Episodes — Accession

19: Night

I want to share a secret with you. But you cannot tell anyone...

European, NeoclassicalT. H. PondersMay 16, 2019Sculpture, New York City

15: Three Ghosts

Today, we look at a familiar ghost from three different angles; a poem, a play, and a song.

NeoclassicalT. H. PondersOctober 1, 2018Poem, Drama, Music, Sculpture, Print

12: Mysterious Smile

Amongst all the sitters in art history, the people who sit to have their portrait painted, only a few possess this remarkable skill: to cast the most beautifully perplexing smile, that, with a simple curve of the lips, writes novels of emotional expression. This is one such smile.

NeoclassicalT. H. PondersJuly 14, 2018French, Portrait, Painting, Biography, Period, History

3: Shipwrecks and Ruins

There is so much being accomplished by this master painter in this masterpiece that needs so little explanation. But while I am of the opinion that there is no problem with this painting, there is a problem with its story.

Rococo, NeoclassicalT. H. PondersApril 23, 2018European, Painting, History, Biography, Period