Tag: Art History
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When Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote Ozymandias in 1817, he was captivated by the news of a massive fragment of a statue of Ramesses II arriving at the British Museum. The poem he produced is perhaps the most famous meditation on the transience of power, yet for those who work with stone, the most compelling figure…
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In an era of “disposable” culture and digital ephemera, Courtmaster Carving stands for the enduring. We believe that a life well-crafted must be built on a foundation of substance. To understand how an artist can imbue a flat surface with the physical gravity of stone, we look to Johannes Vermeer’s View of Delft. The Secret…