Monthly Archives: March 2012

Art, Mystery And Posh Pigments In ‘Sacre Bleu’ : NPR

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Sacred blue of the Virgin Mary’s cloak!  I just listened to the interview on NPR of the author of Sacre Bleu, Christopher Moore.  It sounds intriguing.  You can read it or listen online at the link below.  Recently in the … Continue reading →

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‘A Card Player,’ a Cézanne Watercolor for Sale by Christie’s – NYTimes.com

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

‘A Card Player,’ a Cézanne Watercolor for Sale by Christie’s – NYTimes.com. From the series of The Card Players paintings, a small watercolor study of a card player from a private collection has now come to the public’s attention.  The … Continue reading →

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Museum discovers ‘new’ Van Gogh painting – CNN.com

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Museum discovers ‘new’ Van Gogh painting – CNN.com. X-rays prove it, finding the painting of two wrestlers, described in Van Gogh’s writing, under the painting of the vase of flowers.

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Patrick mac Calpuirn o Éireann, Patron Saint of Ireland (387 – 461) – Genealogy

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

From the genealogy site geni.com, here is a biographical history of Saint Patrick. Patrick mac Calpuirn o Éireann, Patron Saint of Ireland (387 – 461) – Genealogy.

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’tis Himself, Honey O’Badger, wearin’ the green

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Link here (click), design copyright Alice Flynn

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Lost Charlotte Brontë story comes to light – books – TODAY.com

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Lost Charlotte Brontë story comes to light – books – TODAY.com. This is the Getty images portrait illustration at MSNBC.com.

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