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Artist Birthday: Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 Germany)

Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Karl Cole

Like the great Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Albrecht Dürer was a singularly “Renaissance Man.” He was not only an accomplished printmaker and painter who ...

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Artist Birthday: Wolfgang Laib (born 1950 Germany)

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | Karl Cole

Inspired by the teachings of the ancient Taoist philosopher Laozi, Wolfgang Laib creates sculptures that seem to connect that past and present, the ephemeral and the eternal. Working with perishable o ...

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National Oyster Day: Osias Beert, the Elder

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | Karl Cole

Art historians consider Osias Beert possibly the first significant Baroque Flemish still life painter. The still life medium was just catching on in popularity during his period of activity, ...

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The Brueghel (Bruegel) Family

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 | Karl Cole

Having ancestry in northern Europe (Switzerland), I naturally gravitated toward Northern Renaissance art in college. I’m particularly fond of Flemish artists, because they reflect a similar unva ...

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New Acquisitions: Yucky Baroque Still Life?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | Karl Cole

I’ve decided to dedicate my June posts to a series highlighting new images in Davis Art Images’ digital collection that have either blown me away, or, in the least, charmed me. Whenever I ...

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