‘Las Meninas’ in ‘The Studio’The first picture is of a copy of the Spanish artist Diego Velazque’s “Las Meninas” painting. The original painting was done by the Spanish…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Bureaucrat’s PassionsI admit that my photo of the painting ‘Crabapple and Gardenia’ is not that engaging to write about. I blame it on my below-ordinary…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Sogdian TrishulI recently learned that the Smithsonian Asia Gallery of Art in DC has one permanent gallery room dedicated to exhibits on the Sogdians in…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Merriam-Webster DictionaryWebster’s American Dictionary of the English Language took twenty-six years to compile. Interestingly, Webster completed it in 1825 while…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
What do the Crusades have to do with the Municipal Corporation building in Mumbai or the National…I need to clarify the following before I get into the discussion on the linkage between the Christian Crusades and the two relatively…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Welcome to Malaysian Street StoreWhile I am in a self-adulation phase about my name since my last post on King Indra, I thought that I might sneak in another post on the…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
Malaysian Street Food JointsKaula Lumpur City Gallery has miniature replicas of Malaysian street food joints. Street food joints are not unique to Malaysia or East and…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
Banal Viewing of Philip Guston’s PaintingPhilip Guston, the American painter (1913–1980) made several paintings depicting hooded masks worn by the Ku Klux Klan members. KKK members…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
‘Las Meninas’ in ‘The Studio’The first picture is of a copy of the Spanish artist Diego Velazque’s “Las Meninas” painting. The original painting was done by the Spanish…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
Bureaucrat’s PassionsI admit that my photo of the painting ‘Crabapple and Gardenia’ is not that engaging to write about. I blame it on my below-ordinary…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
