HISTORICAL OBSERVATIONS

…more artistic musings

YEARS of observation and reading have peaked my interest in the smallest and often overlooked but interesting subjects throughout history. The following TOPICS are revisited through condensed short stories representing those periods.

Those micro tidbits of information of little known facts about periods in history that you didn’t even know you were interested in.

AKHENATEN , 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, used lumps of genuine lapis lazuli as monatery barter.

Interest in Interior Design has been shared since ancient times with the Egyptian, Minoan, Greek and Roman civilizations. Living spaces in the first century A.D. of the Roman elite in Pompeii and Herculaneum would rival todays exclusive tastes.

Being paid for work rendered was the ultimate goal of the person performing a service.

MICHELANGELO demanded his due after completing the SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING.

IMPRESSIONISTS’ had pioneers within the boy’s club because Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt challenged the system.

The CLASSICAL Decorative Arts BLOG will explore further:

Pompeii’s richest resident, land and business owner was a woman.

Even the poorest of the poor living in Pompeii had the best diet according to the standards of today. That was proven by analyzing the ancient waste from the public toilet system. Who knew?

Michelangelo had anger issues towards his boss, Pope Julius II. Expressing his feelings by painting the nasty finger gesture though out the Sistine chapel ceiling composition, one spot being directly over the Pope’s pulpit.

The painter Caravaggio (1571-1610) was considered the Grand Master of the late Renaissance. But, his arrogance, belligerence and swagger soon led him to commit murder.