Via photograph at Smithsonian in DC, Fine-Arts Museum.
Category Archives: Art History
Salvador Dalí
If someday I may die, though it is unlikely, I hope the people in the cafés will say, ‘Dali has died, but not entirely.’ Salvador Dalí
The History of the Navier-Stokes Equations
Over the course of a few years I have collected pictures, biographies, and other tidbits about the many famous people who have created, studied, and dedicated their lives to the Navier-Stokes equations. I set it to the music of Carmina Burana of the MIT Choir (Creative Commons). Enjoy!
Portrait of Sophia, Princess Palatine
Talking Oak
The Nightmare
Psautier de St Louis, 1270
Edward Burra Interview
The BBC, a long time ago, published an interview with the great British artist Edward Burra. https://vimeo.com/20763625. I have always loved his paintings of the Spanish civil war and its aftermath, his adventures in Paris and Parisian culture, and his lamentation of the destruction of the English country side. Most of his paintings are housed …