Archive for April, 2009

Milano, Milan – ITALY

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Duomo di Milano, Milan  Photo Gallery

“What a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful!”
Milan Duomo

West facade of the Duomo
The impressive west front, with restoration works as of May 2008.


The Duomo and an equestrian statue at sunset.


The Duomo in all its pointy Gothic glory by night.

Roof view
View from roof.

Milan Duomo in HDR
East side of the Duomo, with choir windows.

Roof of Milan Cathedral
Strolling on the roof of the second-largest Catholic cathedral in the world.

Milan Duomo interior
A view down Duomo’s huge nave.


Great pillars, side aisle and side altar.

St. Bartholomew
Gory 16th-century statue of St. Bartholomew, who was flayed alive.


View of the choir.

Milan Duomo stained glass window
Detail of choir window.

Inspiration

Monday, April 27th, 2009

I am inspired by artists of all sorts, the places where I have traveled, and of course all the wonderful creative people in my life.

It is almost overwhelming how many family members of mine have been involved in creative and artistic professions. My father is a painter, my maternal grandfather was a painter and a well-known jeweler. My maternal grandmother’s brother Etienne Aigner is a world-renowned leather accessories designer. And her other brother is Lucien Aigner, the shy but talented photographer whose subjects included infamous people like Mussolini and Einstein.

Matisse

(For his figure work, modernist influence, and french-ness.)


Matisse Chapel

Blue Nude

Le Serf
His lady’s head



Self Portrait

Cezanne

(For his landscapes, modernist influence, and french-ness.)

Toulouse Lautrec

(For his naked ladies, draftsmanship, and Parisian style.)


Picasso

(For being Picasso.)



Henri Cartier Bresson

(For his composition and magnificent portraits.)




Lucien Aigner

(For being my great uncle.)

Einstein

Mussolini

Einstein

Lucien Freud

(For his creepy figures.)





Philip Guston

(For his abstracts.)

Egon Schiele

(For his naughty nudes.)





Van Gogh

(For being a crazy mo-fo and for his linear work.)







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Monday, April 27th, 2009

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