Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
The Prodigal Son – 1887
The Prodigal Son – 1887 Bronze Auguste Rodin - V&A Museum This sculpture represents Rodin’s rendition of the parable of the prodigal son...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
Peasant Woman Nursing a Baby – 1873
Peasant Woman Nursing a Baby – 1873 Terracotta Aimé-Jules Dalou - V&A Museum This is an example of how pervasive and influential the...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
Pandora – 1860
Pandora – 1860 Marble John Gibson - V&A Museum In Greek mythology, Pandora was equivalent to Eve, the first woman ever created. Jupiter,...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
Neptune and Triton – 1623
Neptune and Triton – 1623 Marble Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini - V&A Museum This sculpture depicts the Greek god of the sea Neptune (also...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
Samson Slaying a Philistine – 1562
Samson Slaying a Philistine – 1562 Marble Giovanni Bologna - V&A Museum The single most striking aspect of this sculpture is the artist’s...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
Lot’s Wife – 1888
Lot’s Wife – 1888 Marble Sir William Thornycroft V&A Museum In the book of Genesis, Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities overtaken by such...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 29, 2014
My Favorite Western Sculptures from the Victoria & Albert Museum
Founded in 1852, the Victoria & Albert Museum stands today as the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design. My original goal...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 24, 2014
A Stroll Through My Neighbourhood
A few weeks ago, I promised to share pictures of the neighborhood in London where I currently live, but after considerable...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 21, 2014
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
I first fell in love with the sound of a violin during my Freshman year in Princeton. I distinctly remember sitting on a bench during a...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 20, 2014
Mozart’s Requiem
Lately, I have learned the meaning of the word humility in many ways. One was listening to Mozart’s Requiem being performed live by the...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 19, 2014
The Bodyguard
When I first arrived in London, every time I went to watch a movie, the theater was noticeably empty. I went to various movie theaters...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 18, 2014
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men is a play being performed at the Garrick Theater starring Jeff Fahey, Martin Shaw, Nick Moran and Robert Vaughn. It’s...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 14, 2014
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait. London, March 14th, 2014. Taken moments before going for a run in Hyde Park. Psychologists have suggested that people who...
Andre Lamartin
Mar 8, 2014
Treasures of the British Library
The British library is the world’s greatest library housing over 150 million items and 15 million books. A few weeks ago I applied for a...
Andre Lamartin
Feb 28, 2014
Thalia
This is my favorite marble sculpture on display at the British Museum. It is not famous as the Rosetta Stone discovered during the...
Andre Lamartin
Feb 14, 2014
Her
What is the message of this movie? Is it a sad commentary on the state of modern day relationships in the Information Age, where it is...
Andre Lamartin
Jan 22, 2014
A Farewell
"One does not discover new lands without first losing sight of the shore for a very long time." - André Gide, Nobel Prize in Literature 1947
Andre Lamartin
Jan 12, 2014
A Cursory Reflection on the Value of Solitude
What is the value of solitude? Is it selfish to treat it as a virtue or should it be stigmatized as a sign of social isolation,...
Andre Lamartin
Dec 14, 2013
Nelson Mandela 1918 - ∞
Countless days have gone by and I still cannot understand all the eulogies in honor of Mandela. An icon of his caliber can never truly...
Andre Lamartin
Nov 11, 2013
Parabéns Salvador
Parabéns Salvador. De acordo com o artigo recente publicado no New York Times, Salvador se tornou a cidade mais violenta do Brasil....
Andre Lamartin
Jun 23, 2013
O Sinal de Uma Virada
Espero que estas manifestações pelo Brasil simbolizem o sinal de uma virada. Ainda é muito cedo para interpretar as ramificações destas...
Andre Lamartin
Apr 6, 2013
Eulogy for Roger Ebert
Rest in peace Roger Ebert: 1942 - 2013. He will be forever remembered as the greatest movie critic of the twentieth century and as a...
Andre Lamartin
Dec 6, 2012
Distance, Time & Human Relationships
In physics, the inverse-square law dictates that the intensity of a force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from...
Andre Lamartin
Oct 11, 2012