in the parking lot of Villa Barbaro. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/11/25/nick-cave-at-the-mca-chicago monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/19bba980-8e4d-4fa0-8c65-22d38f99989a/3BF10C8A-8354-4C99-A488-14EFEB4C028D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, (background) Tondo, 2022, mixed media including wire, bugle beads, sequined fabric, and wood; (foreground) Speak Louder, 2011, mixed media including black mother-of-pearl buttons, embroidery floss, upholstery, metal armature, and mannequins. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/020b572b-d9ea-4a8c-ae19-5c6d32080d70/42D1DC04-88AF-4AA9-8D77-8EEBF06B067A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Soundsuits, mixed media including mannequins. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6219a16c-0dc3-4ee6-b47a-b6a82897d6e5/2D726110-7561-4805-9F95-034E4BDAD7D2_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Nikki, 1989, single-channel video and Hy-Dyve, 2016, 18-channel video installation with sound. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5b79088c-c7a9-43dc-94ed-2893272586c3/36F1CB87-14CF-4E94-8ADA-5F6F4FD5EA7D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Soundsuits, mixed media including mannequins. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e5534ab4-02da-4de0-af03-e326d4dab728/E2BCB43F-B359-4B12-9131-447D1FE0A15B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Longing, 2000, mixed media including found objects and wood. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a2fe5bbb-99f3-4116-a6b6-11c7ee680f21/21E912FF-674C-48FE-807F-AB4E1AEF3E6A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Soundsuits; 2015, 2011, and 2012; mixed media including mannequins. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6bf17e6c-0bc8-4992-987b-cd166f5e04f9/8D8084B3-C797-4BCD-ACE1-20EC33F10BAB_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, (background) Tondo, 2022, mixed media including wire, bugle beads, sequined fabric, and wood; (foreground) Speak Louder, 2011, mixed media including black mother-of-pearl buttons, embroidery floss, upholstery, metal armature, and mannequins. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/be5d4363-f09b-4324-9fdb-9b3019e42ac8/EAFC069F-76B6-4161-ACAE-F3404B87DE51_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, detail from Spinner Forest, 2020, hanging mobiles made from metallic spinning garden ornaments. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/49537434-b934-46f8-9ab4-ca522ecd999e/5B5FBF7C-57D0-4C24-AC14-DAF85681F0DA_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, (background; in collaboration with Bob Faust) Wallwork, 2022, 4-color digitally printed poly cotton wallpaper; source photography by James Prinz Photography; (foreground) Rescue, 2013, mixed media including ceramic birds, metal flowers, ceramic pug, vintage settee, and light fixture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/93cbc95a-4a84-46c2-917e-a895f5ace173/1828483D-D45E-4098-8AE8-6B8F69973D91_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Arm Peace, 2018, cast bronze and vintage tole flowers. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5fee8170-bd4c-461a-80f0-2d08c608dd32/9DFE3667-816C-43DF-9789-FA002407269D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Penny Catcher, 2009, mixed media including vintage coin toss, suit, shoes, and aluminum cans. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e131dd22-0c7d-4928-9705-3c3f6fc3c094/77B5802F-4522-46B4-90C9-E265028E0744_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Unarmed, 2016, cast bronze, metal, and vintage beaded flowers. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e028d735-05f7-4900-8355-f9206be0b2fa/FB95326A-ABF6-4D4B-800A-C76717816E22_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Chaplet, 2018, cast bronze and vintage tole flowers. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8650332a-32d3-40ef-899c-a7f74ed2d5fd/0E43FD52-6840-4AEE-855C-EA2C262CA721_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Untitled, 2014, mixed media including cast bronze arm and cloth hand towels. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f8409324-021d-4d87-aafb-ea9678d5de7a/C2F3948A-97FF-4441-B45F-B4B266B2B577_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Arm Peace, 2019, cast bronze, sunburst, and vintage tole flowers. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/09255321-58a0-4484-94ed-279f70703376/60462F20-82B1-480B-A972-2268796D56AD_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Shine, 2014, mixed media including cast hand, brush, and vintage metal flower frame. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b2dbc7f8-7bd5-441a-b7bf-e2c383135cc3/5F1B1296-D95D-4A89-A191-DC265B777700_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Untitled, 2018, mixed media including cast bronze and vintage tole flowers, wooden eagle and head, and bronze hand. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2d1bf1b7-a702-411d-bdb0-84cd2b08a0da/6C43F28E-3B45-45F9-8CDC-36B62D58E4A5_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, detail of Untitled, 2018, mixed media including round table, clay head, piano bench, wooden head with vintage tole flowers, pink child’s chair, nineteen wooden heads, wooden eagle, and cast polyurethane hands. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/7658c34e-3a19-4133-8621-5fcc388c323d/C77ED1A1-D65F-4A58-8842-928607A0B1C9_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, detail of Platform, 2018, mixed media including a chain of bronze and fiberglass hands, four gramophones, heads, pillow, and wooden eagles. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/77a39780-cacf-4c90-a2af-13a9e2e76bae/AAD6F284-F08D-46F2-BEEA-F17DF2A0E98C_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, (background) Wallwork (in collaboration with Bob Faust), 2022, 4-color digitally printed polycotton wallpaper and (foreground) Golden Boy, 2014, mixed media including concrete garden ornament, vintage high chair, dildo, and holiday candles. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/738a611e-c843-49f9-8558-4eb8c399d97c/62ED4538-7282-41BC-86EB-200039040F13_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, Truss (detail), 1999, mixed media including metal, resin, and gloves. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/4605fc1e-bd11-48d6-85e3-3e515de79d3c/5B84085C-CE9F-45FE-BD77-D02AA78DE9C7_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, (background) Wall Tapestry, 2015, mixed media including found beaded and sequined garments; (foreground) Untitled, 2018, mixed media including table, carved eagle, and 119 various wooden heads. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ea5f622b-25a6-4ffe-bc79-a7c55248c09c/44C5A73A-167B-4C25-9842-E668AA7C353C_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out Nick Cave, A·mal·gam, 2021, bronze. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/8e80579e-f9a2-45a0-a133-b778b2d4d818/9E05AD86-D43E-4A94-8192-48F79DA9C5E6_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Nick Cave: Forothermore at the MCA Chicago - Make it stand out View of Nick Cave’s Spinner Forest, 2020, through Fred Eversley’s Untitled (parabolic lens), 1974, cast polyester. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/25/el-anatsui-at-the-frederik-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/042ca7d2-557e-4f9b-a541-48336719b170/737395FF-C37F-403A-B458-8F3C20AC312D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - El Anatsui at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out El Anatsui (Ghanaian, works in Nigeria and Ghana), New World Map, 2009, mixed media. Collection of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c7c9cc95-67db-4eb8-9e60-01220745aa26/5A59252E-C4B8-407E-B09C-F04C2BBECE93_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - El Anatsui at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Detail of the pressed bottle caps and other discarded detritus that form El Anatsui’s New World Map, 2009. Collection of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/af97ea10-6410-425e-880d-4d0e3c1673c9/990FD82B-49E4-42C7-89A1-015D80CC6070_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - El Anatsui at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Detail of the pressed bottle caps and other discarded detritus that form El Anatsui’s New World Map, 2009. Collection of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/b6090eed-be6a-4134-97a5-3897b2bea8f8/C9472B58-D61F-4DCD-9042-4FD7A746528A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - El Anatsui at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Detail of the pressed bottle caps and other discarded detritus that form El Anatsui’s New World Map, 2009. Collection of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/28/yinka-shonibare-at-the-frederik-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1f1dcd75-510f-4336-9afa-2effa8d6a550/2C4A03A5-8403-4083-B874-49B998D89FE1_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Girl Ballerina (recto), 2007. Fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, and gun. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6af52e8d-fa94-434e-aa92-8c68b937301e/shonibare-photo-005.jpg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (After Fragonard), 2001. Collection of Tate Modern (not on view in the Meijer exhibition). Photo courtesy Art21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/200c7d41-5c0b-4abe-b018-02bee28a0074/Swing.width-2000.jpg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Les hasards heureux de l'escarpolette (The Swing), c. 1767–68. Wallace Collection, P430. (Not on view in the Meijer exhibition.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d769e24b-d0d7-42c3-aee9-1c019817481c/13118E53-A659-48D4-B819-93F2AA830776_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Moving Up, 2021. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, globes, brass, leather, hemp rope, paper, various toys, cotton, silk, steel, aluminum, and painted wood. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a3d5773a-70c8-41e5-8d3c-3b203641244a/5E0CCB6F-F4D6-4AAB-9B75-A09136D426C9_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, detail of The American Library Collection (Politicians), 2018. Hardback books, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, and gold foiled names. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f3b2b5b2-3645-46ca-8332-71bdadc61357/AEB17566-E689-47EC-9AAE-F187B7AF76EC_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, The Big Three (General Motors, Chrysler, Ford), 2009. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, feathers, leather, and wood. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e5ac18f9-bb02-407d-85f4-5c018a4ff869/8A3A5414-B399-46C9-A44D-98F804B5E293_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, The Big Three (Chrysler), 2009. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, feathers, leather, and wood. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/48e8b26c-77b1-4c88-8691-24fb7cc3f144/F44D479C-E877-4D8F-B802-01474D691C16_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, The Age of Enlightenment – Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet, 2008. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, mixed media. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/cd45ab43-2792-430a-8b3d-28dd7218cfaa/EFCFC0AD-89B0-452A-A102-F6AD5FB5ADB9_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Three Graces, 2001. Three fiberglass mannequins with Dutch wax printed cotton textiles. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/12eda96b-0fc7-4547-a283-086f87756350/9164CC7A-7AD7-4FA7-BA18-56CD127E1505_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Unintended Sculpture (Donatello’s Habakkuk and Ife Head), 2021. Hand-painted fiberglass sculpture and patinated bronze. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6e8de3fb-c5f6-49fd-8c28-069a2140a629/237EFA46-1C3C-43A4-AD77-FC0224C62981_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Hybrid Mask (Fang Ngil), 2021. Hand-painted wooden mask. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c5888ff9-5bcb-4ba1-a64e-1611e8bb5ab6/9826848D-07C8-44D7-9E25-BD4ABD9D2C68_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Girl Balancing Knowledge V, 2018. Fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, books, and globe. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2e5b46bd-5eba-45fe-adea-6f4751397872/41914839-208D-473F-99FC-EEAC8004E600_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Butterfly Kid (Boy) IV, 2019. Fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, silk, metal, globe, and leather. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6ad25de7-963e-40cb-8135-859d1546a0a1/8AB7DF83-1983-4274-993A-0A5EB7801EF2_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Planets In My Head, Young Horticulturist, 2020. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, globe, brass, and silk flowers. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a66ca648-d5a1-46ad-a4a2-bc5674a3b546/6C7D1D90-E4DE-4026-9E2F-FF01F7223585_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Food Man, 2021. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, steel, brass, globe, wood, polyurethane, and paint. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/d1e832d8-8c95-45df-bc0b-10d5ef7c79cf/A83D5879-B8BF-462B-8803-0350C1D6D4A0_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Air Kid (Boy), 2020. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, globe, brass, and umbrella. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a6987f75-1028-4c3a-8fe7-a8bbfeb7ddcd/42FC7CA8-B4E8-419E-8653-2D3741B91771_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Yinka Shonibare at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Yinka Shonibare, Girl Ballerina (verso), 2007. Fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textiles, and gun. Installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/24/sculpture-in-the-garden monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/82622b9d-1432-4193-8ed3-8853ceb082b0/26979297-5D1F-440C-BB2A-A12FB19CB6E6_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Auguste Rodin (French), Eve, 1881, cast before 1920, bronze. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/e283d5f5-1144-41e7-924c-27023a787e89/24CC5B75-3EF3-4DFF-B086-3F9FE7685301_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Tony Cragg (British), Bent of Mind, 2005, bronze. Installed outside the welcome center of the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6556d3e0-c481-4a61-bb73-882d8bd8c7a3/56B16DFC-37AF-4D61-8B4D-C4DCE32DAEB4_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Roxy Paine (American), Neuron, 2010, stainless steel. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/60ad3b4d-a431-4424-874b-893c80f89105/835FD45C-92C2-442C-AEDE-4B52658A52A8_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Alexander Liberman (American, born Russia), Arla, 1979–1983, painted steel. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/2c528f5e-cbed-4ce9-b92a-6f69ba41bba5/ACD69179-60C7-4BA5-9640-637991ED5506_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Anish Kapoor (British, born India), Untitled, 2010, granite. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9e7fcc79-03e7-4e01-b794-73855d8eaa3c/E1477C5D-291B-4CCA-B5E6-341815299723_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Marshall Fredericks (American), Leaping Gazelle Fountain (Rabbit, Hawk, Grouse, Otter), 1936, cast 1995, bronze. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/c0a8fa82-41f6-4813-be92-fe6231c897bd/B8FE0B28-9FBC-4D09-BF1F-4C72AEE9EB42_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Foreground: Louise Nevelson (American, born Russia), Atmosphere and Environment XI, 1969, painted weathering Corten Steel. Background: Richard Serra (American), Equal Intervals, Equal Elevations, 1996–2021 (partial), 1996–2012, forged steel. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/57a98508-0ea1-4cb7-b21f-1b4ac8a37998/3C8A350F-0540-4E77-9952-90741D23BA76_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Kiki Smith (American), Sleepwalker, 2002–08, bronze. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/abe37a33-92fc-4145-998e-bc4f2b4de934/770A9DAC-3636-43E1-A730-9A4E78E68C77_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Nina Akamu (Japanese-American, born United States), The American Horse, 1999, bronze. Based in part on Leonardo de Vinci’s 15th century unfinished Gran Cavallo, a commission from the Duke of Milan, The American Horse has one other cast, located in Milan. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a5a9c6e3-3a1e-4fbb-b1f5-950905ec4d82/7A4BFF67-35F5-4E5F-8E2A-611162369989_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Louise Bourgeois (American, born France), Spider, 1997, bronze. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/6a474515-a7b9-4f44-979d-6f5f1b8a3d46/11FBF6E2-968F-4307-8DAA-146A582021BC_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Mark di Suvero (American, born China), Scarlatti, 1994–2000, steel. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/36adc16c-9471-4fda-815d-0506f8331dfb/CD7270F7-D10A-4242-92E5-FA49240B8034_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out George Segal (American), Girl Standing in Nature, 1976, bronze with white patina. Girl Standing in Nature is Segal’s first work made for outdoor installation and is painted to resemble the plaster cast sculpture he is better known for. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/80fea515-7caf-47bd-ac05-47b23e699eef/1718BB27-FB95-415B-96F6-BBEBCDCC7641_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in the gardens - Make it stand out Deborah Butterfield (American), Cabin Creek, 1996, bronze. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/25/utopia-at-the-frederik-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/37aa78b5-1360-4e7a-b256-e44d06b613c7/5DEE6DB5-1E6F-4391-AFBA-9BE0C9BD6F2A_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa’s Utopia (2020) consists of four 20-by-90 foot carved marble portraits installed on the walls of the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/90e70b5f-c7c6-4e3a-90f4-4486f3a5dabe/4B5351D5-7D92-4D7B-AADF-F6C2BCEE082B_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa, Utopia, 2020, marble. Installed in the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/bc056951-0c9f-445c-8e8e-d708c68126bc/3CB52875-EBB3-4BF3-A63E-1E4CB4C29C8D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa, Utopia, 2020, marble. Installed in the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/4e12d1dc-fa31-47a1-a64f-a6fab6ac579c/943F4460-D082-4303-8C70-7B6F3CE5824D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa, Utopia, 2020, marble. Installed in the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/bfd9152a-c122-48ca-9e64-84544716c4ea/AD0BED0F-0320-464A-A5ED-BE8F21EBAC82_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa, Utopia, 2020, marble. Installed in the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/52f17247-5efb-4ab2-b973-ac0376ed7d74/D391586D-B933-419F-A386-3DF41179F421_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Views of Utopia at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Jaume Plensa, Utopia, 2020, marble. Installed in the atrium of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s welcome center. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/19/flora-and-fish-at-the-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a636c2c4-6c53-4756-95bd-fb11b655ccad/56B5404D-8536-4280-9B23-895E337C777B_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Carp at the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9ab2ab9b-b9b4-4b4d-b63d-982b363b59b8/9E964556-AED1-4CE8-A416-F8ECFB0301E6_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/68615136-a3b1-4bda-9163-59cc59a0dbc8/0D73439D-C172-4CB6-87AA-82817514F206_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Carp at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/a7eba9a1-3eb4-4b43-bd87-9c9039859437/71C440DE-ED82-471D-9CDB-5BB3D56CE54C_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Queen Anne’s Lace at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f21eab22-1305-48bc-9879-0833006d597f/0CED7119-0F8C-4372-98E7-6AB225CED095_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Carp at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/9ea1fa31-623a-44a9-a529-c330b20c57e9/4C6B97E6-9475-4037-8A41-01B61597C2ED_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Sweet pea flowers at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/cbcc09d1-b1c8-4ce8-82a9-f89ef7880b9f/26D160D5-BC76-4C4C-847E-2D00A2AA40F1_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Carp at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/53d69f23-359a-4fb0-8bac-7d2365d32086/109C75CC-36E2-4E89-B902-3DC4A844D695_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Bird’s-foot trefoil at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/4f835fba-a0b8-4d3c-8a77-34b7d3b4fe07/6DF95D2B-AFFE-4EEB-BB18-123FAA395FA8_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Carp at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/f29abc45-957a-496d-b284-56fb4804cca9/0BF6982F-227C-42A7-9165-257B9F7D9538_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Flora and fish at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Make it stand out Flask-shaped pitcher plant (Nepenthes ampullaria) at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2022/10/15/archipenkos-silvered-white-torso monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/ca0e1c7e-de46-49c1-b123-00dc1c278906/87474A15-C797-4CD1-A3BE-11CF2E3DC27D_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Archipenko's silvered "White Torso" - Make it stand out Alexander Archipenko (American, born Ukraine, 1887–1964), White Torso, c. 1916, silvered bronze. Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection, on long-term loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). Photographed August 2022 at GRAM by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/0f0e0e90-8a53-4fb2-adb7-37a46be107ec/70C26E0D-4401-4002-86BA-EFF82625AEB0_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Archipenko's silvered "White Torso" - Make it stand out Alexander Archipenko (American, born Ukraine, 1887–1964), White Torso, c. 1916, silvered bronze. Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection, on long-term loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/80818ad0-70e8-40ae-bc13-d7e15d5a2b37/06EB6445-4FFE-4DA1-875B-EF0736EC34BF_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Archipenko's silvered "White Torso" - Make it stand out Alexander Archipenko (American, born Ukraine, 1887–1964), White Torso, c. 1916, silvered bronze. Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection, on long-term loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/5a9873f1-8ac0-4697-bd52-d90d9d352237/F10CD177-8435-466F-9D05-71396D398058_1_105_c.jpeg Visual Writer - Archipenko's silvered "White Torso" - Make it stand out Alexander Archipenko (American, born Ukraine, 1887–1964), White Torso, c. 1916, silvered bronze. Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection, on long-term loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2021/3/1/best-books-read-in-2020 monthly 0.5 2022-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616790067931-8T17BRZSXROSH7K6HH2S/069B9840-E96F-4E57-9942-7965D922FD28.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 My out-of-control TBR shelf. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614900538233-WS1N1KCWHGBZJYTP46Z9/13685F6E-F899-44F2-B8A7-AC77F8EA3ADF.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Margaret Atwood. The Testaments. Doubleday, 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614901156817-FVJSSGKSPO5O0INXYIUR/D60B58B4-7B3B-417F-94D3-F14BDCB6E7D8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower (1993) with an Introduction by Gloria Steinem and Parable of the Talents (1998) with an Introduction by Toshi Reagon. Seven Stories Press, 2016. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616788522664-BMYMB7G08ZQQI07SMB6B/A2677D83-BF44-4466-AC40-8CD7ECE2D37D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Ted Chiang. Exhalation: Stories. Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon, and Ted Chiang. Penguin Random House Audio, 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615323334878-C3EA0NVLJA8TQ212R8H6/3B08EA39-999C-4AE3-9E7B-8201FA8B24BA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Nick Drnaso. Sabrina. Drawn and Quarterly, 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616788455296-L030PHZPYPPFNMBZJ44K/22D97195-F043-4EC3-B221-F289CEE0BB64_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. This Is How You Lose the Time War. Narrated by Cynthia Farrell and Emily Woo Zeller. Simon and Schuster Audio, 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614901880020-AZAL2R1FI4W9UW3AVZ40/5E04C79A-04AD-40EF-839B-0242885A8E7B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Emil Farris. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1. Fantagraphics Books, 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616788937835-CFOTA4G0HNGATMU50HCC/76B32059-D87D-4413-9A61-0BD425AD1711_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Roxane Gay. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. Narrated by Roxane Gay. HarperAudio, 2017. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614964819658-O2GES7O6QPSQO0KI9J8B/CDC62035-D24E-454A-B864-984A49F49A86_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Marjorie Liu (author) and Sana Takeda (artist). Monstress, Book One. B&N Exclusive Book. Image Comics, 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614901624944-FD98EKWMKLH03CHMC2S9/23DC98AC-4205-41A1-B1D9-46552E87C4C7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Mexican Gothic. Del Rey, 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614904756394-ZBL8KS7CE4XK4Y5IETXT/A511F3D4-79CA-4820-AB12-E7DC79115768.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Haruki Murakami. Killing Commendatore. Translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen. Knopf, 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615323421014-TZQ1U2SL66BGVB8TB0J1/7DA5760E-A446-4931-ABFA-EECC7D1BA1C4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Chana Porter. The Seep. Soho Press, 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616789192668-DTU7S43B1R67Z7K2HBTQ/FF0DDEE0-8051-46EF-B664-78EF55C585E5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Patrick Rothfuss. The Slow Regard of Silent Things. The Kingkiller Chronicle. Narrated by Patrick Rothfuss. DAW, 2014. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614905599911-JIV1T2P5K2GTB76M0GG6/4BD8360B-DEF5-472C-8A4E-D72211D951E0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes. The Deep. Saga Press, 2019. Crystalized turtle shell by Tyler Thrasher. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615324946491-QGWIHS8PUKXS9CTRPX6D/27DB3C32-1BAA-477D-96E2-3643D1369549_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Sarah Tolmie. The Fourth Island. Tor.com, 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614902560903-MKEKEG2NDOZL6LA8L6TZ/6FCA7D7D-1FFE-4301-BFFB-1C314F4939C5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: K. J. Parker. Prosper’s Demon. Tor.com, 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616787684228-F1O2GGQXE5JXPMS3EHRO/0CDAF4DA-2397-4F3E-89FA-A4C37EEF3289_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1. London, Scholastic, 2008/2014. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615325257460-4PQWKBCSM7MBJKJUN7NW/4BC04A45-F50E-413C-846D-D90A1DD3D489_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Shirley Jackson. We have Always Lived in the Castle. Penguin Orange Collection. Penguin, 2016. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615320437248-0S5DUR4HI8DEKWTV6OVQ/3658F75E-A430-4E86-901A-5C8B1674C8DF_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Caroline Kepnes. You. You series, book 1. Atria/Emily Bestler Books, 2015. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614902089101-048Z9PCYN5889FIK1BLT/5A9D16B2-2428-4649-8020-01C204874CDA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Aliya Whiteley. The Beauty/Peace, Pipe. Titan, 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1616792398492-XVLC88S3HBC8VULIN1QM/520C735A-8665-4457-AE09-3C493640F48D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 21 best reads in 2020 Pictured edition: Colson Whitehead. The Underground Railroad. Anchor, 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2021/1/18/a-late-review-of-my-2020-reading-challenge monthly 0.5 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614907218212-0RQ0XEA2YMDHAX840701/23537521-693F-46DB-BA7E-C5E19BF1B1B7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Our latest foster-cat-turned-foster-fail, Minou, posing among my scattered pile of dystopian fiction. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615324201774-V4VH075HD7S0M0MVH12E/EA158E44-7735-4767-A39F-4165D7CFCF94_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1611011427448-UENWYMVDTI53WRRT2DRZ/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Nsey Benajah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615323692259-NO4FAKFGASS21YROJMGQ/BA5E7E8A-5F09-4A09-BA22-4E18A225B4A4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Dead Astronauts was the most beautifully produced book I read last year, with not only an attractive dust jacket, but also a foil-decorated cover and quirkily illustrated interior. Its size and light weight also made it a pleasure to hold. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614907564567-ZMOM653CWTFP3FDU0AM1/B99DA681-EB13-4669-8057-90512F1804ED_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614907840874-BGWXKRI6HJY497S8TDUU/3922976E-EB62-4F7C-9AF1-95BED860928B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615323577372-Q61JC4M05G2JG6DL6S2X/D22E8F01-FB71-4E7F-B2FE-49791DB106CF.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1614907333506-EF0R05Q5SC6ABFWOY395/6960D898-C053-4168-A902-4F299054CF3A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge A selection of the many great novellas and short novels I read over the course of the year. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1615323979700-PIAEHG5H4T8IVN5TLXS1/9EE79C7A-01E6-4A64-B9BA-94D8845CE658_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A review of my 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/8/24/chinese-dragons monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598386623103-TUQ0RZPBVM9VHWK5TWUF/813C2507-3F0E-4200-B5EE-D9ACB4E192AD_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Detail of a dragon on a panel in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. In Imperial China, only the emperor’s family could possess depictions of dragons. Five-fingered dragons, like the one seen here, were specifically for the emperor. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598301508732-A65UFB1D2MSU6BW2ZIX2/FEE95C0A-C2BC-4ABB-BA4E-6641370C4F0D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Four-fingered dragon on the Nine Dragon Screen of Datong, China. While five-fingered dragons were only for the emperor, four-fingered dragons were for other members of the imperial family. In this case, the dragon screen was built in the late 14th century at the palace of Zhu Gui, thirteenth son of the Ming dynasty’s first emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598385965738-GAR7VA8T5Z3ZNJNYD32B/032378E3-5C28-4AB3-843E-919320871A4C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons The emperor’s five-fingered dragons on a wooden panel at Da Ci’en Temple, Xi’an, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598300184859-HXEWILY8VFJO24VUKZL7/A35A96AD-12B6-41AD-BAC8-E3B612D59B5B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Four-fingered dragon on the Nine Dragon Screen of Datong, China. Screen-walls were constructed within palace gates to protect homes from negative energy and unwelcome spirits. Dragons—as symbols of luck and power—were particularly potent protectors, always appearing in odd numbers, from one to nine. Built in the 14th century, Datong’s Nine Dragon Screen is the largest and oldest extant glazed screen, outlasting even the palace it was built to protect. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598300037214-IGHMB086BOLJ16G2B421/44BD5617-0044-44B2-85FD-8B996C982AAA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons The emperor’s five-fingered dragons bracketed by phoenixes, symbols of the empress, at the Summer Palace, Beijing, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598301722132-VN0PW57CSX369GJWSDOS/966A4F93-0D32-4FBF-938F-9162C938F550_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Detail of one of the four-fingered dragons on the Nine Dragon Screen, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598299876519-DZCUBBJQRF6YZG3LHRO4/0DBBCB66-4539-43E9-85DB-28F6574281FE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Dragons in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598300334124-V5MDIHYK81KHL6419U5E/649DF9A4-2FDF-4C9C-ADFD-86EBBC0D1B63_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Four-fingered dragon on the Nine Dragon Screen in Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598299741038-0VQYD5B0OSTKJMWI52LL/44A4F254-4095-434F-8B3E-AC305721D426_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Dragons on a decorative panel in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598301219220-5EIPFR7GQ9H119I97LLI/958112B2-7F83-4F89-907C-29F033BD9EB9_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Detail of the Nine Dragon Screen in Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1598386345887-VT256JG74VL8OO9NB0OE/687606AF-D8C7-4F13-9B93-B683362297BB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Chinese dragons Da Ci’en Temple, Xi’an, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/8/11/krglzbl766cx55btcwu3v18ufcvdlq monthly 0.5 2020-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597184460788-I6HBD4G8TKYSUI6BCK5M/4E37C1E9-C3CE-4C22-95D8-5F6106D6A754.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Aragonite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597878565960-FGJN65ZATSUGW5BZTXDG/8C592A4D-16E2-4117-A88A-1E0471C79755_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Mineral from Moldovia on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597188337132-FK3BST8CW16AC0HATWPU/46B8576E-8CEC-4820-B067-1272E67E2015_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Tyrolian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597890616722-ZUDLJ1D3HRZHJZNDFOJZ/BC2114A6-227F-46E7-8870-260367052FB0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Transylvania on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597185296364-NGN8IFR93SFBJKSVC4XJ/FC1B8795-F40F-4976-B5C7-45F888DFDE06_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Utah on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597185820371-WUP464H9KVN50AY2EWVN/30865982-2C33-4871-B3C3-F1F4C914F42B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Pallasite from Xinjiang, China, on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597185253001-DZ97N8I9RP1OMEZPRU3E/FB048463-019D-4D0F-BFBC-A42877786906_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Sardinian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597186353458-LRGEXOYOH59PWS552I4R/12B6684D-261C-48C2-8512-A422C7EDF1CC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Yangshuo, Guangxi, China on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597186107939-PJX7S7Y1VBFQKJT1BOAF/FB2E20DE-A56F-43F9-B6E4-C9760FC62AA2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Garland, AR on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597890236802-WBNCLPBYAVLV3STZZTUX/A685AE7F-4CA5-4975-9034-1ED2D22F489A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Italian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597184594298-FRFTNMYHXWKW15VC87C0/1847347D-1A02-4F40-8E9B-0CE199E7D71F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597890809670-X8QB17LMTLC6ZON0AVVZ/0CE5CFDB-CBF4-4162-A379-BD3DDD099E18_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Peruvian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597890480599-WZA4291F6O2F0FDX478B/DC728206-1352-4EEA-BB2B-AEE3897910B0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Sardinian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597188017060-71XWXHC7ZHLMFCRK5CO2/AF3B0B19-9A7C-4DD2-B7A5-F3C515D7183C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Specimen from Mapimí, Durango, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597186504730-BGRUPXDZ0766FLB6WYGZ/D30E7265-D1D3-41EE-A9D2-B4B43EF72559_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3 Francolite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/7/31/acdtv8hmvqywj5puh8k57uc8uwnmzu monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596596693990-RLW5AAX3NLHUMQ2HIRBU/025E4895-0CD8-4C14-B3D9-226677C6E558_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Giant quartz crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597005286413-LGFSBX0X17C1U5O4D4FK/B7681BE3-7894-4192-AF06-8E44A8B3C492_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Stibnite from Hungary on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597110287770-JUF1X0E3YGYDPXGM76EX/BA00DA06-2417-49E1-916D-7CB0BBFDC9B8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Artinite from California on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596593881913-EKMQ262YMBFHX53782LK/337B7796-5AD6-4E25-B7EB-484788DBDB1D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597005966401-5EV3EPCKQWX7EZT8YW2X/D682AFFD-EB9A-45EF-9281-A76324EBE7B2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Australian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597109854948-TO57JAPDMYQED5KYY0DY/ABFB5C85-EE4F-496F-B2FD-75FA2E6DBA2B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596596145964-12YY0F84VB17HES4AAXA/9741DF43-3ED0-448B-B56D-E5B718BB041F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Bohemian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596593273112-QLXXY76IFX10SG2HZIPR/4EE7B16D-6025-4C7F-9B2D-82AE0CE5925C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Bohemian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596254542619-TKVFGIFTWTV8B5RYYTNQ/DD7E2E61-0A89-4FDF-8D3B-11C08A4CC1A0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596596513403-O5B7A7W2YDTU1TKDE1M1/253526F3-97E3-4793-BC45-79A819099BA6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Italian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597111039545-7GG4QMES7RYQZVXBHQCE/5FE3D958-3065-4A09-BB13-23E737449D20_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1597004140451-NWGPBBLSI4MFVDC33ONE/F8B0CE58-4B43-4C8B-BCD3-25B704A6F9D2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 “Kalksinter” specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1596594737401-FJKLTZH683C2VH45VG1L/56E56F55-EC96-4ED9-B7F0-E6F9BE9E639B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2 Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/7/27/lt7jytunaalhvd045pwz7bf1e96x44 monthly 0.5 2020-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595905869257-USEJK1ZZYFL1WH0D5O74/D5C2FA2F-5C8A-4B8B-A345-2C1E571CCC6A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Cobaltine calcite from Zaire on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906586072-Z84D5KDGIT1R5KX2I3UA/3209B785-5019-48C1-954F-31BA1FEF5A0F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Aragonite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906458768-4TI7G2ENYDNAKOGJO96R/3803176D-EEF7-42BA-9B15-C93158EB5AEC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Hungarian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595996585070-B2OK8J5ZUTL90HTPKI2D/8ED30604-3B1C-4A09-AA6A-F3244E791D30_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Antimonite from Italy on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906135760-PTJAL54NGVIO6SNDVLSP/05B2DC57-4BAC-44C2-B833-ADDFF5FCEFE1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Greenockite-coated Calcite from Joplin, MO. On display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906523002-18IJKR7GLV0M57MTAWJ6/3399E4AE-DEBB-4EB8-BE5A-DB227D3B8D31_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Australian opal on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595997102507-JWVKC13TFPQUSND0GXJ9/486EA4C2-00AB-415B-A53E-09209DD11A6F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Mineral from Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906289343-OO8037RMFWSK7SONV9HE/7A148136-E237-46E7-A071-07BD016B1BC3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Romanian crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906739756-8AN61X5KAO3P7VPUZUFU/C9562216-22A3-4069-BE41-E0DE80D0A618_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Smithsonite from Greece on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1595906005461-FCHF1S8OV7QQDGDOKR8P/3520A80F-D3DD-44A5-A5CE-1478B3551787_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Minerals from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Aragonite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/7/8/texture monthly 0.5 2020-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594874002460-6VXULM91ID2KFRCHN2RX/C3B86A37-FD95-4730-A8AF-605AEC39E277.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Self-Portrait with Chinese Lantern Plant, Egon Schiele, 1912. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594269574481-YGE1IMQCYSZ2W2JXIVJF/9C3DAA85-1B51-49C2-B9A3-47BA650A1828_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Detail of the metal and glass embellishments applied to the wall in “Hostile Forces” section of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (1902) on the walls of the Secession building, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594873789340-I44AF1O4A0ZIN87U03SZ/39436201-8EFD-4CAA-AEBE-9F04511CED40.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Dead Mother, Egon Schiele, 1910. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594957521963-705SUGR0REIE8H97J7P2/CC5B1304-8367-412B-B573-1DE2C9DC6F12_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt “Choir of Angels” and “Embracing Couple,” part of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (1902), painted on the walls of the Secession building, Vienna. Flatness conjured through the use of pattern and gold leaf is a hallmark of Klimt’s mature work, and can be seen here in the choir of angels, as well as in the landscape surrounding the embracing couple. In portraits or other figurative paintings, these areas of pattern create a stark contrast with the more nuanced and naturalistically depicted areas of a subject’s skin, usually the face and hands. Although similar visual distinctions are evident throughout the Beethoven Frieze—between the bodies of the couple and the surrounding landscape, for instance—Klimt also took advantage of the properties of the wall itself to create more literal contrast between the smooth fields of physical flatness and even subtle areas of texture. Here, the viewer’s eye is drawn not only to the mass of gold, but also to the visual relief created by the raised circles of the Sun’s head and the score lines in the gold leaf framing the couple. Together, the combination of concentrated opulence and texture clearly mark the Sun and his mate as the intended focal point of this section. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594874308162-2OFZH3K2UIWJVWA701PC/BEB6C582-AC38-4730-9FF1-FAB70FA249F1.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt House Wall on the River, Egon Schiele, 1915. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594310924134-KOPJKORDNCTTTDVAX85U/1126A539-2176-4DEC-B28F-23D3243110FA.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Detail of metal, shell, and glass inlay used in the “Hostile Forces” section of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (1902) on the wall of the Secession building, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594873614361-3NAQ83WVRGAUZXNIQYCR/1CD12C06-4969-493D-8339-91BB511E9051.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Self-Portrait with Lowered Head, Egon Schiele, 1912. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594956501773-O1K89JJDJRRY0OYRPDH8/54EA3930-65DB-4DDB-B957-2433C10D33F3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt A gorgon and the giant Typhoeus in Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze (1902) in the Secession building, Vienna. Klimt’s selective use of shell disks for Typhoeus’s eyes makes the giant’s gaze especially eerie. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594873706359-SWLS3FBCFFX9JBLDWM4T/572895BE-3A6F-4B26-BE66-67EF2688AFEF.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Detail of Self-Portrait with Raised Bare Shoulder, Egon Schiele, 1912. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594957047108-2FGQGYZSNSCVC1TF5NY6/1C1C2522-A23D-4988-88C1-94698FCEFE2E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt “Knight in Shining Armour,“ part of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze in the Secession building, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594874125737-HS1D78KC1QOKGD39T9UK/507B06AC-B6F7-4E6D-81E8-7F3580909CB2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Texture in the work of Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt Portrait of Wally Neuzil, Egon Schiele, 1912. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/7/9/gold monthly 0.5 2020-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594312080776-Q8XUU00ORV1QHOXVXO9X/80BD1878-048B-4F0B-992D-9DBB75A03808_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Building exterior along Mariahilfer Straße, Vienna, Austria. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594311675618-G92O6P3XET398W74XNRI/4E1FC572-6F8D-4398-A9FD-80FF37F77932_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Detail of the “Embracing Couple,” part of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze in the Secession building, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594590282197-H8547O2CEYOA4B38ML1P/493F5AC7-B51D-4689-9FA9-B07A5DDA20D7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Hyper-realistic wooden bird on panel. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594586293063-WDNVE775RWM75I8EEM6H/BCC82643-F120-4563-9DCB-220535D3C1B0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Nude Study, Egon Schiele, 1908. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594314498947-H7IKPY2YEIFMVMGVTR0W/9DDD5B40-DBAD-4D3B-BD6B-D93DB3B3EF4D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Salt Cellar (Saliera), Benvenuto Cellini, 1543. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594312819705-8RRHD3SPJF5XKVU5WQES/641F7A57-37F4-4932-A72C-96ED1537E36F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Prunksaal, Austrian National Library, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594585413505-SK6G8MTPQCI59SXSQ6Y2/6470DAAC-BDCD-447D-9085-A596F9E75841_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Mother with Two Children, Egon Schiele, 1915. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594440377228-GRK4PTPLE8KJWXH4AAAS/4BF693CE-6910-4676-9B74-EE080B4D3FEC.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Hallway ceiling in the Globe Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594327621702-P7NDYFR65AA3XLF0O9Z0/52BADB81-6C5D-458F-98DB-BAFB56D2BE91.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Prologue, a work consisting of 8,000 Swarovski crystals hung from a framed screen, by the London design firm Fredrikson Stallard. Installed in the Upper Belvedere, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594312330484-O05PNI3PEF7O5J7AWEMB/1B7613C3-E528-465F-952A-18EE0C54DBE2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Detail of “Poetry,” part of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze in the Secession, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594328138622-1GDKWWCUZ2VB988BZSUH/6926D125-8078-469B-BD03-04C1371E2EC9_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Wall in the “Gold Cabinet” of the Lower Belvedere, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594313878744-68WYCK8DPHQMF49FR5ED/917B42C5-2FE0-462B-8B8B-EF612E0D965F.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Golden Rose, Giuseppe Pietro Paolo Spagna, Rome, 1818/19. Imperial Treasury, Hofburg Palace, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594586011250-BXSZ23YSHFX62BGMHOPU/86EFA66C-AE84-4A99-9C67-93D68E22C399_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Reclining Woman, Egon Schiele, 1917. Leopold Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594586773388-4IP0QSS3EW8MUQOPLQ3T/7FF2351C-D509-4771-8C86-9C34ADD9B02E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Italian mineral specimen in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594328539854-WORA7789ZHK0AN6YYIJF/B11A707C-EFE5-47B3-A17D-D8D8B5E23FCB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Yellow Fog by Olafur Eliasson along the facade of the Verbund-Gebäudes, Am Hof Square, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594530764578-VUPBH6BVEKIU6NV190ZS/D32CBF08-EF49-41CD-9255-9DBBE58F56CE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Vienna Siberian petrified lemon in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/6/5/wondering-why-are-people-so-angry-here-are-some-useful-links monthly 0.5 2020-11-07 https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/5/15/frescoed-interiors-of-villa-lantes-garden-palaces monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589587851038-PKTJ16N9GGAY1YGWUQX6/62036F75-5F7B-4083-B6B1-B83A03F04C95_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589754470184-3FLDH95IKS3C880G341P/2D44E320-498E-4366-9D1D-AC211620BA82_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Palazzine Montalto (left) and Gambara (right) rise over Villa Lante’s Fountain of the Square and surrounding manicured garden. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589744265272-FRUEEQ3RCZROXQE0P9L0/240C8551-0EF2-423E-BB9E-E20A5817D6D6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara including a depiction of Villa Lante itself. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589586812530-9HL5TO4LQZ6PNGYLZEA2/B2E07959-EBB8-436B-81C9-6FC0DFBA4544_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of the frescoes inside Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589586671889-2OMD5SB4T9UOMVWCJPL2/B196259B-0069-4B02-9AB5-7CB9A5C8B85D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes on the ceiling of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589587077218-283RX17T7STCLD1RFLYY/BDBD866F-AB6A-4F7E-A0C1-B23691A710EA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589586972797-V8MTBAGU0AX8KFHOIOF2/AF3D861A-6B5A-47BB-BCE2-A986102EAAD2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589587269346-OUUSGKREX5N2430DPZ26/E12131B8-E943-4A5C-8662-F57FCFD6604E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes on the ceiling of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589587410673-WLI4MIC33SQRPHBI9QAF/C25F6241-9305-4FFD-B216-6808A49CA4E5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589586549041-HDFYPDYNMESH2S9CVCM1/05F7D6E6-6EA6-4B5D-840E-E22458240453_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589586094759-0B01KWNW7AS3GD10H82H/022F3661-1E63-44F7-87A2-30E8B90FF3F0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Gambara. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589597494794-RYOFYS4Y559FTPXDUCNM/2608DE84-3096-48F8-ACF2-0421D98BA0A1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine After Cardinal Gambara’s death in 1587, the 17-year-old nephew of Pope Sixtus V, Alessandro Damasceni Peretti Montalto, took over the position of Apostolic Administrator of Viterbo and owner of Villa Lante. Montalto commissioned the building of the second palazzina, following Gambara’s original plans. Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Montalto. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589585724179-30W1KWSSKWZGVSJBNQGF/FFF09709-E218-4AA2-A488-106A3BD54619_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Montalto. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589597623714-AVEPPBPVRR7GX5OJ4IVO/83B81293-C0D8-4356-8A4A-D0790417C90F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Montalto. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589597712068-YY3FAJ7YMC4EIMYNWI17/497DF843-341C-48F1-BD36-FAA6A84ABD3F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Detail of frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Montalto. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589597406560-6RD52OQB3JMPKMBTHGWA/19089F8A-6353-4D9C-A817-74269A0A4B7C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Frescoed interiors of Villa Lante's garden palazzine Frescoes inside the loggia of Villa Lante’s Palazzina Montalto. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/5/8/duomo-di-san-gimignano monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588998972134-261BQLMZAT8GBB8XR6EX/C1A158EB-0C60-4C4F-BA84-66B57CD53CBE.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Images of hell, saints, and the zodiac painted by Sienese artists surround the entrance of Duomo di San Gimignano (San Gimignano Cathedral), also known as Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589000602579-DQNLRSF3YQ2Q3WIG1U18/BD0CC848-4D28-4302-9F10-027E20AD0B10_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Vaulted ceilings in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588999058747-WYEJYE5CE89OPS0MISCH/7B9E2313-A34B-4DE8-87C6-D10A39DC0F84_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Vaulted nave in Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589000121100-PI52B1HLKNWAYHCY9R5P/5EC09D8A-1DB4-436C-8EBF-C73988E4C79E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Frescoes and black and white marble line the nave of Duomo di San Gimignano, also known as the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1589000005775-XY0GBMEG9BQ9U7ZFX2LP/3B9A7D87-A2D5-4B87-92D7-AC2CC7547C3A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Chapel ceiling with stained glass and angel heads in Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588999156456-NJMGL7C4KBPR73V3K682/3138CCA6-F8F2-4543-AEA3-B3A4855B6839_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Duomo di San Gimignano Vaulted nave of Duomo di San Gimignano (Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Mary). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/4/28/the-great-indoors-duomo-di-orvieto monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588052694613-1KXQPR3EWTQCTAFFL3U6/65F980C4-2026-4D21-AD66-3AC104D62AE6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto View of the vaulted ceiling and east wall of Cappella Nuova (New Chapel), also known as the Cappella di San Brizio (San Brizio Chapel), in Orvieto Cathedral. The chapel’s structure was erected between 1408 and 1444, but the decoration was not completed until the following century. Fra Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli began the frescos in 1447, but only completed two panels in the vault—Christ in Judgement and Angles and Prophets—before being called away by the Pope for another commission. The chapel languished until 1499, when Luca Signorelli and his workshop took up the commission, eventually completing their work in 1503. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588053158810-UCJW2TS0DFG0DDWLS7KZ/0C36E7BD-6615-4779-A082-B1C46874C4D6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Orvieto Cathedral’s spacious Gothic nave (c. 1290–1308), with its stark yet rhythmically striped decor, contrasts dramatically with the small and riotously painted Cappella di San Brizio. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588053100920-42S0Q1CMS872B4HNZQAQ/0B718A44-3B3E-495C-A1FF-44B101066C3D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto View into Cappella di San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588128680604-7MSYEI2K1T4JKLR96AW6/CE9410EA-727D-4F2F-97C3-BAC8157C8AD7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Luca Signorelli’s fresco, The Preaching of the Antichrist (c. 1500–03) in Cappella di San Brizio. Signorelli included portraits of himself and Fra Angelico—whose plans he used to complete the frescos in the chapel’s vault—at the far left of the painting: both men are clad in black, with Signorelli in front, dressed as a nobleman and looking out at the viewer. Fra Angelico appears in his Dominican habit slightly behind the younger man. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588104661201-OCOIETZXHO9ZBMKU2QW5/541542BF-7938-4C28-85BB-F0F9AE6B3E28_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Luca Signorelli’s Resurrection of the Flesh (c. 1500–1503) in Cappella di San Brizio. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588053603010-QLI9C4JMTH7CPCTHJS2B/A59F681F-C0A3-4AFD-8B70-567F449E75DB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Alabaster window and striped walls of Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588051971732-DW5VKZ9WBE06QQMOYWR8/E774CCD8-E193-413C-9084-2E2B717C1508_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Part of Luca Signorelli’s Apocalypse (c. 1500–03) around the entrance of Cappella di San Brizio. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588120673135-UC4AAKBMVVC9VU97T4OM/E8B2298B-C06E-48E5-A39F-46ACA1B0DE1E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Sculpture and painting in Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588198717013-O4VCH7GHIEYZ5BJ5LW8L/FD08D690-517C-4536-B2AE-0DF91CED1123_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Right side of Luca Signorelli’s Apocalypse (c. 1500–03) in Cappella di San Brizio. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588053534799-R57FYL0ACFMSLHU9INMV/634DF522-5FD5-4603-A8A6-1C58AE8A03A1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Stained glass in Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588052101343-7UEUEZ9144IJ9A6N7KQ2/358AC941-5C3E-4B36-B771-3E87F15E6D81_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Details of Luca Signorelli’s frescos The Damned Taken to Hell and Received by Demons and The Resurrection of the Flesh, both c. 1500–03. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588053421063-NK1E354LJZ22S35D26AU/017DF05A-CB7D-4566-83D2-BB9A217C7189_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Relief sculpture in Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588054837743-ED8Z9QZA10M1PRBQFJDA/E2902024-46B7-4636-9CB1-02E094D2118E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Fra Angelico’s panel of Prophets above Luca Signorelli’s The Damned Taken to Hell and Received by Demons in Cappella di San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1588052156010-EPNFA2CYII4Y559WOVBR/3134FCE0-03FC-4587-929D-76DCF954BEF4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - A Renaissance chapel in a Gothic cathedral: the dramatic, divergent interiors of Duomo di Orvieto Detail of Luca Signorelli’s fresco, The Damned Taken to Hell and Received by Demons in Cappella di San Brizio. Signorelli’s muscular, dynamic figures and use of bright pastels helped inspire the forms and colors of Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, particularly his Last Judgement (1536–41). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/4/16/4nlqjuyeha9eg64ijosvgud8b48s2h monthly 0.5 2020-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587022606570-4YWV5QU82MXXQLU5UQYB/0BACBDE3-A048-46F8-A7C1-C51A7C06D750_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Model jellyfish hanging from the ceiling of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587156296181-3D2LG06AKMO073D7ISQO/8B0C085D-547D-44A0-9972-6209B439FA6E.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna The contemporary sculpture Tiger-Headed Python (2012) by Daniel Spoerri, on display at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien in 2016. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587022788351-LVZZ93N68SB6I28OGM99/DCB9E20C-7A9B-4639-87F2-4D613DB42E99_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Model cuttlefish hanging from the ceiling of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587024939598-81GKJ7FED78TIDG4UC2G/AD799E0F-AFF1-42BC-AA81-B146EFB647F4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Display at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587023678914-PX132JQK5I93R89K5URH/41801FCE-DF4B-4165-8CE0-F97691AF5598.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Giant model of a fish and parasite in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587024511975-FW0B1KGFVFZKB64NOKK5/F9F29230-A4D3-406B-8526-D113678D9ACB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Display in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587079320154-ALL387GFO9XB5ZBP6GK9/7AC801AA-7F34-4223-AC81-573893EFC360_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Model cuttlefish hanging from the ceiling of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587023251411-QWNO56PHIXOUN2UG3O0K/1D31F0A6-0F98-4FFA-A324-F6D2C50117EC.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Whale shark hanging over a staircase in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587023124115-LZW6UE4UKTTUML300C55/686A2456-C9B9-4D40-81B9-58E45371C461.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Display in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587022871711-ZIRY5OWSVUZJ7UTL7EPZ/C838CE5A-01F9-4064-8364-9F7C2A681C9C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Model cuttlefish in front of a squid mural in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1587022675121-2J3EN2JD7O2MBLOX5ULK/9EA20E35-A10A-48AE-A0DE-C1CFF2FB564A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Three-dimensional curation at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Model jellyfish hanging in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, its color and shape echoing the patterns in the ceiling. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/4/10/wzmbahr7ngih5cf2z9by3au03tp3yo monthly 0.5 2020-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586541854091-7RVZAQPIWG1BDFIZZG9C/F89F3923-B0A5-4E0D-9C21-397AB64F76D9_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544336735-HC8Q9GGWRZS5MR3V94GG/4E7938A0-C474-43BA-9CEB-01DFCB69B18C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum View through a microscope at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586542571931-SRT0SGZ2HZ074YEHDH36/AB858BD6-C0E1-4DC1-A713-7196B2430305_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544547431-65KWQA9HWCU7D0OUVDCS/AF96B2FA-1DDA-44DA-8BF8-626F5F15FEC9_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Mineral lightbox display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544485253-M8KS20SNW0LQM939O1NE/769D34BD-DC57-4ADA-9BEC-BCB0557BF2F2.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586542689135-F8CI57AW1ZO0QJVYAU5S/1C7EBE9B-C814-4BA3-880C-D2ECF830A764.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Shrunken head display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544431100-84QHUO59NM2SHJVXKY6Q/D86A73F5-F301-4A14-95CA-619D43A0CFFD.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586542004422-46LEQZGBYVSYX32T1XE8/C622DB07-8E9B-4C05-8645-206A5DC37CCA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544386034-OGZPQSSKHAFZ3MKTU6PT/C029EB1A-68A2-4119-AB45-6896F81CA9E6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum View through a microscope at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586542632683-ZSZS93R17CUOO554XF1B/36B21B2B-4920-43FA-B6AA-D5FF6C5B48A0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Mineral lightbox display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586544605153-S50H6ZNMZXYH7G01FLOW/C1A62A93-9554-4599-B77A-50D33B87BAF7.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Shrunken head at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1586561799080-UV0ZN3NO0OJXPBO7F9WF/13969139-63E5-4F1F-98D3-F34642A84B10_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Light and shadow at the Milwaukee Public Museum Display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/3/24/the-good-hang-revisiting-the-spaces-of-the-milwaukee-museum-of-art monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585107014210-ASMA4XFR27NDX3MSS2F3/581B2FDE-286F-46AB-B4AC-9DD7DB69D5E0.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Windhover Hall, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585194646973-56MBZ79C6R0H9KD0IHTA/635A9CCD-E371-4389-AF99-62D2A3931304_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Thoughtfully placed works by Sol LeWitt and Donald Judd—both of which play with repetition, squares, relationship to the wall, and the removal of the hand of the artist—in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s contemporary galleries. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585195027900-33NWOG8IGN2ISNHV31J1/69B043D2-5CB4-45C1-B163-1088F705CAE5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Duane Hanson’s hyperrealistic and life-size Janitor (1973) is the only person allowed to lean against the walls of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Behind him is an actual visitor, along with Chuck Close’s giant portrait Nancy (1963) and Christopher Wool’s Untitled (1990). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585087076478-IASQ2A89J2END0WA2TIJ/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Warhol’s images of Mao reflected in Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Ragazzo (Boy) (1965) in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585194515957-ZLBGTMSYF363NEDZTNKT/CF0C6685-C556-4F2C-8A2C-DF269D2ACA81_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Josh in Anthony McCall’s You and I, Horizontal (II) installed at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585194838424-49W5LEKSBWCFG4XQW1YQ/A8B82894-223F-4DBC-9273-C291719FE901_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Even the basement is beautiful. Staircase in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585087217001-5Y0Y09ZV34NNBI7NIWWO/50F9CDCE-22A2-4E08-9B55-24B0DBC122AE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Nick Cave’s wearable Soundsuit (2013) in front of Kiki Smith’s Honeywax (1995) in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585087132420-VMNCU7DBM9H9FPPSW05J/6F49BC66-DA51-4B1B-BDDA-7D3F3538C8B3.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Tara Donovan’s Bluffs (2009) in front of Martin Puryear’s Maroon (1987–88) in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585194722213-4CJZB1GAUXXO3NGUV3UB/099DAEDB-3254-4E8B-95EF-114CD8AE9B79_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Cornelia Parker’s Edge of England (1999), Kehinde Wiley’s St. Dionysus (2006), and Yinka Shonibare’s The Age of Enlightenment—Immanuel Kant (2008) in the contemporary galleries of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585194914624-K4XUNAP02G1TEGCOKJRZ/5F046DEF-C118-4A2E-9A01-29A34D481308.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum Light reflecting off the walls of an elevator in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585087284717-G63I5MIBJTOED5AJPMDS/BA15D4B6-18C1-49D3-B285-AB9817189E81.jpeg Visual Writer - The good hang: revisiting the spaces of the Milwaukee Art Museum The feet and fist of Kiki Smith’s Honeywax (1995) in the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/20/mosaics-up-close monthly 0.5 2020-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563661736536-7NR8EKBWMC3L8FA18084/fullsizeoutput_1e5b.jpeg Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Detail of mosaics in Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585443489113-0KTSVUAB73SUGV0B61ZA/11D60EBD-A9BA-4301-9D84-A865D09494AB.jpeg Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna From Dante’s tomb in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585442811734-6NUHMF61ZWSDGM2KCJXU/0DE7344E-78AB-4B0A-94CB-AF454AA19007_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Mosaic in Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, near Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563662408921-JSZ4PLDW3FLJP8FMAHHI/fullsizeoutput_1afb.jpeg Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563661885372-V8SC9J40RT62KHUVH28K/DSCN4272.JPG Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1585443382905-TDXHPNAXLBYLX1EQ4LN1/62E63ED3-438F-4042-B986-22837BC00CC0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Decoration inside Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563662311104-SYEC8S0LNUWPPMP9ZJDC/DSCN4275.JPG Visual Writer - Up close in Ravenna Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/3/19/off-topic-covid-19-and-animal-shelters monthly 0.5 2020-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584679843569-HOFQQKPVT3X90V2XBUYY/698F26EC-A740-40A1-9987-E88E747CB539_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Off-topic: COVID-19 and animal shelters A shelter kitten at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584679369422-7299WF4TC7BKFOOZ2MSJ/87546572-07AF-43B3-8465-35E40F51208C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Off-topic: COVID-19 and animal shelters Handsome Dorian, a neighborhood-cat-turned-foster with the aid of Watching Over Whiskers in Springfield, MO. Dorian is currently with us and available for adoption. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584681659379-HJYO3XSU6TXS0NRICNQO/EDBD6E64-D9F7-42D9-8D01-59809ED76257_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Off-topic: COVID-19 and animal shelters Shelter cat at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584679149660-F6S4XM5VODB3JSRT224U/DB0FDB5A-CCDE-44CA-AF5E-6D08B76822EF.jpeg Visual Writer - Off-topic: COVID-19 and animal shelters Carlos and Lora, former foster kittens from PAWS Chicago. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584678104297-ZU6Y569PYW3XOD0RPP1F/CA96126C-93B5-4A2B-A9E5-82D902338BF7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Off-topic: COVID-19 and animal shelters Karen, once a foster and now a permanent part of our family. Photo by Joshua Albers. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/3/12/balena-bianca-and-fosso-bianco-bagni-san-filippo-tuscany monthly 0.5 2020-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584052243995-UDS6YF2HWVRSRKFEZPOQ/9EE15470-36F9-42BD-AEE5-3F39618CE9D1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany View of Balena Bianca, or “White Whale,” of Bagni San Filippo in Tuscany, Italy. Signs discouraging climbing the calciferous formations are largely ignored by visitors drawn by the mineral-laden waters of this natural, and free, thermal spring. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584053040137-RSV6NPYFO8B0NZDAZOID/5E554A86-DE9A-4C19-B20C-99E0902DB4F3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany Although the calcium deposits that define Fosso Bianco and make up the site’s largest formation, Balena Bianca, can appear more uniformly white, they were heavily streaked in shades of greens and browns during our visit in mid-June of 2018. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584053815869-GYNMVO8GMQWOLT7U3QMG/A1D1AED1-59ED-4C7E-B1A5-A19228CB5525_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany Stream running through Fosso Bianco in Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584053429952-733FZNLGYQ9RYKB3MUCC/B9CDB4D1-C7E1-4910-AE90-E80CEC1B9173_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany Column formations on Balena Bianca, part of the thermal springs in Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584052879476-414DGYBN8QHOI7EQU21R/F2186AC2-8013-43E4-868A-DA20629A45DA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany Freaking cool patterns created by the many thin layers of mineral formations in Bagni San Filippo’s thermal springs of Fosso Bianco. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584053570071-RUNCD9NX8Y4AXEWWM172/422BB4F5-94EE-4102-8317-91D755FF6D7E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany Detail of the mineral deposits that make up Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco in Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1584053688557-Q0G63AUV4F2QM0X371CH/AB1862D9-1133-4C9E-98A6-14FBAE96B437_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Balena Bianca and Fosso Bianco, Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany View of the not-so-white “White Whale” in Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/3/1/niki-de-saint-phalles-tarot-garden monthly 0.5 2020-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583190433117-22Y2Q7Y6GITZM2TDTMLG/E128C9F7-3DBA-496F-B824-402EDA9EA726.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden This monumental sculpture of the Tarot “Magician” and “High Priestess” is part fountain, part surreal building. Its open mouths and staring eyes are likely homages to the most famous sculpture in the nearby Mannerist gardens of Parco dei Mostri. At the center of the pool in front of the cascading water is the mechanized Wheel of Fortune by de Saint Phalle’s husband and fellow artist, Jean Tinguely. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583190541702-A9FTDGBBPT973X11VD0U/73B4D45B-1CFD-46A4-86B2-D5DF2F16F7F0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Death by Niki de Saint Phalle in her park-like Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583206986538-MAJE5EK4A9A2MCYOYUML/08D6EBF2-8DC6-443B-818A-BABDE5CFBAD5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in the Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583206790903-R3LBZAL5TANQV7MCF7HJ/3EC50298-EB64-40D8-B80A-CAB89C44E717_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Detail of the Tree of Life, reimagined by de Saint Phalle as a many-headed snake. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583208140635-TTWK5BAZOA1ZFCEXVW8A/EEBD9C13-E873-45CD-AB55-C9A54B51C16C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in the Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207064402-CJ0S5SSXPRM1QU23SPTR/39B68908-EE8F-46E9-A5AB-0D0E27D96402_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Detail from the back of the Empress, a sculpture so large de Saint Phalle actually lived in it while at work on the rest of the her Tarot Garden in Tuscany, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583208551062-L45633IDILK1FBZF3D5E/641D9543-60D9-424A-A1D1-E2A84E7FDC39_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in the Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583206699186-XWOJPWSAH5DI70TD4H31/E12DE7AA-F0CA-4EB1-AA83-293E4FE14010_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The Hanged Man in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583208695558-LJW05YNHO6GSJBKDWTZC/D739E87C-FF81-4332-80F6-C2A3895DBF56_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in the Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583191374638-8AUZSBU879WAD0R1O8OZ/B139430D-9180-4164-91A3-73E1F0D37D84_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The Star in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207161663-421GGHFB8MKHHKBXOU8R/C795DBF2-373C-4CC0-ADA8-CB9ABDC3CA25_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail from the exterior of the Empress in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583208886318-JZ83CT42QYDHUFB93BLC/D33A95B4-E3E8-49C8-A363-2C1DE7EB775F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Detail of the courtyard inside the Emperor of Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583552066578-YO75G2SBUJRGKVTPH1FF/DCD2508E-C3DE-4BB3-85F9-CF272F578791_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail from Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583190724494-9LLLU9TV5CQKBGLOOW7N/7E003EF4-050A-413B-9F93-38EB9D97EAC5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The hermaphroditic Devil by Niki de Saint Phalle in her Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583552257484-X2KOXMH0UP1HKUT3YP3Z/7A1C6C02-86DD-4069-8D08-667604D0E0BD_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail from Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583209157142-RG62CSEAOBSUF7CO09M3/3E8FF75D-C688-4FE0-8E66-2007E7DCAB90_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Detail of the courtyard inside Niki de Saint Phalle’s Emperor. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583284223588-0QNXU829DDKQTO9B4GPF/52279145-0020-407E-B08A-4C17551C96A5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail from Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583546423658-FMVSUFENNGDL3MJPJ8FM/6C59544D-A762-46EE-8789-B98BBB9A85F1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Niki de Saint Phalle’s house-sized Empress, reimagined as a giant sphinx. Behind her appears the similarly giant Tower and Emperor. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207297578-BG6Q7V06BFHP4H5J6ROZ/9565C251-E6FD-4003-8A3B-A8C037B27AE2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Chandelier inside the Empress by Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583285485339-DHJ8QTDAQC7SD7ZI7S9X/C5B6C705-E25E-4618-9059-1A7DFE7A0547_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden For the World, a mosaic egg, snake, and woman by Niki de Saint Phalle rotate slowly at the top of a kinetic sculpture by Jean Tinguely. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583209949339-Y6FUUPR2WLO4215B2XMC/C2EF0545-F742-4101-8D05-74A0EAA82B06_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583190804888-86ZNIT09COD1UKV9Z6CZ/02E9E972-5CE3-4D0B-8837-8B232B8BDE1E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden One of several, multi-lingual “no smoking” signs in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207741424-5ZA8CD8IQL1606WAHDOX/1951C977-9696-4192-BA18-F84C95D7142B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207663904-RNQLHVZIPN60EJAHRH9S/87B5A41E-FB8E-4F36-903C-5D907461282C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The towering figure of Justice in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207534406-CZQC10Y2WD2YN44VV4OT/E33834A0-400E-4417-84D0-BBA170DB0280_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Ceiling detail from the interior of the Empress by Niki de Saint Phalle. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583190998001-ZZZC0QWQJEUJ56SICAH6/8F7A705B-CE53-4883-8DB9-09284B08E006_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The Hermit in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. This larger-than-life-size figure contains a space just big enough for one person to walk through. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583284854701-WGU5PTMDHCRXVLK8YZSB/9EE965BE-A4F3-4696-835E-D364EDA87A8D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583206916492-NB7YJFF1VVN4O33UT7SP/08CC8A55-B774-497F-AA61-2FAACD1B3DB2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The Hierophant and Sun in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207841642-DPS2EE6OZR5QH1GD7QMA/56A7EA05-E841-46C4-8AB4-18B2B2A688A2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583209608144-S3L41NC7MBCMJ7U8SGPE/AB19CA12-FC0B-45C0-9C62-87CC35D67493_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Detail of the courtyard inside Niki de Saint Phalle’s Emperor. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583209040998-ZCKQZ1D9D1RSLAXG5B9J/6D40DC85-413D-48E8-977A-082DA1BE9B2F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Interior of the Empress by Niki de Saint Phalle, with a window looking out to the rest of her Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583207974325-M8SE67FNU4K3EV3J6RY0/E795704A-7525-4558-AD44-54B6F87FF484_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden The Moon in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1583208364278-L3OEO130XZWJ6UZ1M7Z7/765AA9A3-510F-48DC-BFEB-6C8B5FE5D19D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Niki de Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden Mosaic detail in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/2/23/view monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514199774-MF0ZC48EOJYW5F0GGZ6D/2C5B0E9E-EC3B-47CC-9D24-8A58F255A06B.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Window in the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514361362-2YLXZMX5U6CEZ6CY8R9L/A41C8881-CDF9-42A7-BAF1-B3B3FA65D71E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Portal in the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514427484-EGQUQVTTMV5CSE0AS0ZB/317D54BC-DBC0-49BE-BA38-DFDE5CBC4299_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Looking out from the fortress to the town and watchtower of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514463423-QTWBQMVHSQICC0LT6B8W/3AF05B39-771E-4CDA-B443-6151E1867EA2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Keyhole window in the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582515137524-LY198M202OD6BIOEPID3/22550F15-E1FD-4900-AD4C-AEF423203484_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Door of the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514731757-6RU1ABVD1FPSHUISQ8VO/D3C5C580-5167-49B0-9532-BB501415B8B7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Window in the “Pozzetto Cell,” the room that once held the adventurer and condemned heretic, Count Cagliostro, until his death in 1795. The cell originally had only entrance: a door in the ceiling through which guards lowered Cagliostro and his subsequent meals. The only other opening was this deep-set window with its multiple rows of bars, giving only a severely limited view of San Leo’s parish church, cathedral, and watchtower. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514664247-55I2WVDFSHAZLTSI1QL9/C842B1FA-EB3A-4169-B6D2-F277EE618432_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo View from the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1582514545159-AEXCDPIQ172JK80IJ5M2/9B3D1B9B-C005-466D-B806-ADD539FF5DC3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Views from the fortress of San Leo Keyhole window in the fortress of San Leo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/2/6/cave-3-yungang-grottoes-datong-china monthly 0.5 2020-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581021023688-SQBRL7RGKYNHR3C7Q5PW/1A580D43-2876-4EE2-895C-E00D23AC16DE.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China View of the three monumental statues of Cave 3, the largest cave at Yungang Grottoes. Although the grotto itself was started during the Northern Wei period, these sculptures, located at the back of the cave, were made later, during the Tang Dynasty. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581020244673-OQP7JICLJB5BKWG924UO/989B3892-9D24-465E-A50C-D8A583E50381_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Layers of natural sandstone in Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes. Easily overlooked when juxtaposed with the site’s impressive carvings, the undecorated parts of the caves hold their own particular beauty. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581021356588-CGJIUONH8O4BVLXSSNJE/E1420B69-DB50-49AD-99EA-8D30F3CBF87E.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China The presence of a second-story opening is a common feature at Yungang, allowing light into the cave’s chambers, and, in some cases, causing the Buddha’s face to be visible from outside. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581020520019-8BFHT2BEAA66P41XJMGF/CB81EAFD-1C48-47F8-A9F7-A05CFEFC5B7F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Close-up of the worked and textured stone of Cave 3’s second-story opening and chamber wall. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581019880048-PYSX8FJDD8G5741VB000/11983B0A-38E1-4CE1-B1BD-55A18108CE82_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Note the squatting man at the lower left, dwarfed by one of the two smaller statues of Cave 3. Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581022694476-491I5T691QGIT048MT38/40851858-F129-49A6-86DC-9BAB6816D156_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Carved floor stones and small side opening in Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581022433687-FZB4BCZYA642129053V3/35F6F235-6C4F-4AC2-B7FD-5B908598B22E.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China The monumental Buddha of Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581022062702-4BMNJJAPRJ7H1HI1EHWG/83C8B68A-99F7-45A0-88B4-5B7BC901A0A5.jpeg Visual Writer - Close-up: Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Hewn steps and exit of Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/2/7/yungang-grottoes-datong-china monthly 0.5 2020-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581055764034-FUMTVRYWPKUUZ2JTNKTE/D3334A21-970D-4010-8055-CB833A331CD4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Maitreya Buddha, Cave 13, Yungang Grottoes. Like most of the Buddhas at Yungang, this monumental, two-story Buddha possesses a peaceful “archaic” smile, doubly named for its emergence during this early period of Chinese buddhist imagery and for its resemblance to the similarly languid expression associated with archaic Greek art [Sherman]. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581106306570-18DRPWQVF1PXX2EQ41M7/71E12689-CE8F-4D7E-92DF-1DF17E5C675E.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Cave 9, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581106619173-4CP16SVS2D0OJ47IURNH/81E060A7-575E-46B1-BE83-B6961C5A6100_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Exterior of Cave 11, Yungang Grottoes, carved into the north-facing cliff of Wuzhou Mountain, near Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581111449155-D8EC213V4CGXHSAUWOG7/F6D7D5DD-5CF7-4AD2-91C6-CA450A39230F.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Statues in the Yungang Grottoes, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581112246135-BRAZAWGCANKFAG0Z3AX6/FF9FFF3F-0540-4134-AAE7-B8983AD0B0D5.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Cave 9, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581113216530-YLFKTF223Q11TSFBI74J/DD0EC508-63C3-44C7-A0A7-900EFEBBB927.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Cave 20 (460–70 CE) originally contained three statues representing the past, present, and future Buddhas. Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581105916614-P6UVQUGBQF2OVLIOI51S/953EACBB-40D8-46E1-A21A-83458D4A6A89.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Cave 3, Yungang Grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581110440157-E2S1NZA4ARY4S108CT14/6C341D02-0291-478E-9D5F-D17300D7A803_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Cave interior, Yungang Grottoes, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581113123703-D2LJI5C3LXHU118XHBS9/CE0E8AED-3986-496B-B345-F0AFD84AE7F2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China View of Cave 19, Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581112637592-XMPWN3V7WMFOBZKF2MPM/469202CB-ED8D-40B1-B819-62D1BF6E127A.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Buddhas weathered by time and acid rain, Yungang, China. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1581055661545-FH6I7PAA2BWMQNJ73RJC/43BCD898-E9C7-4DFD-8CEA-94C4DCC8D3B6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China Lion statue near the modern entrance to the Yungang Grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/1/2/what-the-writer-in-your-life-probably-wishes-you-knew monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1580514561343-AHWOYXTA2TYIJM2S4Y36/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - What the writer in your life probably wishes you knew Photo by Toimetaja tõlkebüroo. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2020/1/20/tellen-woodland-sculpture-garden-sheboygan-wi monthly 0.5 2020-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579586187263-M2TCWMAQZIJPQTC2Q7VD/EBDFE6BB-D495-44A0-81E0-D1B3AC120866_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579584087445-068X6GAIOLZXMZDND8LJ/68B6BEA2-37FF-4025-800B-06FCE2B4AE98_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculptures by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579567600770-IF0ZGFBYRZ2LQG4DPOL0/651FA581-4280-4997-A682-A53CD98DD00A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579586063385-R3MVDRLHYZFCZV2AECX9/ED517ECE-9092-4D3B-A4E7-2E817B805535_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579585986805-RZAFE8WN0X3HBC93EM0T/EADA6C7E-6045-491A-9893-5AB810178222_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579586529715-F6AIOMLL2D1IS0CTLEI4/CD2B8786-954F-48A2-A262-5695EBF93498_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1579586384422-568IYORDLZUOS5BSJV0O/65D94E40-9262-45C5-AEA7-CE14BC8A0691_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, Sheboygan, WI Concrete sculpture by James A. Tellen in the Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden, located in Sheboygan County, WI. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/11/5/one-pic-post-chastity-belt monthly 0.5 2022-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573006568592-2XG72W0U2PM9AIYRDHDY/2B96856C-75CF-4C75-ABA9-EDF874258F36_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - One pic post: chastity belt Display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/4/unicorns-of-ferrara monthly 0.5 2020-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575519060969-0MGMLHWRI0B8OOZV6PUP/456AF738-C9C6-41B8-BF29-FB621CB50742_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara “Allegory of Life” or “Apologist of the Unicorn” panel in the Cathedral Museum of Ferrara. Mid-13th century. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575519367504-SLATZK18FXX32Z7M6HWO/E30E589F-7AB5-4BA1-BDDB-D7640CCCECF3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara Painting in the Palazzina Marfisa d’Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575519115278-8B9K6LIMPESL8LNRNGB4/A8EB8063-A553-45ED-93B9-B391E750748D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara Podium or wall fragment made between the late 8th–early 9th centuries in Ravenna and currently in Ferrara’s Cathedral Museum. The animals at the bottom appear to be a unicorn (left) and a lion (right). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575520501401-BW0FX86FG3P3WMC8YA8U/04B149C3-8D55-4F6C-AB90-845443339DDD_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara Ceiling and wall decoration in Este Castle featuring a unicorn. Ferrara, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575520122236-WKREIWHB9Q9M56ISYHLV/B12916C8-2C39-4C60-91E7-E83EB45C6254_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara Keystone with the “Este unicorn,” representing purification and, more specifically, the Este’s land reclamation projects in the region. Museum of Casa Romei, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575520243652-B8Y75EAWV2T3UAI4MN27/4FEF4FE0-8DCD-409C-B53A-E75C9B47CABA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Unicorns of Ferrara Banner with the Este unicorn on display at Casa Romei, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/12/kvv5wocptbc2v70269ys5qlzruv75j monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577914527789-AJZ1YLDZ9HZC5EDKF5K5/67A83B91-D017-4399-9A7C-852B1C3C7026.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Detail of the Treasure Room ceiling in Palazzo Costabili (aka, Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro), Ferrara. Fresco by Benvenuto Tisi, called il Garofalo, from 1506. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576137432016-980L6ZO62PD4ME4P34CB/83B50B9B-815D-4638-817D-CCD6D470BF7E.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Mirror reflecting one of many frescoed ceilings in Castello Estense, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576137814026-E3H691YI9OZAW92GSX4F/462CDE10-1B71-4DE1-A371-7A5E3A11D4F7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Ceiling of the Ducal Chapel in Castello Estense, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577915956989-BJHF5ZFKU8PJEAXAG351/52B41CEB-8B6D-4757-A7C2-149268F97F66_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Ceiling in Palazzo Costabili (aka, Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro), Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576137002125-ZH339NWXXHQ4WDS7Q168/217C0782-2BBD-4E3B-896C-A8824BC1AEE1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Loggia degli Aranci (1560–70), Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576133792705-9QAJTC5G8FO1LI1DKY7F/F014FEBE-E1F9-4473-BCFA-C057EACAC3D0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Renaissance-Baroque interior of Chiesa di Santa Maria in Vado, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576136719766-3NIJSFA0S2PNRVG67S00/C62394D4-FADA-4C92-A08B-F92892C92F5B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576137972513-EO8F364Y7NOOANZ81P2P/44B588FE-E96F-4401-8BE9-C0E780A89573_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Castello Estense, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134831406-IL1ZMCMLJ502FVNPXJD7/1F62A43E-3604-4EC0-85D8-B12435193CD6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577915287058-U33489TRU0C51ZN6OR0B/04BB4F1D-E0FC-4F77-85C1-19BEDFA952FD_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Detail of the Treasure Room ceiling in Palazzo Costabili (aka, Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro), Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134264136-J3N2KA79UXSY1VQOUJVA/E18E86A5-1BAC-4205-819D-FC3699D19E0A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134093281-99FJJCCXZDUTJZ0HVVXS/B97E3E2C-9ABD-4E2E-B86F-5980A5E16626_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577917032923-0MNDESTGGVZ0K4VOYRRP/88E4A90F-9A8F-42E8-886A-D69EDECC5CD3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Detail of a ceiling in Palazzo Costabili (aka, Palazzo di Ludovico il Moro), Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576136831800-6BVWP4KAVQSNJCCBN9V5/B568A14A-36A2-4A97-83CA-562A8E646ED8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134170435-3IRK2LDYWJ9G10TIFPOL/A302EF83-57B9-457C-AF8D-923F86417664_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577915462929-BR5CG141888LVME8DKRR/497DB34F-4515-4A9F-A6F1-F06CBAA19D5C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134006385-U7Q4CF7E8SIY5X0T69KR/340F566C-B0DB-4024-9962-CEFCBC2759F0_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576134566797-JFPAFAHAMNKJONA78XJ3/679E1A8B-2767-4379-95C3-DB5F74BFC016_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Palazzina Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576133882305-5Z9OVK8P1R9D14ZEVN3Y/64A51720-2ABA-4CD1-93AB-09B6BC6D9D11_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Stunning ceilings of Ferrara Chiesa di Santa Maria in Vado, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/20/2020-reading-challenge monthly 0.5 2023-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577662157256-K1BYTBCABGMJZ2NCZXLD/B058C3F2-47B3-425D-86F2-1B704D8F2D98_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563614189-PHB9IQROY8FAXWG7C2EG/1F0ED569-595B-4066-9812-8ABF11D2A08A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge A few prospective books for 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563309319-29D3R8CLDL2BIKFHPL0S/26824CA2-3D07-460C-8151-A1D5A4467768_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge A few more prospective books for 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577591717548-1FHXYS1NGAR11W9379GF/A90917F1-B91E-464B-9B5C-1D7119A75449_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge Even more selections for 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563216963-7Q0LEQSHXU7VG0ZI7INT/41C5CADD-B886-419C-A448-9761FFD0EABE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge Yep, also books for 2020. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563683261-XAQAYEB30OH990EWSKOH/BE19B34A-B997-4880-839F-D2D7D3970F49_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge Some classic, and mercifully short, scifi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563414163-LGCLVS9JTIJQIIMB07HV/2BB3C17F-3D60-4560-871A-1CC223F6BBE6_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge Very excited about these. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563131394-XUM4PPBD76BMZUZG0N2C/FA82D5DC-4110-4F8B-BC52-5CEC3B25148C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1577563092289-Q91Y5WSQDSM9QFCOFNR0/42117269-B59E-47FD-A4EE-F616A1D174A5_1_201_a.jpg Visual Writer - 2020 reading challenge One of my favorite Christmas gifts from someone who knows me well: the gorgeous new editions of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/11/sculpture-in-ferrara-part-2 monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576098876989-4GTXEHJ5DYMGWNU0O5LT/DBCFC7D5-44E8-4618-93ED-E80BFAF9E8DA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Figures representing March (holding a hunting horn) and April (youth holding flowers) by the Master of the Months of Ferrara (active in the first half of the 13th century). Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576098793564-9NR0Q58XOYIWKSXZYVXF/A1898441-978B-45DE-94E0-DB673B71DBF1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Decorative figure on furniture in the Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576098319713-YAAINKTLIVY6BA4Z6LLB/9F13AF18-DA90-4ECB-A70C-E777F86CBCE1_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Saint Paul from the sepulcher of Francesco Sacrati (c. 1461) by Antonio and Bernardo Rossellino. Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576105146562-RX8FXHVW564QYQ0NCGWW/BDB90B15-C006-495B-8B59-B406C242994E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Portrait of Cicero by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (c. 1716–99). Collection of the Musei Civici di Arte Antica e Museo Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576097916978-OAAFDSTPFKSWJYRQUT3V/FD9E5BA8-5291-4BE7-AB4B-AB532E68FE72_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 The Infant Jesus and the Holy Spirit, 16th century (?), unknown sculptor. Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576099256849-XMIEL2WD6GDTPELUS3TQ/4ABF30DB-8218-4022-990D-7FD716BA00DC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Statue of the Dominican friar, religious reformer, and political revolutionary Girolamo Savonarola in Piazza Savonarola. Best known for temporarily ending Medici rule in Florence at the end of the 15th century, Savonarola was originally from Ferrara. Here, he is celebrated by his birth city in an unusually dramatic and severe monument. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576098200738-VK4JOCJUVL1PW4QW7J86/E86ECBF9-FDC4-4F4F-9BC5-416455AA7D24_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 2 Madonna and Child by Antonio Rossellino, from the sepulcher of Francesco Sacrati, c. 1461. Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/4/sculpture-in-ferrara monthly 0.5 2019-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575861690951-JY4YEJBYVEDPC2CI7BR6/5DBD266C-E3F8-4FBC-9A8B-824E86564AB5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Detail of Madonna of the Pomegranate (1403–06) by Jacopo della Quercia. Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575511455091-FO8NERRBZ0E0Q0ODTGJB/0F8DC58A-460D-4BB4-9AC5-03F23B1AEC58_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Putto, 1935, by Giuseppe Virgili. Palazzina di Marfisa d'Este, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1576008484408-HFAAY2BCNU11HR3FILMD/04248F2F-E743-4731-AADB-8ADE474AA0B3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Niche sculpture in Ferrara Cathedral. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575508090294-X5E65OXCTZTN4PTE6TKC/D571A029-A04A-4D0E-9FEA-5A018512BD58_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Zingaretta (copy of the Zingara of Villa Borghese, now in the Louvre), 18th century. Collection of the Musei Civici di Arte Antica e Museo Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575579568924-0MSEBPDMQHXRJK929E8J/BBD8FD64-86C6-4CA5-BF69-EAA5B782CD6C.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Display in the Musei Civici di Arte Antica e Museo Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575507895191-3Y8MBQRH69NR6SPENFR7/AF48C02B-D28E-4414-BC8D-FA6C71E655DF_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Infant suckled by a goat (Capricorn), c. 1225–30, by the Master of the Months of Ferrara (active in the first half of the 13th century). Cathedral Museum, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575510618760-3JYCUZ3U4LHG0BQTSQIY/E49B09FB-687B-410B-B160-2B728D6F2A20_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Sculpture in Ferrara, part 1 Moor by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). This small bronze sculpture was a model for the figure of the Nile that forms part Bernini’s fountain at Piazza Navona in Rome. Collection of the Musei Civici di Arte Antica e Museo Riminaldi, Palazzo Bonacossi, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/12/4/etruscan-tomb-pottery-at-museo-archeologico-nazionale-ferrara monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575517768006-E26EGKURNN7AEC4UR4IY/1171A5E7-0DDB-4A69-9734-2D14536E2EA4_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Roaring lioness on the neck of a red-figure pelike. Berlin Painter, 490 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518728975-CS0MZJM86UOBWTWL5EI6/8B8DCCF6-76EC-470C-BD47-79A6415E416C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure attic rhyton in the shape of a mule’s head with a deformed silon on the neck, ca. 430 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518437014-G8GLV8X539T8E8B1ONIV/CC879D35-4770-45DA-B820-EF309F36DB15_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure fish plates. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575535567208-ZNZK3XWLUM1C1CHF3IUH/7DBBDCD9-4547-44DE-B125-AB9DEB0E947A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure stamnos with phallic decorations and Dionysian scenes, 420 CE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575517840607-EY0QB3MG4F82K58W467L/437BECB8-168D-40FE-A005-1C2C977E564A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Black glazed bowl from Valle Pega’s Tomb 18C, ca. 450–430 CE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518362695-TP4HIM4R43G0BK8L73HG/2E419CDF-79B4-485D-97AD-B5F51A1D98AB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure krater with a scene of the Battle of the Gods. Attributed to the potter Polygnotus, Greece, 5th c. BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518046210-T2MCOYMCAPQXNU78Q88D/A4FC5A19-8D0B-4383-80A4-399392E68C8C_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure fish plate from Tomb 2 B, Valle Pega. Alcacer do Sal Painter, 390–370 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575535895197-45OXRKZ1JXNT9IQ3N0F3/C061D0EB-366D-40F1-BDB6-CA63BDF83673_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Satyr-head mug. Clusium Workshop, end of the 4th c. BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518152720-WHDCIUJO3Y8PV1J9XVCF/F4F02081-E6BE-4B00-9272-7B2170670632_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Black-figure depiction of a quadriga race on a Panathenaic Amphora. Berlin Painter, 460 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575518565904-TMJR6VX3JO6PBUG4WXJU/04A6460C-E517-4B81-91E5-AADEB456E9E3_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure fish plates from Valle Pega, 390–380 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1575517916669-JDHNKHS4WDF6X03BXO5F/4D3DBBA7-9A44-4F60-B607-5568E241168D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Greek pottery from Etruscan tombs at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara Red-figure pelike with a roaring lion on the neck. Berlin Painter, 490 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Ferrara. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/11/6/shame-masks monthly 0.5 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573020300864-7POIC1S6SX3EXZ5HSQDV/34E2BFE5-29C9-422D-B950-A3E80E541F62.jpeg Visual Writer - Shame masks Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573020449776-FKDOCM5KADHKUMCNGV5M/E2D15DA0-E5B7-4BC6-8643-EC73EEC4AB61_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Shame masks Boar-shaped shame mask in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573021400703-GNKJZGALPRDWEEBRIYWR/B104A9AE-B070-4641-992D-A480BBE3CD4B_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Shame masks Shame masks on display in the Fortress of San Leo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573020137177-6YKKUF7PCIR9MBCKFJPX/8607EB3E-4193-414C-960D-18616E0991B7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Shame masks Shame mask on display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573020385253-AEJLJW4SD7R7TKEZMML9/4611A32D-6526-4199-8E37-7156A10F0706_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Shame masks Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/11/5/one-pic-post-mermaid monthly 0.5 2022-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573017507280-WP13OJJYDO6O3WJHJS3T/641E9B5D-DA8C-4865-82E4-1164167693EA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - One pic post: mermaid Display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/11/5/witches-at-san-gimignanos-museums-of-torture monthly 0.5 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573005773865-2WOEGMD7ZD2QPMYO3ZUZ/FBAB2F79-005A-4A96-AC6E-5A9C2EC69339.jpeg Visual Writer - Witches at San Gimignano's Museums of Torture and Death Penalty Display of supposed witch’s marks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573005855347-34URBVFX28GUAMAQEZYP/3213C5F9-983B-4FDC-9428-7C668FE91B15.jpeg Visual Writer - Witches at San Gimignano's Museums of Torture and Death Penalty “Witches’ Candle” display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1573005701704-1Z93BN647JH8ABO0AR4H/0D8B8926-A843-4A45-83E6-6C1A56D5770A_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Witches at San Gimignano's Museums of Torture and Death Penalty Display in San Gimignano’s Museo della Pena di Morte. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/11/6/one-pic-post-mandrake monthly 0.5 2019-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1572988670653-S7SH7TG89WOZEZJ5QM0F/12971E78-3371-47D9-949B-743D667B6CAE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - One pic post: mandrake Display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/10/22/golden-pioneer-museum monthly 0.5 2019-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794211878-BE34AYZLU9KD09IA60K5/E0F0CC75-45CA-4F0D-A7FD-52BDF6E73859_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum One of multiple black-light rooms with a collection of Vaseline glass at the Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571798587868-JRXHH9UFH1RZZ85VXGTE/6AB1DEFA-AB96-4B88-BFCC-B58F61A94BA8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Mineral room under normal light. Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571798925503-SLL5F66HK7HOI940P2H0/5D72907B-B18F-446A-BBCF-19B0453B377C.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Mineral room under black light. Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571875088082-UDR576OUB2G0VHJA7THZ/5EB8707E-1D50-4B88-881B-462072D536B8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Golden Pioneer Museum exterior in Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794942955-6DLKSZX1SYDM2UQP5J16/72875586-37B8-48B2-9A2B-6961F6BDB9DB_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Mineral and glass display in the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571799417203-VMP8V425F87M3H6LHLSK/D3C267EB-1AAD-4A2C-827D-FAD2F5BB8A1E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum View into a display case at the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571796703920-CSIHSL8FNSSEF4NEMI6H/FA49E073-F2B7-4CE7-995B-6BA671BA572D_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Bannerstone and other Native American stone artifacts, Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571799688147-9ZRIKOC76RRHMUM2ZX12/EF8E9F4A-510A-4FDD-9308-67ADF8D94CCC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Part of the extensive lunchbox collection at the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571797677834-IKJK0RNYD3MK2WW9GR1B/66FC0C4C-8EA2-4510-866A-ACE84B8D60BA_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Nazi paraphernalia at the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794516390-S5TIQCPC298LGNVY7WG9/0101B889-A6AE-4A66-B04D-06F2AB3806CF_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Netsuke in the Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571875217938-K92CU1X22H0KWR8EDGTQ/4360B33F-CDA5-4423-B13E-48543DFE392F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Whalebone false mask, probably Inuit, at the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571795701362-UXGPPMBCI88NFXDGKFAK/0B9FAD57-0984-4968-916A-DC0FC4CB9B0E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Knives/tools made from bone and stone in the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571799537473-4KWZKN178KT48SI8JMPW/49B8B863-CC6F-4C7D-B4E5-2FF2C9A3678F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Creative taxidermy in the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1572385140930-91YK80UZHTIHG54NDYY7/1EA7313E-33ED-4BBE-A042-ABD489CEF124_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571797036378-U68TZN5MX9387BVIDOST/33B8CB9B-7471-4CBE-8891-80E6111FBD08_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571875523561-0C5OBBUTQ2NGOVBHBO2U/F4E469D8-D838-4A93-9B53-E0547B4227C5_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Monkey butter dish, Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571795606139-TT1NH2JEI8S4VNZM0U5I/59CDEC6A-D84E-4061-A23A-6F398BD53151_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794070289-VTOLOXFY74ROEZGPAW2Y/9A9B1867-E68E-4E24-BDC7-D57EBC9404E2_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Vaseline glass under black lights. Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571795435164-KVOGP95RF1KOGDXQYXIL/B1834CE2-D477-48A1-8409-E031724CB936.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Taxidermy squirrel and Roman artifacts. Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571799233584-E2IYM9QKWQRGNWNTCBNG/B93B4549-26A6-4B48-A3C5-787CDE7180C7_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Due to both its content and the museum’s attempt to sanitize the often overt racism of that content, the collection of “Black Americana” is among the most troubling sections of the GPM. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794615524-72ATYOSXSR8GUH0QHIVP/D854750B-8FEC-4706-879A-1237FA9DA083.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Candlesticks and other decorative arts at the Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571794794374-0X29Y4HK1UNTU68RO6RN/6458667D-4A61-4FFA-871D-335BFA5D93B0.jpeg Visual Writer - Golden Pioneer Museum Golden Pioneer Museum. Golden, MO. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/10/14/becn-campeche-mexico monthly 0.5 2019-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571090679381-L6294XKF8FF81116ZQAR/376FD02F-8D0C-49AE-BE80-D8759279F976_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Stucco relief of a Maya leader (?) with remnants of red and black paint. Becán, Campeche, Mexico. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571090431626-A1TIVEVCFTEUP90BA4NF/FDBE2581-0837-495D-AD0F-FCC06173290E_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico The INAH sign near Becán’s entrance, recreating the city center as it would have appeared after the moat’s construction. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571091860166-QKFRLJVPZJLSVNNZC3L6/720C0174-AB40-4FB0-8605-3834F3B57A83_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Pyramid in Becán, Campeche, Mexico. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571091760694-22YBR39K4J4CCJ4ZFVGD/FFB7F623-73BB-430A-8827-46A515852781_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Becán anole. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571091187980-IUGWE8O7GA02OQJO19PS/BC0D365C-1A76-40FA-82AA-A7C44F9BE1CC_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Covered stairway at Becán. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571091434764-J2DSQ1JU4GPV2WZ5QPQO/765C484C-6FEE-4491-AB8D-5AB2E37BBF9F_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Great Kiskadee in Becán, Campeche, Mexico. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571092571945-6TFBVAU02LMC2KH1SIEQ/C764C0A7-7F44-4023-AAAF-25152AD13AEE_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Arched passageway in Becán. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571092659675-EB4TYLJD7B8SZV2WDGI5/9092E2BE-C569-4832-8208-B400089E0A33_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico The stuff of dreams and nightmares. One of many old ceiba trees at Becán. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1571092772226-4PNU6YW6SQ7RLDQ1JLWC/E5FD562F-6311-407F-A4FA-4682939A13F8_1_201_a.jpeg Visual Writer - Becán, Campeche, Mexico Narrow walkway leading to Mayan arch, Becán. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/10/7/salvaging-mostly-terrible-photos-from-the-capital-museum-beijing monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570487972555-AYAX58AE7Y3JKMHIP03P/fullsizeoutput_1f98.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Detail of Arhats Crossing the Sea, Anonymous. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488022123-PN53VSQO7JM1SDHI26N8/fullsizeoutput_1fa1.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Double-badger-shaped jade pendant. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488103736-93PD96QWVTJHWH1O5ZMR/fullsizeoutput_1f9e.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Detail of Flowers in Ink Monochrome by Sun Zhaojing. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488235720-G9MD3TP6LAQ4WGL3ZF76/fullsizeoutput_1fa3.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Jade washer engraved with a poem by the Emperor (1736–95). Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488298964-IXW5A20PDH55PJN9XUWO/fullsizeoutput_1f9f.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Detail of Plum Blossom in Ink Monochrome, Anonymous. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488178485-VE5IR6YFU1Q8FHVL9TBK/fullsizeoutput_1fa4.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Vajradhara statue in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488379533-UFSC3D07O15RXJBX9L1R/fullsizeoutput_1fa0.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Detail of Birds and Flowers hanging scroll by Yuan Jiang (d. 1746). Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488433838-2663ZBY591A6QB4452VM/fullsizeoutput_1fa2.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Nephrite belt buckle in the shape of a lion. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488485139-2UL0XCRMMEHJVAB30M2P/fullsizeoutput_1f9b.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Detail of Arhats Crossing the Sea, Anonymous. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488605041-7B87WJX7BEV2P0VJNMC6/fullsizeoutput_1fa6.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Maitreya Bodhisattva from c. 1403–24 in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1570488642420-MMDDZB6T73K3DQOWIKT9/fullsizeoutput_1f99.jpeg Visual Writer - Salvaging otherwise terrible photos from the Capital Museum, Beijing Bamboo in Ink Monochrome by Zhao Ziyong. Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/10/1/quigleys-castle-eureka-springs-ar monthly 0.5 2019-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569907236559-601I8B99A704APSG0I7R/fullsizeoutput_1f90.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569906619566-9EBD3EBLZAHK5P3K04UG/fullsizeoutput_1f7e.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Rear exterior of Quigley’s Castle near Eureka Springs, AR, covered in stones collected by Elise Fioravanti Quigley. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569906695334-0G0I0H5J5F0V03YU1MHQ/fullsizeoutput_1f84.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR View of Quigley Castle’s living room with the decorative fish pond in one corner. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569906548902-JL3AAPS64UU2HI0NUXBQ/fullsizeoutput_1f77.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Covered jars and fishbowl decorated with Elise Quigley’s collection of rocks, butterflies, and moths. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569907555676-CFGX024IQI8JW5PYBLY2/IMG_20190528_144431516_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR One of Elise Fioravanti Quigley’s many birdcages located on the first floor of Quigley’s Castle near Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569908745235-R1ZNV5RA9K4VUAPBGG7E/fullsizeoutput_1f95.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR A few feet of the ground floor was literally left open to the ground. Mrs. Quigley’s plants continue to grow from here, up to the second floor ceiling. Just as she intended. Quigley’s Castle, Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569908802220-NWLEOXEP081FKA6R8TCZ/fullsizeoutput_1f96.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR On the second story: a place to sit, relax, and watch the plants grow through the hole in the floor. Quigley’s Castle, Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569906981802-5PXMQ9EDJAVTRGH0H9JN/fullsizeoutput_1f8b.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR View into bedroom with Elise Fioravanti Quigley’s “Butterfly Wall.” Opposite the door, visitors can see the top of a plant growing up from the ground floor. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569907038164-JWKONZ3US6LRSQ83N69U/fullsizeoutput_1f88.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Part of the Joseph Cornell-like “Butterfly Wall,” a collage of prints, stones, moths, and butterflies in Quigley’s Castle, Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569907340850-FWSTXZGFROVWJ60LROC1/fullsizeoutput_1f82.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Bottle trees and edged garden on the grounds of Quigley’s Castle near Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569906873615-DJSNRKYH0EU1HW9AQ1VD/fullsizeoutput_1f91.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Seating and table made of cement and local stones in the garden of Quigley’s Castle outside Eureka Springs, AR. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569907396828-HCTB9UUESGGFHRL5UGP6/fullsizeoutput_1f81.jpeg Visual Writer - Quigley's Castle, Eureka Springs, AR Decoration in the gardens of Quigley’s Castle, Eureka Springs, AR. Although most of the stones used in the house and garden were found locally by Elise, some, like the large crystalline clusters pictured here, were purchased. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/18/faces-and-figures-of-ravenna monthly 0.5 2020-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563516990303-7YWNYSV48LVF5FBQ88AG/fullsizeoutput_1e45.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Ceiling of the Neonian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563517746105-2ZIXZJ2WH408N0DU9B53/fullsizeoutput_1e2b.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Architectural fragment with creepy, crouching putto in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563573633669-Z3G6CTHP9JJZK6XR3HL1/fullsizeoutput_1e6e.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Two bone figurines in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563661961302-LMU0RX6R1L78RLI3UR8W/fullsizeoutput_1e9b.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Winged Death in the Basilica San Giovanni Battista, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563517828651-RMYOLX88M3A6WUO1J1JX/fullsizeoutput_1e2f.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Architectural fragment with putto in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1569371827598-PRC5H9075BVLTES3PSNR/fullsizeoutput_1f73.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna 17th century icon of St. George and the Dragon by Emanuele Tzane from Rethymnon, in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563573565776-UFF3HA9LRFIOZ9IHWYJQ/fullsizeoutput_1e6c.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Bone objects from the 14th and 15th centuries in the Ravenna National Museum depicting two lovers exchanging gifts, Jason sailing on the sea, and a dragon. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563517907104-R01PTA0PM50ZF6EBLP8J/fullsizeoutput_1e31.jpeg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Architectural fragment with wreathed putto in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563517053816-D5L7UOYDAJQU2FKHQR5E/IMG_20180618_173120923.jpg Visual Writer - Figures of Ravenna Ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/9/16/ycbgdihhinbsj5lybdcnohhesvp9pa monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613174060-C91HEBKHIDXGTGZYF1R8/fullsizeoutput_1f3c.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Wangechi Mutu, Sentinel I, 2018. Paper pulp, wood glue, concrete, wood, glass beads, stone, rose quartz, gourd, and jewelry. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613280115-NLPUS7QKP2ZYML5EPNV1/fullsizeoutput_1f43.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Brian Belott, Untitled (detail), 2018. Mixed media in ice in freezer. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568849020462-OOKS9NSUGM6MLAJL0TBA/fullsizeoutput_1f6e.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Jennifer Packer, Untitled, 2019. Oil on canvas. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613015497-6882ULBIBIY2DS1DAUIL/fullsizeoutput_1f39.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Alexander Calder’s Cirque Calder (1926–31) on view with his film, Calder’s Circus (1961) at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2019. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568614637768-XO8NHQVXESM9DLTTTCFU/fullsizeoutput_1f5c.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Josh Kline, 432 Park Avenue, Manhattan, 2019. Digital chromogenic prints, metal frames, hardware, pumps, water, LED lights, glass, acrylic, colored gels, and paint. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613698830-MGVDEMEAV37DHGHU6FRI/fullsizeoutput_1f4f.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Agustina Woodgate, National Times, 2016/2019. Clocks, hardware, and sanding twigs. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613435585-QXVH4P5RLBVXH7YIH8TL/fullsizeoutput_1f5e.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Ellie Ga, Gyres 1–3, 2019. High-definition video, color, sound. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568848984111-UTNJZRW38M4HDVMGPP3O/fullsizeoutput_1f6d.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Jennifer Packer, An Exercise in Tenderness, 2017. Oil on canvas. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568849317036-BXSSWMJDHR4T6YNTJHL1/fullsizeoutput_1f6f.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Janiva Ellis, Uh Oh, Look Who Got Wet, 2019. Oil on canvas. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613227960-Q6UT05V5K5RJTC6YLLGV/fullsizeoutput_1f63.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Brian Belott, three Untitled pieces from 2018. Mixed media in ice in freezer. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613567349-RNQAXZYIGJ5XFXN6ODZA/fullsizeoutput_1f48.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Milano Chow, Night Exterior II (detail), 2019. Graphite, ink, vinyl paint, and photo transfer on paper. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568614892833-VO3T0TDJTWSO8H2R029U/fullsizeoutput_1f65.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Daniel Lind-Ramos, Maria-Maria, 2019. Metal basin, wooden seat, lamp, tarp, coconuts, palm-tree trunk, steel sheet, rope, beads, fabric, tacks, wood, plastic tubing, steel bars, scissors, and wooden box. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568614416627-A5ZJ0EQEWVHAAOC1T3F7/fullsizeoutput_1f64.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Diane Simpson, Lambrequin and Peplum, 2017. Painted fiberboard, crayon on polyester, and copper tacks. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613635946-XMZC12HG686ZGAIO2FOV/fullsizeoutput_1f4c.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Foreground: Iman Issa, Heritage Studies #27, 2017. Painted wood and vinyl. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568852450179-3J4C4UJXYKDH0AWJMNVJ/fullsizeoutput_1f72.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Brutal, beautiful, mesmerizing, horrifying, Heji Shin’s photographs of actual births were my favorite works in an already strong Biennial. Left to right: Baby 6, 2016; Baby 10, 2016; Baby 7, 2016; Baby 16, 2017; Baby 1, 2016. Inkjet prints. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613129377-S3IOKPVYV7ADSQPG6Z6T/fullsizeoutput_1f61.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Marisol, Women and Dog, 1964. Wood, plaster, synthetic polymer, taxidermied dog, and pre-fabricated objects. Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. All four “women” in the work are self-portraits of Marisol. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568851110990-CUPJM6JIEYCYMNZAS18J/fullsizeoutput_1f70.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Andrew Wyeth, Winter Fields, 1942. Tempera on composition board. Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568613371138-9UQ7IETOGHX1891X4SW5/fullsizeoutput_1f45.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Daniel Lind-Ramos, Centinelas (Sentinels), 2013. Steel bars, palm-tree trunk, burlap, plywood, rope, spoons, mirrors, soil, steel tubes, tools, cauldron, palm-tree branches, and wire. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568614001414-VCW58JXFGCV5F7KODOBM/fullsizeoutput_1f51.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Simone Leigh, Corrugated, 2018. Bronze and raffia. Collection of the artist; on display in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568614056736-ZL6KCQ5TP6EB3QGJTXK6/fullsizeoutput_1f5d.jpeg Visual Writer - Whitney Museum of American Art, summer 2019 Diane Simpson, Valance and Peplum, 2017. Enamel on fiberboard and wood, ceiling tin, and steel. Collection of the artist; on display at the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/9/11/7r4mkrnyr7mpgaq7u9ernonfwrlipk monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568261013314-IVGCH0QYNMQXE3IGCCMO/fullsizeoutput_1f26.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Wax death mask of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) in the bar-museum House of Wax in Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568260680220-K0YT0E4U7EYBCZNY3KYE/fullsizeoutput_1f23.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask of the German composer Franz Liszt displayed with an unrelated hand in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568260739026-EHIB0JV1LRCCB2G6G4VD/fullsizeoutput_1f1d.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask for King Charles XII of Sweden, complete with gunshot wound. On display in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568322761908-LORPB2JSBWEBR1O6X0YV/fullsizeoutput_1f35.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask for Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia. Hers was one of only two female death masks we saw on display in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. The other was for Mary Stuart. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568260829694-CNUIDTCA0Q5NIF0ZQRXP/fullsizeoutput_1f1c.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask for Henry IV of France (1553–1619) on display in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568322889226-096N52CG5I0FV5LZVH5Q/fullsizeoutput_1f33.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask of the composer Carl Maria van Weber on display in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568260909204-5NZBIKMJGDWZPAPWOVM0/fullsizeoutput_1f1e.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Death mask for Peter the Great (1672–1725) on display in House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568323852525-JQCXB7VLOWH7GA8IYT9Y/fullsizeoutput_1f32.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Mendelssohn’s death mask on display in House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1568261365040-3UAB8HLBWLAST5OWLS9V/fullsizeoutput_1f2c.jpeg Visual Writer - Death masks from Brooklyn's House of Wax Another view of Franz Liszt’s death mask with hand holding a scalpel in the House of Wax, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/9/4/pre-columbian-art-from-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567583933048-N9OG8Y6FZMG69MHSUGEW/fullsizeoutput_1f1a.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 6th century Maya mirror-bearer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wooden Maya artifacts are incredibly rare, in large part because wood deteriorates quickly in warm, humid environments. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580353017-CMIHHZ0KNH3E9MYTDIA2/fullsizeoutput_1f09.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th–8th century Maya “canine ornament” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567581135216-4T0Q444114NOEBDXRQXR/fullsizeoutput_1f0d.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 8th century, Maya vessel with a “mythological scene” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567581277220-MT0O6KXYEIWYQ0IJKJPX/fullsizeoutput_1f06.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th or 8th century, Maya scepter showing a figure in profile in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580177408-763YSREA4IJD10XAHJLV/fullsizeoutput_1f08.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th century, Maya crocodile rattle from Mexico in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580463393-ABKPJWYO5XTZDJ4A6YWX/fullsizeoutput_1f01.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Olmec yoke, 10th–4th century BCE, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580765956-NAH0T9PVZSI1BT5JJZAX/fullsizeoutput_1f15.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Escuintla 5th–7th century Teotihuacan-style “host figure” from Guatemala in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567582891593-2QY2N47G7WZV6RK9TJ1T/fullsizeoutput_1f0a.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th–8th century Jaina-style Maya “costumed figure” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580853614-GY0K009VWN2CAAIJJ4XX/fullsizeoutput_1f03.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Olmec mask fragment, 10th–6th century BCE, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567620349110-DNBTE5OITXQGGIXVJ15C/fullsizeoutput_1f1b.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 10th–13th century, Mixtec tecali vessels in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567581341170-T9CZ0M1DCRD6MZ0NU39F/fullsizeoutput_1f0f.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Pair of Maya earflare frontals from the 7th–8th century in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580525767-SFBBRGP88BCVOU5XEU40/fullsizeoutput_1f0c.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th–8th century Maya vessel depicting the rain god, Chahk, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580676299-YG2G1A37JW1JOEUZXZI4/fullsizeoutput_1ef9.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gold Aztec labret in the shape of a serpent with an articulated tongue, 13th–early 16th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580584879-DT298429CQMLQ9B6SBP1/fullsizeoutput_1eff.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Isla de Sacrificios vulture bowl, 13th–15th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567581410390-AM922UF2MA2TYGR9G9N6/fullsizeoutput_1f07.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 10th–6th century BCE Olmec eagle transformation figure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580974166-7I7GQCU8CORF9JKIFE4Q/fullsizeoutput_1f14.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 8th century Maya relief in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580407435-BD4HGOTQWNXIAHYGI5AB/fullsizeoutput_1f16.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Maya deity head pendant in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567581058965-BVQC1I4CYKE4SEDRW6S7/fullsizeoutput_1efa.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Veracruz canine vessel and masked figure from the 7th–9th centuries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580296572-FEUH8IWBC9Z6G1Q6PKXL/fullsizeoutput_1f04.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Olmec seated figure, 12th–9th century BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580916986-37M5UYOYNJ98FSNWN5M0/fullsizeoutput_1f12.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7th or 8th century Maya vessel depicting the rain god, Chahk, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1567580241239-YMKC25S2H8HUAMSXCFN0/fullsizeoutput_1f17.jpeg Visual Writer - Pre-Columbian objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Nahua deity head, 13th–early 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/19/faces-of-ravenna monthly 0.5 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563567779302-V3NSN1NRR911YK1BD7ME/fullsizeoutput_1e57.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Sixth century Byzantine mosaics and eighteenth century Baroque painting in the Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563572650121-CV1MCCR5CWYER2HQ8Q7W/fullsizeoutput_1e81.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Surprised lion at Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (?). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563567576936-83GSAVTGFF2JH2EPDITA/IMG_20180619_151915607_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Graffiti in Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563567944439-ZQL9LX4BO6ZPEF2OU85V/fullsizeoutput_1e87.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Neonian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563572466289-2NZED9OIJH4S2XD1FPFH/fullsizeoutput_1e35.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Mosaic in Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563567512712-2CFP623361IZLSIFBAFM/fullsizeoutput_1e63.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna Roman marble bust of the philosopher Carneade in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563572911559-CEUNKPH17S4OVMBCFDDY/fullsizeoutput_1e9e.jpeg Visual Writer - Faces of Ravenna 5th century mosaics in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/18/through-ravenna monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563511546238-9U4GQPUG98LU4TUBQG7B/IMG_20180619_114813253.jpg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Basilica of San Vitale and the National Museum of Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563516726576-7DTUR29XL5862JHU3WHG/fullsizeoutput_1e32.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Neonian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563515379636-2K2IG48MDD18I3F8H03K/fullsizeoutput_1e21.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Fragment of a maiolica plate, second half of the 15th century. Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563511597951-Y8JRZI37OYUUKS2WR36N/fullsizeoutput_1e97.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563593790824-XSZBUJQPZ4YZ53U3QFDV/fullsizeoutput_1e55.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Sixth century Byzantine mosaics in Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. The mosaic medallions along the central arch depict Jesus, the Twelve Apostles, and the two sainted sons of Saint Vitale, Gervasius and Protasius. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563515803606-LNP9L6TZEU8FAUS3K9I5/fullsizeoutput_1e2a.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563515646096-X5YO7B5FB1DOUE8P2RLJ/fullsizeoutput_1e51.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563516011309-J8R8OWEFWI4PD7P0GVO9/fullsizeoutput_1e25.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563516119954-R5Y4URSEUUFD8HAYN3ZM/fullsizeoutput_1e26.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Portico in the Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563516428235-7ULSTQVFQU2G0WMHS21I/fullsizeoutput_1ea4.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Goldfish in the flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563511670217-2NR9NZ5RMY28ZPJ1L6DB/fullsizeoutput_1e77.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Mosaics in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563515540973-YH2C4021M74PWQURV76I/fullsizeoutput_1e89.jpeg Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Ravenna National Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563515272828-LYAGMMR2DIH63J4W124X/DSCN4578.JPG Visual Writer - Through Ravenna Campanile of San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/29/palazzo-leoni-montanari-vicenza-part-3 monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564460009132-Q7IL97V4G1HKG74ZIX1G/fullsizeoutput_1ed2.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 Agostino Fasolato’s marble sculpture The Fall of the Rebel Angels (c. 1750) flanked by Cracking Art meerkats. Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564460224565-RDM688SQRKAVHZRIWLOT/fullsizeoutput_1ed9.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 Gallery of Greek vessels in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564461011225-0OSU7SG1DOPFMIG3NEZM/fullsizeoutput_1ed7.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 Sculptural reliefs in the courtyard of Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564459954059-5X3DH4SOC9205E56QOPF/fullsizeoutput_1ed1.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 Loggetta of Zephyrus and Chloris, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Frescoes of Zephyrus and nymph (?) by Giuseppe Alberti, stucco from the circle of Girolamo Aliprandi, both made in 1688. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1565725199703-0ND85L170Q0HZLOBKNYO/fullsizeoutput_1edc.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 Feathered helm and gorget over an exterior doorway of the Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564460093830-EOMXEDLJLDSFGCIRZKMZ/fullsizeoutput_1ee0.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 3 The ornate Loggia d’Ercole punctuated by Cracking Art’s hot pink wolves. Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/29/more-sculpture-from-palazzo-leoni-montanari-vicenza monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564432794920-X6L3HALOIFK0NGOXAG6F/fullsizeoutput_1ecd.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 A Cracking Art snail installed in “Aeolus’s Cave” (Grotta di Eolo), Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Fresco of Aeolus by Giuseppe Alberti; stucco from the circle of Girolamo Aliprandi; stone sculpture of Venus and Cupid by Angelo Marinali. Fresco, stucco, and stone all late 17th century. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564460833098-GHYMRLKJSAN0DDC2WUFM/fullsizeoutput_1ee2.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 Horse skull sculpture as doorway decor at Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564433260567-G17WIQ41IN71X6M0HGIT/fullsizeoutput_1ed8.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 Detail of Agostino Fasolato’s intricate marble sculpture, The Fall of the Rebel Angels, c. 1750. Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564433040761-C8X458G8NTAUQHPESBNG/fullsizeoutput_1ecf.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 Ceiling in the Loggetta of Zephyrus and Chloris, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Fresco of Chloris by Giuseppe Alberti; stucco from the circle of Girolamo Aliprandi. Both made in 1688. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564432970077-VSWJB3EM5S0QHP9Z6GM1/fullsizeoutput_1ecb.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 Cracking Art snails in front of a niche sculpture depicting the Rape of Proserpina, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564432856540-XTBKJAQDJQBMJWPV1JS9/fullsizeoutput_1ec8.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 2 Cracking Art meerkats flanking a stone fountain with the figures of Venus and Juno. Courtyard of Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/28/sculptural-doorways-of-palazzo-leoni-montanari-vicenza monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564386083092-BSS85JTTI4DP1IXHULZO/fullsizeoutput_1ec9.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 A Cracking Art snail framed by one of Palazzo Leoni Montanari’s Baroque archways. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564387448633-2ZK0APZ38OJVZ03D3QXE/fullsizeoutput_1ed6.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 Looking up at the Loggia d’Ercole from Palazzo Leoni Montanari’s courtyard. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564387530590-NDQLICILAWQHAFPUAK1Q/fullsizeoutput_1ed0.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 Ceiling and archway in the Loggetta of Zephyrus and Chloris, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Frescoes by Giuseppe Alberti and stucco from the circle of Girolamo Aliprandi, both made in 1688. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564386396192-XAIBLER3836XSC5UQ2CF/fullsizeoutput_1edb.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 Doorway in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564386322256-BNYF64SGBI00MLFGHIIA/fullsizeoutput_1eda.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 Stucco and fresco decoration above a doorway in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1564388104202-LBP981AQW45V9303013P/fullsizeoutput_1ee3.jpeg Visual Writer - Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, Part 1 Unusually stark doorway in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza, topped by a sculpted horse skull. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/18/ravenna-exteriors monthly 0.5 2019-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563499509634-G2Q6F801FSVR9FVA6BQR/fullsizeoutput_1e72.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Window from the late-17th-century Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste, located on Piazza John F. Kennedy in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563499900700-BRCXF74JO7NLGCQRZJ50/fullsizeoutput_1e73.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Space invader and mosaic street sign in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563499611201-QRXCCQNC99OMQ9H20F4P/DSCN4421.JPG Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Entrance of Basilica San Giovanni Battista, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563499995971-IUC884HWYXPJHL88NS1T/DSCN4361.JPG Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Space invader in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563499671440-FW1UM9PU1554BG44RC15/fullsizeoutput_1e8f.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Street view in Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563500065173-414OVUZXC2NYT4O31VWJ/DSCN4347.JPG Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Space invader in Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563501418841-Y2U07W0MVJNCDK01AC3L/fullsizeoutput_1ea7.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna exteriors Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/17/eyor243199ub9ok0bl2bboo2sys209 monthly 0.5 2020-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563419337126-4ZUVXLFAOVPQMCTRYAV2/fullsizeoutput_1e60.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Sixth century Byzantine mosaics juxtaposed with eighteenth century Baroque painting in the Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. The mosaic medallions along the central arch depict Jesus, the Twelve Apostles, and the two sainted sons of Saint Vitale, Gervasius and Protasius. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563420749353-EYRYRFPVIHQOCJ8UL2XB/IMG_20180618_181608549_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Goldfish in the flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563420913747-S9IKNUCAPR3AUABYT610/IMG_20180618_174321308_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563420840050-T2RQZHVUZLFFKBTL1PZW/fullsizeoutput_1e94.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Red and white marble tomb of Ostasio da Polenta (d. 1396) in Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563421081976-6OCJ74WJSX2PLD9DLKS0/DSCN4462.JPG Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Looking up at the 5th century mosaics in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563422689094-0IXKUUK2BPQ5EF1UDMSD/fullsizeoutput_1e9d.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Window in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1563421364067-7GSQX90CH911X9W9T5V4/fullsizeoutput_1e5f.jpeg Visual Writer - Ravenna interiors Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/9/walls-of-tulum monthly 0.5 2019-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562654914137-AP4WFFC364WQYZL43W23/fullsizeoutput_1de4.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Street mural in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562702875550-C7JS7VF8RWTYDKU8RDHD/fullsizeoutput_1dec.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Street mural in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562654672724-HVUWWUT0NC0GF3NMAFAR/fullsizeoutput_1de6.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Street mural in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562655119861-FGPJJNTW9E240UEKSIUP/fullsizeoutput_1de7.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Street mural in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562656340887-AUHS0FXLRIUXE7CIJNTR/fullsizeoutput_1de8.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Street art in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562654068376-KEPPLTHS0SCA166PJNYG/fullsizeoutput_1de5.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Detail of street mural in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562655577487-KXIYC5UZM4DRQ4APH0VW/fullsizeoutput_1de9.jpeg Visual Writer - Walls of Tulum Ghostly-pale gecko clinging to a wall in Tulum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/7/1/dzibanche-and-kinichna-quintana-roo-mexico monthly 0.5 2019-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562032628738-L6GSDLF7RZTF4GSP0ZBW/fullsizeoutput_1dda.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Ceiba tree and sinkhole near the ruins of Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033735434-8XPQPO3GINO0CJEZ205O/fullsizeoutput_1de1.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Pirámide de los Cormoranes (Pyramid of the Cormorants) at Dzibanché. The thatched awnings protect painted stucco reliefs (see below). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562032685751-LU4BNLRA8RD9Y0CSWMEM/fullsizeoutput_1ddb.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Pirámide de los Cormoranes’ painted stucco protected behind a transparent barrier at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562032903663-AY4KQZU5CBWB8OG0WVBQ/fullsizeoutput_1ddd.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Ceiba trees growing out of (and partially destroying) the ruins at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033170134-7XS0V4X9DDE6FDEXS2JR/fullsizeoutput_1dd8.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo One of many lizards making Dzibanché their home. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562034286405-2XNU6Y1XOPMS2WB5GQOJ/fullsizeoutput_1de2.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Painted stucco decoration at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562032844764-S2YJ5AGZC1BVXR04CQ4D/fullsizeoutput_1ddc.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Ceiba tree at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033818894-M4GPW31DGFEYAWE18Z2G/IMG_6987.JPG Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Another semi-camouflaged lizard at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562032964831-AJBEQ2510925M08ZQ0A4/fullsizeoutput_1dde.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Raised complex of smaller structures at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033035458-97HHG4IQUBV9J1LWVOAO/IMG_7013.JPG Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Stucco remains on what was once an interior wall in a raised complex at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562034010337-I4BO1DQG1UGEHFAJQ5EU/IMG_7015.JPG Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo View of stuccoed room near the top of a secluded, raised complex at Dzibanché. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562034420391-A2OINJ84MDYE5JXR3BET/fullsizeoutput_1ddf.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Ceiba tree supported by dozens of giant, vertical roots beside Kinichna’s parking lot. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033293303-W0MFSNUVPWV10CD6XMLA/fullsizeoutput_1de0.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Trees growing on the steps of the House of the Sun pyramid at Kinichna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1562033346611-30WFD1TE1LQ1X2RKPSZM/fullsizeoutput_1dd7.jpeg Visual Writer - Dzibanché and Kinichna, Quintana Roo Floral flames sprout along the stones at the top of Kinichna’s pyramid. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/26/la-scarzuola-montegabbione monthly 0.5 2019-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327037164-4Q2WNMZCHWQ8LYQC45HI/IMG_20180615_103952296_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione View of the “acropolis” of la Scarzuola, near Montegabbione, Umbria. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556329947486-CZ4BHJZDILCJY34ECLK6/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione View over the exterior wall to the first courtyard and church at la Scarzuola. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327215852-THY3HOMTU037535EG96N/fullsizeoutput_1b44.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Sun stage, part of la Scarzuola’s multi-theater “acropolis.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327104793-0WDR56R24P8SU1ZN3E5U/DSCN3565.JPG Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Open-mouthed beast between the sun and moon stages and facing the main stage in la Scarzuola’s acropolis. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327303221-960QFD6QLA55OQABK00S/IMG_20180615_105612084_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Our guide before one of the more eye-catching elements of the "ideal city.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327430648-G26UWOG46R7PS2Y2CXF5/fullsizeoutput_1b40.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Winged eyes, a common symbol at la Scarzuola. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327372881-WD6ZVNJPVPHEUM1451UD/fullsizeoutput_1b3f.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Open-mouthed sea creature-cum-entranceway at la Scarzuola. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556328383856-EZ93NYBVX2135W2MQ2ZH/fullsizeoutput_1b4f.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Part of la Scarzuola, Montegabbione, Umbria, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327730987-K21NRKNNN6KAOBKJYDR1/fullsizeoutput_1b3c.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Mirrored, eye-shaped theater bordered by water and only ten seats. La Scarzuola, Umbria, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327946020-QCEARE38S6XRN0BNDN02/fullsizeoutput_1b4c.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione Behind the acropolis and intimate, mirrored theater. La Scarzuola, Umbria, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556327820662-A6MUSG1ABSU2GOCGAT0R/fullsizeoutput_1b48.jpeg Visual Writer - La Scarzuola, Montegabbione La Scarzuola is also home to dogs, cats, and, within its lotus-dotted pools, frogs. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/6/13/zhou-bronzes monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406150565-C5ATJ68NVRDD8QNOPI0N/IMG_4568.JPG Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Western Zhou hollow-legged li vessel for cooking meat and grain in the collection of the Capital Museum, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406268881-E1DP3P38VMXJFOOGEGE4/fullsizeoutput_1dc8.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Tripod ding (or li ding) with three bands of taotie designs in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560407114504-6MK7YHCI7D03LNYG9T23/fullsizeoutput_1dc1.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes You wine vessel with bat-head (?) and kui designs in the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi’an. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406476152-UESA1I8HJM4LYRNMJSWV/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Zun vase with taotie design in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560407570908-71QP34L44KHXM7CH10C2/fullsizeoutput_1dd4.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Tripod ding with cicada and kui designs in the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi’an. 16th–11th century BCE, Shang period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406538188-UH6MDTCY44NFQXPO11MF/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Tetrapod ding for cooking meat in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406404302-093ZPMLXXWTXHRRTFED2/fullsizeoutput_1dc9.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Gui food container with taotie designs in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. In this case, the wide foot beneath the bowl is propped off the ground by additional legs in the shape of elephant heads. The taotie here also appears to represent a stylized elephant, as suggested by the long, trunk-like noses and well-defined ears. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406683715-QWTKP8Z3GO0VSULXD1XL/fullsizeoutput_1dc4.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes You wine vessel with leopard (?) and kui designs in the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi’an. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406617049-2YSJ1G20CTAWFTFU16CG/fullsizeoutput_1dcc.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Gui food container with taotie and leopard (?) designs in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-10th–mid-9th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406769967-2B3ZCT76F9TGD2BVZGFA/fullsizeoutput_1dd0.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Flat-legged tripod ding with taotie design in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560406947852-121Q6CTN1YYVRWTE0MWX/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Tripod ding with taotie and kui designs in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560404657604-ZOSKODE3QDR22XE5WJQZ/IMG_4390.JPG Visual Writer - Shang and Zhou bronzes Detail of yan steamer with taotie design in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Mid-11th–mid-10th century BCE, Western Zhou period. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/6/12/fantastic-creatures-of-chinese-roof-tiles monthly 0.5 2019-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560369775171-OHJJLGCJJDBE31YADZWA/IMG_3870.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roofs in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560370478475-5AHZLVSJAXVAJ6FCSWAV/IMG_5503.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles at the Great Mosque, Xi’an. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560371155688-3DT5SKPBHDYM2C03JIBD/IMG_3908.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560370696789-MG5E6JDSGTAOZZPTLMS5/IMG_5509.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles at the Great Mosque, Xi’an. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560370414750-HIFKEHHQV7U827739TMJ/fullsizeoutput_1db9.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Hanging Temple, Datong. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560371678866-SYNT7WKI6HCIFECERRF8/fullsizeoutput_1dbc.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Shanhua Temple roof tiles, Datong. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560369609994-HASAXHKNH4UL6Y5K9R63/fullsizeoutput_1daf.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560371446957-A9DG37W0HOP8TFUW53N4/fullsizeoutput_1dbb.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Shanhua Temple roof tiles, Datong. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560369953743-YP7FVM1PNKD2P6O9ETQ3/IMG_5494.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles at the Great Mosque, Xi’an. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560371951060-O0MS1SIUN2V8QHAC0Z9G/fullsizeoutput_1dbe.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Hanging Temple, Datong. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560370213780-D101Q9CAHO8CQDJDTQZE/fullsizeoutput_1db4.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Tiles from the Nine Dragon Screen, Datong. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560369846624-T5I19PXFRJO3FLDV62J8/IMG_5502.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles at the Great Mosque, Xi’an. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560371000319-ZZ5KV4U4PG3O1G24J41X/IMG_3904.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roofs in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560376402549-BNMTT8B0WXRRMP2AH2E0/fullsizeoutput_1dbf.jpeg Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roof tiles at the Great Mosque, Xi’an. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1560369546553-II8EVOE3LZGNHXBP1Q2P/IMG_3895.JPG Visual Writer - Fantastic creatures of Chinese roof tiles Roofs in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/27/biblioteca-comunale-dellarchiginnasio-bologna monthly 0.5 2019-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556351515965-CTV43C10IA972XGSAQW1/fullsizeoutput_1b5b.jpeg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Heraldry in the Stabat Mater, Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1559346607230-Z55Z9P2ZYT6QCV6JK451/IMG_20180604_154430_389.jpg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Upper loggia of the Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556352310233-XRJJNAUGZBJYJGXKDXT7/DSCN0596.JPG Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Detail of the decoration in the Stabat Mater, Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1559689346013-Q1U1SLGW7X5Z3O4CBDZI/fullsizeoutput_1c3b.jpeg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Heraldry-lined staircase in the Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556351766172-LJISK4EO9RKZ8U1L4ZRJ/IMG_20180604_154218089.jpg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Alternative view of the heraldry in the upper loggia of the Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556351647211-WP02CE0Q04MPCS0KMC8N/IMG_20180604_154023422.jpg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Walls of the Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556352001497-VA1ENZV2PB36HWJGG54X/IMG_20180604_161520985.jpg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna Anton Giulio Bragaglia, Il pittore Giacomo Balla, c. 1915. Part of a hallway exhibition of Bragaglia’s photographs in the Archiginnasio, Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556351289228-OMHGHFT5CJ67E3FOZVTH/fullsizeoutput_1b5c.jpeg Visual Writer - Biblioteca comunale dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna View of the Historic Halls, the former classrooms that now store the library’s holdings. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/26/bolognas-anatomical-theater monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556341247022-WIVGGV69RE9KB7KXA7J4/DSCN0534.JPG Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna Anatomical theater in the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. The theater, made from floor-to-ceiling carved wood, was designed by the architect and sculptor Antonio Levanti around 1637 and finished around 1737. It had to be heavily reconstructed after WWII (Atlas Obscura, Bologna Welcome). Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556342652532-GN7K3TQ923G57LMLBF3X/fullsizeoutput_1b55.jpeg Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna Telamones in the form of spellati (skinless figures) by Ercole Lelli in the anatomical theater of the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. The canopy they support holds an allegorical figure of Anatomy, along with a putti clutching a bone. See Cushing, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, v 9, n 3, 204–05. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556342481625-BS53304ELYIX5KXMA87R/fullsizeoutput_1619.jpeg Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna Carved figures on the ceiling of the anatomical theater in the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556342128411-CIZLXI7HA1SM58W91H82/fullsizeoutput_1b56.jpeg Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna Anatomical theater of the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556342335994-R0HRJYXNF7YET63SGC2V/DSCN0557.JPG Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna Carved wooden figures on the ceiling of the anatomical theater in the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556352573313-SGSGYY56PIC0TK29EHJB/fullsizeoutput_1624.jpeg Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna One of two spellati (skinless figures) from 1734 by Ercole Lelli in the anatomical theater of the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. Lelli later created the standing, full-size, wax-and-bone anatomical figures at Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556344721612-PD4DFKM27MJBHW07AHEN/fullsizeoutput_1b5a.jpeg Visual Writer - Anatomical Theater, Bologna One of two spellati from 1734 by Ercole Lelli in the anatomical theater of the Archiginnasio, University of Bologna. Lelli later created the standing, full-size, wax-and-bone anatomical figures at Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/7/baroque-pearls-of-palazzo-pitti monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554670623869-6Y3J93JOY8MO3JV7UCZV/fullsizeoutput_1ad8.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Pendant in the shape of a merman or siren with baroque pearl, enamel, and jewels. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554660081201-XUYZUXSIVNO8EVUU0GCX/fullsizeoutput_1ac1.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Pendant with baroque pearl, jewels, and cloisonné in the shape of a dragon. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554659625030-DIZGI6D0EDA0UID0DMYF/fullsizeoutput_1ab9.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Figurine of Swiss soldier in enameled gold, baroque pearl, and gems, 1680 (info credit: Getty Images). Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554659933011-K7P8YSL1EJHNSGGNCGQ0/fullsizeoutput_1abc.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Pendant in the shape of a lion with baroque pearl, gems, and gold. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554660025864-L8MXE939BT3RD1SP9OVQ/fullsizeoutput_1ad3.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Jewel-encrusted baroque pearl in the shape of a rooster holding a caduceus from the Collection of Anna Maria de’Medici (1667–1743) in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554660167631-DXODGIRCNPWS2IWR8LTZ/fullsizeoutput_1ac2.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Mermaid or siren pendant, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554670151363-YZRBYPNRRN094XJCLZMU/fullsizeoutput_1acd.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Dragon figurine. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554660358128-ZIJDV1W2ZUEHPVACXV55/fullsizeoutput_1ac4.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Pendant of sea-horse with putti rider. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554659727731-28B2LIK9HR2WXDVSSF1O/fullsizeoutput_1abb.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Figurine of man holding vase of flowers (?). Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554660557342-UC3EBFX46O2WG3KC34FR/fullsizeoutput_1ad0.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Pendant of winged mer-person holding a mirror. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554670072528-2VYLMNXOKAC2X8QIF0U5/fullsizeoutput_1acc.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Monkey figurine, Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554669884458-BAMLTE4YCR92M8C1QS7A/fullsizeoutput_1ac9.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Rabbit pendant. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554669767200-4MS1CZ31P578E9E8GWD8/fullsizeoutput_1ac7.jpeg Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Deer pendant. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554670287558-XIH3710J5NGV36QIAMXP/DSCN1884.JPG Visual Writer - Baroque pearls of Palazzo Pitti Horse and rider figurine. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/30/9mj14m4gp7d4q0xfiyt2gy1iqj1s4h monthly 0.5 2023-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557781341477-3GMRT7NPCE8B1VRKQLZX/fullsizeoutput_1b79.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") This was supposed to be illustrative of the impressive visuals and clever use of light and darkness in “The Long Night.” Now it feels like a symbol for my reaction to “The Bells.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558048368318-OUXHY55K7JGYI1PPBVC1/fullsizeoutput_1bd3.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") The newly awakened Little Bear. Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557874324474-GBNLRM6BJGK94CRVRV81/fullsizeoutput_1c1b.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") The Night King approaches while Winterfell burns behind him. Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556944229276-RGZTEJGIYX016AWQHIWP/fullsizeoutput_1ba8.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") This scene is pretty on its own, but it’s breathtaking in the context of the episode’s otherwise overwhelming darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557875959016-7NGXLHIHZYE753HJJKHJ/fullsizeoutput_1c1e.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") We can barely see the wight rambling through the library, but his bloodied sword—and all that it represents—is perfectly clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557877529460-X02VACX8OAXJT34XTOYC/fullsizeoutput_1c19.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") A dragon’s dark silhouette emerges in a (relatively) light strip of the sky, its power and speed juxtaposed with the eerie calm of the white walker whose pale hair and skin break the darkness on the opposite side of the screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557877978066-C5XQJU2S8PQ0K4NGITXO/fullsizeoutput_1c1f.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Like Jaime—who appears at the center of this still, peering up at the gathering light—we don’t know what’s coming but we do know exactly where to look. Our eyes are led by three converging aspects: the tonal contrast created by the small and sudden burst of light; the character’s choice to pause in battle to turn and focus on the light; and the roughly triangular form of Jamie’s body, which seems to physically point to that light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558048897941-R674BBQ2WXQ5OJ40MF87/fullsizeoutput_1c23.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") During the Dothraki charge at the very beginning of the battle, their way and our optimism are lit by the flaming arakhs and the cannonballs that punctuate the sky like comets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558131323024-NZRSYPLQCOKP1YNDD3CE/fullsizeoutput_1c32.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Then we watch on as, one by one, their lights are extinguished. And we know something truly terrible is coming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558128328353-IXZC3J4BJ499R4INU3U7/fullsizeoutput_1c26.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") In quick succession we see Bran warg… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558127743695-ZX9JKUHRA8P85GYMP7QJ/fullsizeoutput_1c1d.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") …into crows… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558127999865-O9K981SEWLUBW7UF8GKF/fullsizeoutput_1c25.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") …who fly to the Night King. Each plot beat comes to a head when the characters’ eyes either turn bluish-white or, in the case of the Night King, the bluish white eyes become visible in the darkness. The Night King also reaches out towards the crows—and Bran—in that last moment, his hand movement further reinforcing the fact that getting to Bran is indeed his ultimate goal in this battle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556934510906-PAUAAHF50KESHK3ZPLP5/fullsizeoutput_1bba.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Melisandre gazing at her handiwork outside Winterfell. Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557776305982-JCSME7N7UIM3LCMIZAGW/fullsizeoutput_1bc9.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Wight in Winterfell’s library. Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558129757606-RIOW52V0TVHQ5TVA58B5/fullsizeoutput_1c2c.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558130298054-2LOZR4TZ4MLJTMZG68WL/fullsizeoutput_1c31.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1558130334501-U5FF3TDCS4BEV56H38ZR/fullsizeoutput_1c2f.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557776360563-X7P659XY3CD2QY024Y9E/fullsizeoutput_1bd8.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") At the beginning of the battle, we see Tyrion’s small, still figure in the bottom right of the screen, silhouetted by firelight and facing pitch darkness. The doorway surrounds him like a mouth, as if he is about to be swallowed by the encompassing black. The image is a perfect distillation of the scenes set in the crypts—for the experience of those most helpless people clinging to a faint hope of safety while literally and metaphorically surrounded by death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556934689968-EYJAW01AJZBMOJRNW20P/fullsizeoutput_1bc3.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") The image is flipped near the end of the battle, and we see a child, along with others, fleeing the darkness that has now invaded the crypts. The blackness is just as ominous here, but now represents the horrors that share the characters’ space rather than those that surround it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557777267938-N2D9RM9DKHUK547RJL7S/fullsizeoutput_1bcd.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556934991789-NYJFFYJTXBR6VD9L8M43/The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt_-_Rijksmuseum.jpg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Rembrandt van Rijn, The Nightwatch, 1642. Image from Wikipedia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557776114965-N5PTHYXTP5TJR61J5JLG/1195px-Rembrandt_-_The_Anatomy_Lesson_of_Dr_Nicolaes_Tulp.jpg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Rembrandt van Rijn, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Image from Wikipedia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1556936640566-CABXQVCNNN1OWMAAFOVY/%27Dentist_by_Candlelight%27%2C_oil_on_oak_panel_painting_by_Gerrit_Dou.jpg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Gerrit Dou, Dentist by Candlelight, c. 1660–65. Image from the Kimbell Art Museum via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557777196193-8RX3510P3LP2HSD30CXF/fullsizeoutput_1c13.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557782339603-WTIUM62QMDMU1BX3FZCM/fullsizeoutput_1c15.jpeg Visual Writer - Aesthetics of “The Long Night” (and a note on "The Bells") Still from HBO’s Game of Thrones, s8 e3. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/5/piccolomini-library monthly 0.5 2020-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554492634072-2LHK1O8Z4NROVP5WBWTW/fullsizeoutput_1a9b.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Detail of Pinturicchio’s Departure to the Council of Basel in the Piccolomini Library, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554488144592-NP7XVZIRPULZBCZX6E3Y/fullsizeoutput_1aa5.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Vaulted ceiling of the Piccolomini Library decorated with grotesques. Cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, archbishop of Siena, commissioned the library’s construction around 1492; Pinturicchio and his workshop painted the ceiling and the walls’ frescoes over a decade later, from 1503–08. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554491207678-O7CJEJ5SNF2NGPD7R38C/fullsizeoutput_1a91.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Detail of a panel featuring putti and grotesques around a mythological scene, from the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554489368016-2OXZVMIQ852PQK75WN3T/fullsizeoutput_1a9d.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Pinturicchio, Departure to the Council of Basel, first of the ten Scenes from the Life of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in the Piccolomini Library, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554489999831-A18WJX18BHTO02SP7PKU/fullsizeoutput_1a98.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Pinturicchio, Scenes from the Life of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini around the Roman marble sculpture of Three Graces in the Piccolomini Library, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554492417194-4PXL2K7DRLF1GMOKN9RT/fullsizeoutput_1aa6.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Detail from one of the 15th century illuminated codices on display in the Piccolomini Library. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554745674751-BV8PO6XY0C9MJZ4YO8AT/fullsizeoutput_1ada.jpeg Visual Writer - Piccolomini Library, Siena Don’t forget to look down. 19th century floor tiles in the Piccolomini Library made by Ginori porcelain works. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/5/6/olenna-was-right-a-rant-on-game-of-thrones-feminism-and-contemporary-politics monthly 0.5 2023-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557190380996-1RLHSW7ZU9CVFNW6KBSD/fullsizeoutput_1bda.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics If you don’t know who these characters are and what this image is from, this post is probably not for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557208135340-QA5F1XNKTZM6VH9B6MES/fullsizeoutput_1bfb.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics I am so disappointed in you two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557255725720-N6Z3MK5IWWXS5UP78TWB/fullsizeoutput_1c03.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics Just look at all those human shields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557179301902-3DSPYWE05KCBDG5VYU3B/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-600x373.jpg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics Jon, ready to go down fighting in the Battle of the Bastards. Image from Den of Geek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557253656172-I723D0Z22ALKG580ETQK/fullsizeoutput_1c00.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics Jon Snow’s suicidal intent isn’t even subtext here. It’s just text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557257306618-S3BLJZTO8R2I10SPQAAY/fullsizeoutput_1c0f.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557252352203-I8MLA3CBKV3BJS2E2G6K/fullsizeoutput_1bf2.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics Wut? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557252707288-OU6NDVOOAJM562PQ9F2M/fullsizeoutput_1bf6.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics Sigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1557258745579-YGFRADFE1E2ZJ681XI6H/fullsizeoutput_1c0c.jpeg Visual Writer - Olenna was right: a rant on Game of Thrones, feminism, and contemporary politics I have never begged for anything, but I am begging you. Don’t ruin Game of Thrones by ruining Dany. Please. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/9/small-objects-from-the-treasury-of-the-grand-dukes-palazzo-pitti monthly 0.5 2023-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853735300-EO2NLRXFDX37C8WJCTH3/fullsizeoutput_1ad6.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Giovanni Antonio de’ Rossi, Cameo with Portraits of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Eleonor of Toledo, and Their Children, 1558–62. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853594870-OC31UOJI7ASIXOXX6MIO/fullsizeoutput_1adc.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Bezoar (?) in rock crystal and silver container. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854430588-N21W9S3J9N4I1F1X11L1/fullsizeoutput_1acf.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Small, carved and gilded scent box (?) in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853843501-5IYXRYMO6LHJZ4BNNN71/fullsizeoutput_1ab7.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Cameos in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853503832-Q9V5MJRIMABJ5X2JPB39/fullsizeoutput_1adb.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia, Venus and Cupid, c. 1500. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854204996-VG6XWJ948GNMWZAH25DF/fullsizeoutput_1acb.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Pendant of sea-horse with putti rider, baroque pearl and enamel. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853904290-TDPL1E0RX1RIRQ0X1TWS/fullsizeoutput_1aed.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Saracchi Workshop (Milan), Vase with Dragon Lid, last quarter of the 16th century (before 1589). The vase was originally hidden in a secret cabinet in the Tribune of the Uffizi, where it remained until 1780–82. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554855422017-X9PU8VB1YX955XG5D2XI/fullsizeoutput_1aeb.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Hans Domes, bowl in lapis lazuli and enameled gold, late 16th century. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554855316368-4GM0GDA2G0TVHJ8ZNV2S/fullsizeoutput_1ae0.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Ivory figurines in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854835549-ZCSWC23QT37OOJ232SJN/IMG_20180610_151828280_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Carved dragon (?) in green semi-precious stone. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854116731-GRLDB77HL9W5J0BKAP3W/fullsizeoutput_1adf.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Jewel and enamel bust in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854608233-D6SG2B6JFFIY863UHJ5P/fullsizeoutput_1aee.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Jade mask from Teotihuacan, Mexico, 4th–6th centuries CE. The mask originally had inlaid eyes of shell and obsidian, as well as painted teeth and lips. Although originally from Teotihuacan, it was likely part of a hoard of masks taken to Templo Mayor in the Aztec capital of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the 15th or 16th century. It entered the Medici collection by the time of Prince Leopoldo de’ Medici’s death in 1675. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554854985742-8PRSJWJIKOC8VW8DJSDU/fullsizeoutput_1ae6.jpeg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Florentine rock crystal ewer in the shape of a fish, 16th century. Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554853972306-1K6DZMW09XQPJN9QEPIE/IMG_20180610_230851_525.jpg Visual Writer - Small objects from the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti Jade object in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/15/inspirational-book-covers monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555311179329-0ZTD3WEK7TJ2YVTRMLFO/Edward+J+Goodman%2C+Too+Curious%2C+London%2C+Guildford%2C+Bentley+%26+Son%2C+1888.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers One of my favorites on this list. The embossed curtain isn’t visible in today’s all-important thumbnail form, but would reward in person and in larger reproductions. Meanwhile, the fine, floating, metallic hand and lettering catches the eye in any form or size. By conjuring mystery and engaging readers’ curiosity, this cover not only illustrates something fundamental and compelling about the book’s contents, but immediately implicates readers in its central conceit by causing us to wonder if we aren’t the ones who are “too curious.” Brilliant. Edward J. Goodman. Too Curious. London; Guildford: Bentley & Son, 1888. Image and caption info from the Public Domain Review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555311149689-Y7YZ7RHQEYO4O7FUMF9Z/John+Lord+Peck%2C+Dress+and+Care+of+the+Feet%2C+New+York%2C+Fowler+and+Wells%2C+1871.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers Funny, surprising, to-the-point, and a little absurd, this is my pick for best cover, on this list or elsewhere. John Lord Peck. Dress and Care of the Feet. New York: Fowler & Wells, 1871. Image and publication info from the Public Domain Review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555384789494-XPZKC9ZXQHICQAOE2F3J/tumblr_mum657Dy291rrnekqo1_1280_2.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers Eastlake style cover for a book of poems by Thomas Hood. Published by E. Moxon, Son, & Co.: London, 1871. Image and caption info from Books and Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555312863502-EYAH52N9J95UXTLAP32E/Jules+Verne%2C+Voyages+Extraordinaires.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers This cover design exists in a few color combinations, but I’m a sucker for green. The white and metallic elements were probably originally much brighter. However, the relative subtlety of its current color combination might actually be better, as it draws the viewer in by encouraging closer inspection of its complex design. Image from Pinterest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555313481757-1LJAEJNUGVL7ANB4BFTG/Schubert%27s+Natural+History+of+the+mineral+kingdom+for+school+and+home%2C+late+1880s.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers 19th century cover for Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert’s Naturgeschichte. Image from e-rocks via Pinterest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555385027895-65XLVD46T7KAN7KVU8F1/three+little+kittens.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers Whimsical and weird, this cover catches the eye with its red background; sprawling, pastel, hand-drawn letters; and staring, oddly humanoid cats. Robert Michael Ballantyne. The Three Little Kittens. Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1891. Image from University of Florida Digital Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555313630047-AVVKWQVT6SN23RAFSJGD/W+T+Horton%2C+A+Book+of+Images%2C+London%2C+The+Unicorn+Press%2C+1898.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers The imagery for this cover is so powerful I can look past the poorly aged mustard yellow. W. T. Horton. A Book of Images. London: The Unicorn Press, 1898. Image and caption info from the Public Domain Review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555313697657-CA9226KHH76YGKYCKM22/The+Kindred+of+the+Wild%2C+1902%2C+Charles+GD+Roberts.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers 1902 cover for Charles G. D. Roberts’ The Kindred of the Wild. Image and publication info from Geisterseher via Pinterest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555312745118-CK1RIIUK3UHD11LWHOST/Bram+Stoker%2C+The+Mystery+of+the+Sea%2C+London%2C+William+Heinemann%2C+1902.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers An appropriately enigmatic cover for the author of Dracula. What at first appears to be an empty swathe of negative space is in fact the mysterious sea of the title. Bram Stoker. The Mystery of the Sea. London: William Heinemann, 1902. Image and publication info from archive.org via Pinterest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555312822634-NLRJ2IS839TAKP8OIB4G/Felix+Schloemp%2C+Das+unheimliche+Buch%2C+Munich%2C+Georg+Mueller%2C+1914.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers The sparking stars, naive style, and gapped-tooth smile contrast intriguingly with the dark symbolism of the bat, skull, and snake slithering through eye sockets. But all this book really needed was the bat to earn a spot in my heart. Felix Schloemp. Das unheimliche Buch. Munich: Georg Mueller, 1914. Image and publication info from the Public Domain Review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555313416406-APDEGP6ATWR8CXK86C7B/Tolkien%27s+The+Hobbit.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers The Hobbit has many beautiful editions. Even so, this sumptuous version, which depicts Mirkwood through nearly solid stripes of bold color crossed by lines of gold spider webs and vines, stands out from the pack. Image from Pinterest via Tolkien Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555315415384-2MTNWZ80CEOQWJPP12DW/fullsizeoutput_1b04.jpeg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers I found a copy of this edition years ago at a garage sale. I already knew and liked the story, but this clamoring, surreal cover by Ian Miller meant that I got to love the object-ness of the book as well as its contents. Image from Heritage Auctions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555371029659-OFNH9FVB01A631FNVLDR/never+let+me+go+reprint+cover.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers I’m not usually a huge fan of covers employing photographs, especially photos of people. But this reprint cover for Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is a definite exception. The extreme close-up of the young girl’s face and averted eyes manages to be both enigmatic and confrontational. Her large, balanced features against the stark, black text is also effective on a purely graphic level, causing the observer’s mind to constantly bounce back and forth between the face’s humanity and its more abstract beauty. Image from artblog.org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555314093585-AUERFH8OC54CUPIB5RG2/acceptance.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers All three of the covers for the individual volumes of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy are brilliant (as are the books behind them). They especially shine in person, where the metallic foil of their covers does its best work. Image from Buzzfeed via Pinterest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1555362852966-K4JY4MWIMODIW3TRD18N/snow+boy+bird.jpg Visual Writer - Inspiring book covers Another fittingly beautiful cover from 2014, this time for Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird. I already love Oyeyemi’s writing, but I would be tempted to buy this book based on the cover alone. Image from Buzzfeed via Pinterest. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/3/icr5221ccrpklihyzs8q9wgo3ymllk monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554284316868-G54RSC18X0XA3S7FXG17/fullsizeoutput_1a5d.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence Detail of ceiling in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554284190765-UKAU8WE79CEUNEBAHK2L/fullsizeoutput_1a50.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence Fresco by Francesco de 'Rossi, known as Francesco Salviati, 1543-1545, in the Sala delle Udienze, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554284747444-TPZERKLAVKBABBM4EMIX/fullsizeoutput_1a65.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence Grotesques in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554656438232-PBGB4YM9PIYAH2BLM0M8/fullsizeoutput_1ad4.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence Trompe l’oeil frescoes by Angelo Michele Colonna (1604–87), Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554284477726-ANBCEG79QD4NANGV0SHK/DSCN1512.JPG Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence Grotesque head beside window in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554284539014-QLR1W6MNDTX0G9ZU0NO9/fullsizeoutput_1a4d.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence From Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554656829157-4IA2KA9UYKU2BRODLM0C/fullsizeoutput_1ad5.jpeg Visual Writer - Still looking up in Florence San Lorenzo Church, Florence, with view of constellations painted on transept dome from c. 1422. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/3/parco-mediceo-di-pratolino monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554293458750-ANCZP71CO144XYDK0ZCA/fullsizeoutput_1a7f.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Giambologna’s Colosso dell’Appennino (1579–80) overlooking a pond in the Pratolino, a former Medici garden also known as Parco di Villa Demidoff. The giant was originally surrounded by an artificial recess, appearing to live in a mountain cave. It was part of a greater arrangement of grottoes, fountains, sculptures, and automatons, most of which are gone today. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554293067402-IAOSXIME9PU2R53Q8DWI/fullsizeoutput_1a71.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia An inhabitant of the giant’s pond. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554292945632-WD7ROBR6LI2TZAVSO2I3/fullsizeoutput_1a7d.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Behind the giant: a dragon and two (now closed) grottoes. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554293251622-XA33DWUEW72TUJ10VGQK/fullsizeoutput_1a78.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Statue of Diana, Pratolino. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554293351603-NETXZ5Z32YRA8WB29I9V/fullsizeoutput_1a75.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Lizard of the Pratolino. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554293141625-OTKDR5F50IY3ACGLKWGX/fullsizeoutput_1a76.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Peschiera della Maschera (Fountain of the Masks) in the Pratolino. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554292755561-ZU6KNT1H5VA8CBV964QY/DSCN1096.JPG Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia Another frog living beneath the giant. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz/Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554292599627-KVV534XJIF0DSECGJQ33/fullsizeoutput_1a74.jpeg Visual Writer - Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Vaglia The giant gets two pictures, because look at him. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/4/2/looking-up-in-florence monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554240830263-2DS0HIEAGOVOAGP0R4GH/DSCN1464.JPG Visual Writer - Looking up in Florence Detail of Bronzino’s frescoes in the Cappella di Eleanora, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554240943116-NZ1U6NPM58S3VYOZIEAH/DSCN1496.JPG Visual Writer - Looking up in Florence Grotesque with butterfly, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554241145634-RHQE3CLD1E5WWM6XJPCV/fullsizeoutput_1a44.jpeg Visual Writer - Looking up in Florence Bronzino’s portrait of Eleanor of Toledo surrounded by paintings from the school of Vasari in the Studiolo di Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554241045703-MLAE1F3L8COKJU87AS98/fullsizeoutput_1a46.jpeg Visual Writer - Looking up in Florence Grotesque with butterfly, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1554253219209-R2U4R25BUJGBQKVP2L1U/fullsizeoutput_166a.jpg Visual Writer - Looking up in Florence Fresco by Francesco de 'Rossi, known as Francesco Salviati, 1543-1545, in the Sala delle Udienze, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/3/12/seeking-even-more-inspiration-in-siena monthly 0.5 2019-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552451465920-ZLJRU0E04476BFVN6NK2/fullsizeoutput_1a36.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking even more inspiration in Siena Oratory of San Bernardino, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552451527198-SQKO1625H2Q3XQEQV39M/fullsizeoutput_15aa.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking even more inspiration in Siena Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552451603103-R5NF2HVNZX8N76FX2NUV/fullsizeoutput_1a38.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking even more inspiration in Siena Oratory of San Bernardino, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/3/12/seeking-more-inspiration-in-siena monthly 0.5 2019-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552450367981-7U03ZODSQP94FBE9ZJDB/fullsizeoutput_1a42.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena View of murals and ceiling of Piccolomini Library in Siena’s Duomo. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552448840249-RERELOLJDUG0HCVS4RA2/DSCN2478.JPG Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena Detail of floor in the Baptistry of San Giovanni Battista, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552448955097-9EK857I89ZSC3NURTSS7/DSCN2366.JPG Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena Duomo, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552448553552-URZB2HK9FZAG9ABZYIRO/fullsizeoutput_1a2d.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena Detail of ceiling in Piccolomini Library, Siena’s Duomo. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552451768228-XI8NU0YPKOPUDIFUHPLL/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena Stained glass in the Diocesan Museum of Religious Art (?), Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552449317155-IZMM3HJSS87MAKG7KKL4/fullsizeoutput_1a2c.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking more inspiration in Siena Piccolomini Library, Duomo, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/3/12/seeking-inspiration-in-siena monthly 0.5 2019-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552443580934-KDI9L36U0IYHQC4FFU98/fullsizeoutput_1a3e.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking inspiration in Siena Reliquary skull in Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552444775749-Q1288IH0QFHQIN45BDYA/DSCN2370.JPG Visual Writer - Seeking inspiration in Siena Detail of inlaid marble floor in Siena’s Duomo. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552444141778-G97L8TJWQC3CNRCGCH3L/image-asset.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking inspiration in Siena View of Siena’s main square and Palazzo Pubblico. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552448680460-FQKAQUSBKCY3OD4GHPK2/fullsizeoutput_1a30.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking inspiration in Siena Museo Civico, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1552443528663-W6B7JI1YB8JVO7NCM5BA/fullsizeoutput_1a3f.jpeg Visual Writer - Seeking inspiration in Siena Reliquary skull in Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/3/6/working-out-a-creative-charley-horse monthly 0.5 2019-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1551914789604-5Y2EL1FVXDXGE6DK6ERO/fullsizeoutput_1a29.jpeg Visual Writer - Working out a creative charley horse Karen the cat hiding from her responsibilities. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1551914842402-RG7CJV34G6HINQ0TL567/fullsizeoutput_1a2a.jpeg Visual Writer - Working out a creative charley horse Karen the cat on a pile of unfolded laundry. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2019/1/23/ancient-androgyny monthly 0.5 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1548203735614-K2VSP7AG4N5Q60RSGI8C/DSCN1255.jpg Visual Writer - Ancient androgyny Bust of a possible Amazon in the collection of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545801573667-CXELT51JEP86U1BGUR3S/DSCN9506.JPG Visual Writer - Past and present side-by-side in Vienna Ai Weiwei installation at the Belvedere. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545802157424-H9K8UDIHK5WCV9GTYB8X/DSCN9666.JPG Visual Writer - Past and present side-by-side in Vienna Ai Weiwei installation at the Belvedere. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545801653924-HNOIBZ1UT49VLQ9GGNBK/DSCN9529.JPG Visual Writer - Past and present side-by-side in Vienna Installation in the Belvedere, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/11/27/41qoybqp16q7ldptks0kvsa95ty9ya monthly 0.5 2019-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543352899026-SPOMHCM9Z9ZJTWYDVIVW/IMG_7395.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Overcast day in Coba. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545194971461-1WHOE4NK856DJEU36FTU/IMG_4774.jpg Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Loltun cave. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543353412506-NN3V5NJG6WG7A37PXP8J/IMG_6481.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Monkeys in Calakmul. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543353082805-62E71L4A1HZG4O3WWG3E/IMG_6655.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Ruins of tropical Kohunlich. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543353199940-RLBICKABOKMLU6BYKWYZ/IMG_6691.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Temple of the Masks, Kohunlich. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543352980383-WSFU1123N7R1CCRDE8VL/IMG_7350.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Skull in the ballcourt of Coba. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545195619738-OS23H08LAC21G7Z079XF/IMG_5828.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Anole at Becán. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545196134420-XWUJGB8DKLWJAPY2XAD4/IMG_4724+%282%29.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Trees at Labna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545196625422-CXCGR76BNK7XOGU60EGH/IMG_20150524_105432.jpg Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches Long-nosed masks at Xlapak. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1545196437794-D2FFD9ITBMI9KUPSYMJ2/IMG_3263.JPG Visual Writer - Diving back into the Yucatán and the query trenches El Castillo at Chichén Itzá. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/12/10/faces-of-vienna-part-2 monthly 0.5 2019-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544497248671-5XBA81YR091P97QKNJNY/DSCN0467.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Lorenzo Lotto’s Young Man before a White Curtain, c. 1508, in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544577066797-YRLAEMCGYSNUVOIMSWVP/DSCN7650.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Preserved(ish) fish in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544496333907-I92AAY56T99YCLVTKV4U/DSCN1280.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Detail of Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze in the Secession Building. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544500501105-MTNAS30R1JCQ3LBSR08K/DSCN8517.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 One of Anton Pilgram’s possible self-portraits in Vienna’s Stephansdom. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544578141462-DPT29NISTICX60QQ3IU7/DSCN7118.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Anton Kolig’s Prisoner Type II—Russian, c. 1916, at the Leopold Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544500257692-706H4G8VQTMLEL7POA3A/DSCN8718.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 More distressed babies, above Cartier in Vienna. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544497402986-EYVE7Z0BYCS5CVGPZPE5/DSCN0429.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Skeptical patriarch, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544579974177-GQVCUEALZMOXJOSO97ZV/DSCN0185.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Detail of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Peasant Dance, c. 1568, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544578318814-PJWFN3CSV4K0XBFT35B9/DSCN7211.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Self-Portrait with Raised Bare Shoulder (1912) by Egon Schiele at the Leopold Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544500375867-XMJDODPJ0PGY6CYV7AK7/DSCN8570.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Relief outside Stephansdom, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1544577375778-NILB9RMVMJ7JH6BBW6ZG/DSCN7566.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 2 Oversized model in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/11/27/faces-of-vienna-part-1 monthly 0.5 2018-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543354303573-G35M6M0D3QQ5QD1N8DQW/DSCN7100.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Michael Powolny, Monk, c. 1906, at the Leopold Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543355811371-CC2SYIL3PWVWG6YM53AR/DSCN8940.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail of one of the two fountains on Michaelerplatz, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543356504515-4XZX3VMJZOZ2QABK5FDY/DSCN0245.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail from Frans Floris the Elder’s Last Judgement, 1565, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543356209462-RDTD1PMSN3FDVBHYBTKP/DSCN8662.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Early 16th century pulpit by Anton Pilgram (c. 1460–c. 1516) in Stephansdom, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543354394009-V8RP9J23UJ4W1YXZCFVC/DSCN7200.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Egon Schiele’s Self-Portrait with Lowered Head, 1912, at the Leopold Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543354478831-18K31935YP34LPPZRHBW/DSCN8577.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 There is still a clear gender divide when it comes to ideal vs expressive faces, with women typically (although not always) portrayed as beautiful. Architectural detail from Stephansplatz. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543355709006-VL24MDLOSS1K30QY13XI/DSCN0175.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Fight between Carnival and Lent, 1559, at the Kunsthistorishes Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543355238138-1UPNDXTNBC1S56PVAAS3/DSCN0027.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Jean Fouquet’s The Court Jester Gonella, c. 1440–45, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543354609407-VMNF1GEOL01YDO58DOH4/DSCN0198.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 From the ceiling of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543354766499-3K31C3T2A3CKTYUACDP6/DSCN0040.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail of Jan van Eyck’s The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw, 1436, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543355386728-OQETTMVNTDI1S5RRJ8NJ/DSCN8923.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Fountain on Michaelerplatz, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543356754676-IKTDX60L2WTL3U87FJS9/DSCN0326.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Self-portrait of Michaelina Woutiers (1617–89) in her painting Bacchanal from 1659, now at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543356853673-0KNT21QAWNAM6974VH4T/DSCN1439.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Roman sculpture of an infant boy with a goose (after a Hellenistic bronze original from the early 3rd century BCE) in the Römermuseum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543357112039-AFZ1QK6VSZCY12I09IE5/DSCN0333.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Sibylla, Emilia, and Sidonia von Sachsen, Princesses of Saxony, c. 1535, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543355499783-IY4GZDS75N9JWVA1FZPZ/DSCN0083.JPG Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Detail of Dulle Griet (Mad Meg), painted in the 1650s by David Ryckaert III (1612-1661), in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543356008169-DV2UIKY0IEONRKM4HWBK/DSCN8832.jpg Visual Writer - Faces of Vienna, part 1 Architectural detail in Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/11/27/7y8ki2mzckbatnznnp8snv4zn16v68 monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543367338846-EZX52WG5XUWAMBST1PDX/IMG_20161008_144950518.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Being a vegetarian tourist in Vienna during the fall means eating a lot of pumpkin soup. There are worse things. This one was from Café Landtmann. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543375515488-A2TOWTN11I680LGYLDI6/IMG_20161013_134839595.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Hearty pumpkin soup from Café Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543366898209-C6JP8IRFXU4QNVP5D0SZ/IMG_20161012_150407020.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Eispänner, Esterhazytorte, and Sachertorte at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543367164781-246KRR8D85P54BK35JZ8/IMG_20161008_145059497.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Dumpling soup at Café Landtmann. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543375177229-KEV0I71QT60GCOAPZP3J/IMG_20161013_143534572.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste The truffle-like “Landtmann Orbs” at Café Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543366557262-51FYVTS4KV1EEJ1WEKBA/IMG_20161012_142308090.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Pumpkin soup at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1543367764261-5XEMTGDXNYEB2EFDHGOD/IMG_20161008_193619406.jpg Visual Writer - Foooood! and a brief thought about the importance of scent and taste Evening cappuccino at Café Neko, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/10/31/collection-of-zoology-sistema-museale-di-ateneo-university-of-bologna monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541036172786-8LOKUVF64CP3SYKO4JQO/IMG_20180604_111752442.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Himalayan monal in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata (aka Collection of Zoology), Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037672111-EG87VN412WPCAZN07J98/IMG_20180604_113100376_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Collared mangabey in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541058522797-9K734DJH9VXG1TNVVJHQ/IMG_20180604_115016486.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Elephant skeleton with model of human brain in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037460853-OUTKT87H84MNAKMRQ81U/IMG_20180604_111528031.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Green-billed/red-breasted toucans in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037913726-CD3VJBBG2YBXJ1MKURRD/IMG_20180604_113401962.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Starfish in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037757698-LC4Z07VYM64YY0CE1KQ6/IMG_20180604_112751513.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Polecat in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037566548-0CJ0J2XHOM9PSNG5BGJR/IMG_20180604_112253753.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Snapper jaws in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541049075468-DDTB6SWVC3JBQYWUMT8L/IMG_20180604_121404170.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541047916862-ASPZRSZ0KHNJ6P2BTVS1/IMG_20180604_115817614.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Intestine of the European hedgehog in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541038158682-JSHALRE5K2ELN33C7MH9/IMG_20180604_114441850.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Marsupial skeletons in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541036240581-D38K1KUME6GO1WAYL4LY/IMG_20180604_110627959_HDR.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Germain’s peacock-pheasant in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541047998431-T3OFQ1A3RDNX0RSS67F8/IMG_20180604_115849919.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Dolphin intestine in the Sistema Museale di Ateneo, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541039323616-7AWKVVCFICT7KSP817LK/IMG_20180604_114608753.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Goat skeleton in the Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037020897-YX6LGPSEQUZLOVTRYC5O/IMG_20180604_110053006.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541048791799-7EZFGOKEC6888DUVSBIO/IMG_20180604_121725420.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna The most unsettling display in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541037834921-3RLZ6PA72L9YVTJBTUZ2/IMG_20180604_113014678.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Green monkey (?) in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541049173805-GPANPY0KA4IYGIYMKA9P/IMG_20180604_115250443.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Fauno by Valentina Regola, part of the Fabulares Creaturae show in the Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542790333303-AGJ91RVVS3I55RWMFTJJ/IMG_20180604_115217561.jpg Visual Writer - Collection of Zoology, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna Collezione di Anatomia Comparata, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/11/12/austrian-national-library-vienna monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542073784430-PXOC2C45N795Z8WECUCI/DSCN0989.JPG Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna View into one of the hidden rooms behind the Prunksaal’s great bookcases. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1594313251613-1HTJIK0MSBEENVXRN53J/9516D893-1619-4651-BF49-896C9FFC3949.jpeg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Ceiling of the Austrian National Library’s Prunksaal, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542153977945-YHQ6NC0SBN38PCPW5A86/DSCN1029.jpg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Secret(ish) door in the Prunksaal, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542155316630-YB6UXUK8B8OU3GI8YJQ1/DSCN0962.jpg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Prunksaal, Austrian National Library, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542154365966-VVRA7NXUVCL8ZVHWPPPS/DSCN0937.JPG Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Celestial globe from 1693 by Vincenzo Coronelli in the Prunksaal, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542155764640-JWN49EP9WUMMIG0PSG84/DSCN1008.JPG Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Detail of the Prunksaal’s ceiling. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542157548234-FZA7PYLM2YC7675BYQIR/IMG_20161012_170551914.jpg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna View of the Papyrus Museum in the basement of the Neue Berg, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542157450419-MF5FJD9JDJLZQL2Z5G3Z/IMG_20161012_171028497.jpg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Detail a papyrus scroll in the Papyrus Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1542157028690-2JOB96WETSA8FEBHAUJS/IMG_20161012_170244196.jpg Visual Writer - Austrian National Library, Vienna Roman stucco head with glass eyes from the site of Tuna el-Gebel, Egypt, in the Papyrus Museum, Vienna. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/11/5/malatestiana-library-cesena monthly 0.5 2023-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541455649059-EBA4D2LX3RBNJ1LWDRLS/DSCN4193.jpg Visual Writer - Malatestiana Library, Cesena Malatestiana Library, built by Malatesta Novella between 1447–52. The oldest parts of the library are only available via guided tour. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541455992588-C7AKR4SERKIZQR0AX8RG/IMG_20180618_143019954_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Malatestiana Library, Cesena One of the chained books from the Malatestiana Library. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1541456657579-CDAPV0F4COC2BNETM0DY/IMG_20180618_141859804_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Malatestiana Library, Cesena Chained books in the Malatestiana reading room. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/10/22/anatomical-models-of-bologna monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540867246010-HUMFNNT1E0Y60JN7MTLP/IMG_20180606_105643218.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Display of ocular anatomy models by Clemente Susini at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540886951948-8DV33XK3B09C0UQ1TWE6/DSCN0958.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna “Osteomalacic bust” and model uteri in the Obstetrical Museum “Giovan Antonio Galli” of Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540961569146-CDJ3O9G4A2TUEOFPO1CU/img_20180606114853170_iphone.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Clay model showing manual removal of the placenta, Obstetrical Museum “Giovan Antonio Galli,” Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Joshua Albers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540878024647-RSWRX47IJEXYFYYW9EEA/IMG_20180606_120259528_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Hands, illustrating the sense of touch, by Anna Morandi, 1755. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540878231871-UMVE4DD23PRAEJFJJO1B/IMG_20180606_120822060_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna “The organ of hearing,” Morandi and Manzolini collection, Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540878310678-T03D2BUCFRE2YI9E6UX4/IMG_20180606_120757925_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Muscles of the face and nasal cavity by Morandi and Manzolini, Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540878926443-GNS7ZON3HS1UBTMT6Z7S/IMG_20180606_120136485_LL.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Benedict Cumberbatch, time-traveler? Woman's Face by Anna Morandi, 1755. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540877436839-TSLI54AW2PT2ZIUYN40O/DSCN1024.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Detail of one of Ercole Lelli’s full-size wax-on-bone figures at Palazzo Poggi. Manzolini assisted with the commission until he had a falling-out with Lelli and was replaced by Luigi Cardini. 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Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540860630714-CMOPAJNPR0RJ9QYGR9T5/DSCN0419.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna First room of Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo,” University of Bologna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540863974575-Z8NRZB4JPKW8AWF119O6/DSCN0432.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Over-sized models of the human brain, Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864649066-BW7ZUTQDCFOO6ZSJB5X6/DSCN0465.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Girl with human smallpox, Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864818116-OYSAEMMBADNDDJ8IY0JW/DSCN0437.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Models by Clemente Susini in the horizontal cases of Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864950821-TDFZ45W1858J4VXKV0XJ/DSCN0457.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Models by Clemente Susini, Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540860949656-99SIAYD19N4IL7DY6IQ2/DSCN0455.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Models by Clemente Susini, Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540861061362-03STWV2IWOHP7XRK755J/DSCN0435.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Flesh mask over skull (?), Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540860733198-2A9VTOWSDY0PNBEIGNH0/DSCN0422.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna First, narrow aisle between display cases in side gallery of Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540865329373-Y4J0YS39IEYK3BI8FL9J/DSCN0423.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Second, narrow aisle of side gallery at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540866104965-KLQLU6RTW59LCLQ5Q59Y/IMG_20180606_104703263.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Wax, skeletal, and preserved specimens at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540875112004-O949ZJY8OSTS3V5WE1OV/IMG_20180606_104617852.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540861174060-FUW6EA6TKCSRDM0TH5T8/DSCN0426.JPG Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Basket of babies’ skulls at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540866343817-4QCYJCJDR1T7XX0B4NVJ/IMG_20180606_104752248.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Model of a woman with a brain tumor at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540866565356-X23SO1IJVLXOQP11OQJX/IMG_20180606_104919176.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna One of several skeletons of conjoined twins at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864369312-Y3UECQ7W84WQY7IYV010/DSCN0451.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna View of hallway gallery at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864075842-HAZR9JH0I9EAVNAUCU6T/DSCN0446.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Skulls at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540864125594-AST8EUI7OUYD43IP5AH2/DSCN0453.jpg Visual Writer - Human anatomical collections of Bologna Example of cultural cranial deformation at Il Museo delle cere anatomiche “Luigi Cattaneo.” Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/10/22/the-anatomical-venus-of-palazzo-poggi monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540251257143-TEPE8WPTG531ZB3SSFNI/DSCN1017.jpg Visual Writer - The Anatomical Venus of Palazzo Poggi Anatomical Venus made by the Florentine artist Clemente Susini in 1782, now housed in Bologna’s Palazzo Poggi. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540251679026-XG86NJP0X4XKV9VD6PWW/IMG_20180606_121256200.jpg Visual Writer - The Anatomical Venus of Palazzo Poggi Palazzo Poggi’s Venerina. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540251868674-MPCY078ZSFZQUFRODCAO/IMG_20180606_121442323.jpg Visual Writer - The Anatomical Venus of Palazzo Poggi Palazzo Poggi’s Venerina, presented with pearls and exposed fetus. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540252508589-B8YAQ6RI5YMPBTFEEEEX/DSCN1005.jpg Visual Writer - The Anatomical Venus of Palazzo Poggi Palazzo Poggi’s Venerina with the torso’s outer layers and removable organs displayed around her legs. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1540252754575-TJYVQY4QQTHI0Z8FEAHU/DSCN1003.jpg Visual Writer - The Anatomical Venus of Palazzo Poggi View of Palazzo Poggi’s Venerina in her little chamber. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/10/16/anatomical-models-of-la-specola monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539733121485-XIT5VNYCYMZIADDPEHMV/IMG_20180610_115411716.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola The first room of La Specola’s collection of anatomical models. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539732709208-51PQISOLCK6W5HHIUKJZ/IMG_20180610_115732535.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539733205044-MQRBNV4MWNHG8DDD8ZWA/IMG_20180610_115306228.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola Head by Gaetano Giulio Zumbo. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539734436959-CYAI9JLX9N28CJ4G1JGL/IMG_20180610_120107202.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola Second room of La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539734699927-0XISL660C4OU1NU0RC22/IMG_20180610_121249128.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539734146882-FYR1SHK1L2ZT5W404JWS/IMG_20180610_120557503.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539733517564-FN1TDJ7DNXDBHPCMSB7K/IMG_20180610_120409302.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539732186342-F44DBWB4K9XG6419XW7Y/IMG_20180610_121225619.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539734368182-N5W0DUMCMEPJM61QIC74/IMG_20180610_120239949.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539733050123-P6Y76TIBFQ5PAUKGAAX4/IMG_20180610_121201742.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539733938137-J8TK0E792S0WT9BU6304/IMG_20180610_121730231.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola La Specola, Florence. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539732561457-5QRY4LX1NQXTAM5UB7YG/IMG_20180610_112616286.jpg Visual Writer - Anatomical models of La Specola This wax model of a giant’s skeleton is based on the bones of a local man. Homeless, the man had lived in the vicinity of La Specola, and the museum paid him during his lifetime for rights to his skeleton after his death. Once he passed away, his bones were found to be incredibly fragile, resulting in the museum’s decision to create the wax form on view today. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/10/7/silent-unchanging-household-veroneses-figures-at-villa-barbaro monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538946234060-QXMVZ1ZVI6G8QSRNMTHU/Barbaro%2C+eye+contact+woman.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro One of Veronese’s most engaging figures watching visitors from the walls of Villa Barbaro. Photo from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538946902764-KANVE8T6QCVIVBG4M5E3/Barbaro%2C+view+2.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro View of the Sala a Crociera with Muses and girl peeking through a fictional door. The girl may be based on one of Marcantonio’s children with Giustina Giustiniani. Photo and identifying info from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538947154306-QGU75OHMAXY52IYCOJDW/Barbaro%2C+view.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro Alternate view of the Sala a Crociera showing the contrast between the actual flatness of the painted walls surrounding the far simpler molding, also designed by the artist. The fictional bannister and windows seem to continue the real bannister and window shape seen at the end of the hall. Veronese (or one of his assistants) originally painted the vaulted ceiling to resemble a pergola; the current, whitewashed appearance dates to the 19th century. Photo and identifying info from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538946937858-JBWZNG37LPK4WZZB4O3H/Barbaro%2C+vista+with+dog.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro Portrait of the Barbaro’s little dog painted on the trompe l’œil extension of the floor and before a false window with a view onto classical ruins and a bustling trading port. Photo from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538946984564-JWISW9T3LF9EIKFTLHFV/Barbaro%2C+ceiling.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro Illusionistic ceiling of the Room of Conjugal Love depicting Hymen with Juno, Venus, and a betrothed couple. The upper portions of the walls are similarly covered in allegories related to marriage. The trompe l’œil grape trellises that seem to extend into the sky serve to increase the believability of the mythological scene between them. Photo and identifying info from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538947021314-98TV17I7ZWNFWDMX6UEN/Barbaro%2C+Virtue+restraining+Passion.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro Virtue Restraining Passion. Photo from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538947074797-QY9LUH4JEO7GE2QZSDVO/Barbaro%2C+hallway.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro View from the Sala a Crociera of the possible portrait of Veronese as a nobleman in hunting attire. This one fresco is physically separate from the more immersive and physically conjoined of Veronese’s other rooms, but that difference only makes the artist’s portrait more startling and the illusory extension of the hallway more believable. Photo from Web Gallery of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539132984424-939J4KKAQANCOP4UB5BS/DSCN9396.jpg Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro Exterior of Villa Barbaro, Maser. The central, open window is the same seen in the second view of the Sala a Crociera, above. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1539133552497-QRN1OZD8GPN0K6OGOGIV/DSCN9355.JPG Visual Writer - Silent, unchanging household: Veronese's figures at Villa Barbaro The classical and mythological allusions continue in the Villa’s backyard nymphaeum, seen here with grotto and reflecting pool. Marcantonio Barbaro, an amateur artist, probably designed the nymphaeum and may have sculpted its four giants. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/9/19/villa-lante monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537398750023-VBEXGSRQXFTN2JTIL0OE/DSCN3261.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Villa Lante in Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537571538159-8ILKEGMPG36XF9P8MY89/DSCN3157.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Fountain of the Deluge: The gardens’ uppermost fountain represents the first stage in their symbolic story. The naturalistic grotto decorated with waterfalls, ferns, and stone dolphins symbolizes both the element of water and the flood. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537409065597-IRTOQ6RX79ANKEM0N6HT/DSCN3160.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo The better preserved of the Deluge’s two dolphins, looking inexplicably grumpy. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537571861468-FFQXKLLXA410DBGCLSLP/DSCN3209.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Villa Lante’s gardens owe much of their current appearance to Cardinal Gianfrancesco Gambara, Bishop of Viterbo, who owned the estate from 1568–87. The Bishop’s identity was built into the site through the many depictions of shrimp, symbol of the Gambara family. Nowhere is this motif more dramatically incorporated than in the “Water Chain,” aka, the Cordonata of the Shrimp. Connecting the Fountain of the Dolphins (not pictured) with the Fountain of the Giants (below), the cordon begins with water bubbling out of the “gills” of a giant shrimp and ends with water pouring between another set of pinchers into the Fountain of the Giants. Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537571728761-BD4BEEHTU00ESTX96OAJ/DSCN3136.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Looking down the Cordonata of the Shrimp towards the Fountain of the Square. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537587781543-F2KA7NWG5E7F6LXS3MD1/DSCN3229.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Fountain of the Giants: Despite restoration work going on around it, the centrally located Fountain of the Giants is still one of the Villa’s most dramatic sights. The two “giants” are likely personifications of the rivers Arno and Tiber, themselves symbols of the Tuscia region. Between them, water pours out from between the pinchers of a giant shrimp. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538264386278-I5TB2UP6GT2U7P8QI8SG/DSCN3123.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Personification of the Tiber River (?) with its outsized Mannerist hands and cornucopia of abundance. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537588025557-HEY21AO1UOSLTT4LDXAM/DSCN3226.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Table of the Cardinal: Stretching out before the Fountain of the Giants lies a long table of peperino stone. Although also an active water feature, the table was used for eating outdoors. Its attractive placement in the gardens would have pulled the guests’ eyes either up to the Giants or down to the Fountain of the Square. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589217381-M7G2B0UMSNBJ01HUBJZ3/DSCN3112.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Looking out over the Fountain of the Lights (right, foreground), possibly symbolizing the element of fire, and Fountain of the Square (right, background). Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589062147-DWW1E4QABEX6F69QEZ1L/DSCN3084.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Fountain of the Square: Surrounded by radial, geometric designs in the Villa’s most perfectly manicured garden, the lowermost fountain represents the triumph of reason over nature. Its open, spacious plan, which contrasts dramatically with the tighter, tree- or wall-lined fountains before it, may also symbolize the element of air. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589283443-AXDW7ED9DZ5NQKN7CIJT/DSCN3296.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo The sculptural group of four boys that serves as the focal point for the Fountain of the Square is a later addition. They lift a hill and star, symbols of Cardinal Montalto, who owned the Villa from 1590–1623, while the surrounding balustrades end in depictions of the shrimp that represented the Villa’s previous owner, Cardinal Gambara. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589372768-S3HAPAPWRO4QYMD6CW3E/DSCN3010.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo The Gambara shrimp and mythological themes continue in the imagery covering the first of the two small palaces beside the Fountain of the Square. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589431104-U5QRYDVVL32QOUXXQDV5/DSCN3065.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo The trompe-l’œil frescoes of the other palace seem to carry on the theme of human mastery over nature celebrated in the garden just outside its doors. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537589560832-YHOZTJZGN3QSXKXSZ0E4/DSCN3031.JPG Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo Despite the love of reason, control, and hyper-realism suggested by the geometric lower gardens and use of trompe-l’œil inside the second palace, surreal elements still creep in. Stuck in a corner and painted in pale, passive hues, the naturalistic, playful female bust of this pseudo-caryatid appears alive even as it melds into an abstract, decorative swirl. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1538345795852-QYRFYNKKILNLKVEJSPZO/DSCN3344.jpg Visual Writer - Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo This fountain of Pegasus surrounded by round-winged nymphs and the spitting busts of Muses sits between the site’s ticketing area and entrance to the formal gardens. Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Viterbo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://www.reneedevoemertz.com/visual-writer/2018/9/26/beneath-the-surface-cenotes-and-caves-of-the-yucatan monthly 0.5 2019-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537939824664-CW1KFDZL8J2Q2EQ883EI/IMG_3692.JPG Visual Writer - Beneath the Maya world: cenotes and caves of the Yucatán Dzibilchaltún cenote. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537939165366-AEBSU11VL6ITGHOVBFLQ/IMG_3628.jpg Visual Writer - Beneath the Maya world: cenotes and caves of the Yucatán Balankanché cave. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b450f0f506fbe89d0be703e/1537939535788-LURSY046O1BMLD144U68/IMG_4057+%283%29.jpg Visual Writer - Beneath the Maya world: cenotes and caves of the Yucatán Dzom-Bacal cenote. 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