A Life in Art, An Artful Life Part 2

Virgin and Child, and Angels (Madonna of the Magnificat) by Sandro Botticelli, one of the works championed by Bernard Berenson

Bienvenue and welcome back to Musée Musings, your idiosyncratic guide to Paris and Art. While I am putting together my review of the Lee Miller exhibition and Ginevra is gathering her thoughts about the two exhibitions we saw recently, in Paris and London, on Marilyn Monroe, please enjoy Part II of my review of Rachel Cohen’s biography of Bernard Berenson. You’ll remember from Part I of my review that Berenson was an art historian whose area of expertise was Italian Renaissance art. Based on his attributions, American collectors decided what paintings to add to their burgeoning art collections. It was a tricky business with many pitfalls as you will see when you read:

A Life in Art / An Artful Life, Part 2

Gros bisous, Dr. B.

Thanks to everybody who had time to read my reviews of the exhibition on Madame de Sévigné at the Musée Carnavalet, which, if you haven’t had a chance to see it, you have another 21 days to rectify that error (!), the exhibition closes on 23 August.

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Your writing inspires me to read the letters of Mme de Sévigné. I love reading historic correspondence and memoirs. Thank you for sharing these links to learn more about her life. Marina

Dear Beverly, As always, this was delightful to read. I enjoy the way you tie different elements together, those aha moments! Learning about the person Bourdaloue and the bourdaloue for relief reminded me of another Bordaloue - a pear and almond tart I’ve enjoyed in Paris. I hope it wasn’t named for the portapotty! Your friend, Elaine