“The immediate inspiration for Pietà came not from Bouguereau’s devout Christianity, but from the painful loss of his eldest son Georges who died on July 19, 1875 at the age of sixteen. After spending several months overwhelmed by grief, Bouguereau sought to lift his spirits by fully immersing himself in his art. For several weeks,…
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Unbroken – A Poem
Unbroken In the spring When I was young, green and giving, I wondered if we would see autumn. Then the water rose while cold wind whipped, And I wondered which one of us would blow away. I remain unbroken – And now I know. by Sunnyside Hear More Bach At Sunnyside Learn More Georgia O’Keeffe…
Bonnard and Bach
“Albrecht Mayer discovered the music of J.S. Bach at the age of 8, as a choirboy at Bamberg Cathedral. Within a couple of years he was able to play some of the composer’s simpler keyboard pieces on the piano. “Even then,” he recalls, “I could feel this transcendent image of his music going through my…
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 