Tag: Art History

  • The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin

    1. Introduction When you look at The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, your eyes are directed not to the kneeling chancellor or to the Virgin and Child in the foreground but to the top third of the picture, directly toward the center, where a conspicuous island on a river interrupts the horizon. Although the chancellor occupies…

  • Berlin, May 2024

    On my flight to Berlin (May 2024), I’m reading Cohen-Solal’s book on Rothko. I get to the part where she narrates the correspondence between him and Kuh and how disappointed she is when he ultimately decides to not have it published as an accompaniment to their upcoming exhibition. But, Cohen-Solal says, she understands that she…