Tag Archives: Italian renaissance

The first cellular phone?

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Veronica Knox

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN I see an angel reading a text message. This painting, Tobias and the Angel (c. 1467) from the studio of Andrea Verrocchio, is considered to contain three of the earliest instances of painting by Leonardo … Continue reading →

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BEING ON TIME

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Veronica Knox

HEART HISTORY & THE FINE ART OF TIME TRAVEL I ART My historical research is a personal renaissance of time-slipping into the past and materializing –truly being there, here, and everywhere via the art of 360 degrees of travel, and twenty-twenty vision. … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Veronica Knox

A TRUTH by any other name should smell as sweet  As an author I want to give my characters ideal names. They deserve the best. They deserve names that represent who they are at their core – a DNA signpost … Continue reading →

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THE TALE OF A DEADLY GRAPE-HEAD CLUSTER

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Veronica Knox

 When art shouldn’t imitate art – a brief history of the ‘art’ of story… or lack thereof In art history 101, I learned the terms ‘grape-head cluster’ and the ‘archaic smile’. Art history 201 introduced me to ‘warts and all’ realism… … Continue reading →

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DOWN TO EARTH IS FOR SISSIES

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Veronica Knox

  “Old age is no place for sissies”  – Bette Davis Since biology has determined that I must sleep 30% of my life, I’ve given myself permission to dream big and write surreal because Bette Davis was right, and Self-publishing … Continue reading →

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LOVE POETRY BEYOND THE GRAVE

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Fiction glorifies the art of paranormal romance,  reincarnation, and eternal bliss   Two Dantes say so: “I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing … Continue reading →

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THE ‘MONA LISA’ IS ONE HAUNTED LADY

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Leonardo is only one-tenth of the law but possession is nine-tenths of the truth   What if a contact-high with a famous portrait is so visceral that the sitter follows you home and changes your life forever?   ART IMITATES LIFE: ‘SECOND … Continue reading →

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VISITATION

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Veronica Knox

The next time you visit a gallery or open a book of renaissance art… what will a face in a painting say to you? There is a spiritual hush in the rooms an art gallery. But only some paintings offer … Continue reading →

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The Phoenix Project

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Veronica Knox

‘PEARL by PEARL’ – the past-life memories of a renaissance woman – by Veronica Knox   *REMINDER: Delphi Sharpe,  orphaned at birth, from a mother who swore her conception was immaculate, has the psychic ability to ‘read’ the provenance of … Continue reading →

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The Peacock – a Symbol of Rebirth

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Veronica Knox

  A time traveler must re-experience her previous life as a woman savant to recover the missing paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and reunite with her lost love   ‘PEARL by PEARL’ – the past-life memories of a renaissance woman – by Veronica Knox SYNOPSIS Delphi Sharpe, … Continue reading →

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