Monthly archive May, 2010
Pablo Picasso - Chipotle, Chorizo & Dark Beer Fondue

Pablo Picasso – Chipotle, Chorizo & Dark Beer Fondue

Pablo Picasso, Still Life (1914), painted wood and upholstery fringe, 25.4 x 45.7 x 9.2 cm, Tate Modern Pablo Picasso began making his relief constructions around 1912 which allowed him to reinforce the idea of a painting as an object by incorporating found materials into the sculptures. The subject matter is similar to his paintings...
Bartolomeo Bimbi - Sour Cherry Turnovers with Goat Cheese

Bartolomeo Bimbi – Sour Cherry Turnovers with Goat Cheese

Bartolomeo Bimbi, Cherries (1699), Poggio a Caiano, Villa Medicea The Florentine still life painter Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648-1729) enjoyed the patronage of the Medici family and to this day, several of his works can still be found in the Medici villas (including the painting above). Bimbi worked in a large scale and his paintings are often...