Peabody Essex Museum eshibition: "Asia in Amsterdam"

After taking Jackson to Plum Island, we went to Salem to the Peabody Essex Museum to see the exhibition entitled "Asia in Amsterdam: the Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age".  Now you might wonder what I was thinking, taking a 13-year-old to such an exhibit, but he indulged me, and really enjoyed it (indeed he did, but not as much as the science hands-on later).  But the PEM has done it again, once more proving itself a world-class museum, with a stunning and extensive exhibit well worth the visit from anyone interested in Asian luxury articles and Dutch Art. 

Jan Jansz. van de Velde III
"Still Life with Beer Glass, Porcelain Dish, and Pepper" 1647 (detail)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Jackson
His only complaint was that I tried to take a picture of nearly everything.

Attributed to Jacob Weben
"Jan Pietersz Coen" 1625

One of the arts I admire the most,
Lacquer ware

A ludicrously luxurious crib

Ludolf Bakhuizon
"Ships in a Gale on the U before the City of Amsterdam" 1666
The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection
(I wonder if they are connected to the great Wilhelm van Otterloo, who conducted
the Concertgebouw Orch. of Amsterdam, and wrote a great "Serenade"
for brass, percussion, celesta and harp)

Jan van der Heyden
"View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam"  1667-70
The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection

Osias Beert the Elder
"Still Life with Oysters and Sweetmeats" 1610 (detail)
Anon. donor

A collection of 17th cent. weapons from Asia

A separate exhibit at the PEM dedicated to one room:
Aniha Quayyum Agha
"Intersectrions"
A huge iron cage, lit from within, and casting shadows on all
walls, ceiling, floor.

At the hands-on kids area
A collection of stone shapes to create a mosaic.
Here's my spur-of-the-moment work.



Plum Island, two mornings

I visited Plum Island on Thursday AM and Friday (with my grandson, Jackson, who always seems to bring me good luck!) and the resulting pictures follow.  Rain on Thursday, brilliant sunshine on Friday.

Young Red Tail Hawk

Oh, Marsha, it's that time again!
Oh, John, I got a headache!

"I'm walkin', yes indeed,
I'm talkin', 'bout you and me,
I'm walkin', till you come back to-a-me!"

Great White Heron

Lesser Yellow-Legs

Osprey

Northern Flicker

Lawren Harris, Picasso at MFA with Barbara and Bill

I wasn't particularly anxious to see the Lawren Harris exhibit, and then Sebastion Smee, the art critic for the Boston Globe wrote a glowing article (pun  intended) for Harris' glowing art.  It is absolutely true, you have to see the real thing hanging in front of you to appreciate the almost spiritual worship of nature in these paintings.  We saw also the contemporary clothing, Picasso, and students of Hokusai and they were all really entertaining.  Strongly recommended.

Lawren Harris
"Pic Island"
about 1924

"Mountains in Snow: Rocky Mountain Paintings VII"
about 1929

"Ice House, Coldwell, Lake Superior"
about 1923

:Lake Superior"
about 1923

"North Shore, Lake Superior"
1026

My sister, Barbara, and
"Mount Lefroy"
1930

"Icebergs, Davis Strait"
1930

"Above Lake Superior"
1922

from the "Students of Hokusai" exhibit:
"Flower Arranged Personally, No. 4"
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
about 1835

This was such a great masterpiece.  I am surprised it hasn't been featured as a main part of the Asian collection.
"The Ghosts of the Heike Appear in Daimotsu Bay, in Settsuj Province"
Ketsushika Hokui
1847-1852

from an exhibit of fashion photography:
"Bracelet with Green Snake"
Van Cleef & Arpels
1963

and from the Couture collection
Victor & Rolf, Amsterdam
"Wearable Art"
2015

Mary Katranazou
"Look 25 (Espandit)"
2012

"Complete View of Takanawa"
Hiroshige
about 1832

from the all-too-brief Picasso exhibit:
"The Rescue"
1932

"Rape of the Sabine Women"
1963

and finally, for all you Aujbrey-Maturin fans:
"Board Room of the Admiralty"
John Hill
1808

Great Architectural Etchings from 1890

I've had a book published in Boston by Estes and Lauriat, quite possibly a Catholic publication, which was illustrated by wonderful etchings.  I've had to dispose of the book but I scanned some of the etchings, and I hope you enjoy them.  I have always absolutely loved black and white illustrations, pen and ink, and of course etchings, and especially architectural renderings.
The titles of some of them may be innacurate, and I will try to decipher the artist's names, although the publication was very casual about giving the artists credit.
Enjoy them, I sure have.

"The Temple of Isis"
Alexandre Debar/Sargent

"Cathedral of Palermo"
Degreef

"Cathedral of Meissen"
A. Hamfield

"Strasburg Cathedral"

"Lincoln Cathedral"

"Doorway of Santa Maria, Belem"
Minne

"Interior of the Cathedral, Seville"

"Monastery of Esphigmenou, Mount Athos"
Karl Girardet//Laly

"Church of Peter and Paul, in the Fortress, St. Petersburg"
Pannemaker/de la Charlerib

"Interior Court of the Mosque of Iman Raza"
 

"Church of Peter and Paul, in the Fortress, St. Petersburg"
Pannemaker/de la Charlerib

"Housseinabad Imambarra, Lucknow"
H F Rowd/J Gauchard

"Aladdin's Gate.  Delhi"
E. Therond/C. Laplante

"Pagoda, Seringham"
Degreef

"Gopura. Triputry"
E. Therond/Bertrano

"Pagoda of Watt-Chang  Bangkok"
E.T.C./Minne

"The Baion.  Angcor Thom"
E. Therond/J. Gauchard