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Frederic Leon . Four Seasons . Philadelphia Museum of Art

Frederic Leon . Four Seasons . Philadelphia Museum of Art

February, 22, 2005: Philadelphia Museum of Art
While my friend and I were waiting to see the Dali exhibition, we stumbled across an artist that neither one of us had ever heard of before, Belgian Symbolist, Leon Frederic.
The first image featured here is from Frederic’s “Four Seasons: Fall”. The series portrays the four seasons symbolically with [...]

Visiting Zeus in Philadelphia . Philly Museum of Art

Visiting Zeus in Philadelphia . Philly Museum of Art

February 22, 2005
 
One of my favorite things about visiting Philadelphia is visiting Zeus. I come back over and over again to stare up at him and admire his beauty. Zeus is the central figure on the pediement of the Northern frieze of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The sculptures were done by C. Paul Jennewein [...]