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Advent again
Dec. 4th, 2011 10:49 amFor those who didn't have access to my friends-only post, this userpic
is the Mughal Virgin and Child from a manuscript illumination...a Muslim-palace-artist version of European themes, but perfectly appropriate for the culture in question.
I'm writing about topics like this in my online art reviews, in case you wondered. Which you probably didn't.
Happy Advent anyway, for those of you who commemorate Advent. Garrison Keillor had an interesting take on the topic in his Lake Wobegon monologue last night, which those of you allergic to NPR or unable to access the program obviously didn't hear. But I'm short on time at the moment.
is the Mughal Virgin and Child from a manuscript illumination...a Muslim-palace-artist version of European themes, but perfectly appropriate for the culture in question.I'm writing about topics like this in my online art reviews, in case you wondered. Which you probably didn't.
Happy Advent anyway, for those of you who commemorate Advent. Garrison Keillor had an interesting take on the topic in his Lake Wobegon monologue last night, which those of you allergic to NPR or unable to access the program obviously didn't hear. But I'm short on time at the moment.
