The Shy Museumgoer
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Hello, and welcome. I'm Diane Tucker. I write stories about great paintings in the museum.
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
The mythological god of erotic desire delights in making unsuspecting mortals fall madly in love by shooting them with his enchanted arrows. But beware, Cupid's intentions are far more complicated than they appear on a valentine ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
Betye Saar has a storyteller's eloquence. She creates hauntingly beautiful works of art that seduce us into thinking deeply and more empathetically about race. Notably, she is one of the first American artists to focus on the chasm between the colonizer and the colonized ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
Before the invention of electricity, the moon ruled our evening activities and captured our imagination. In many ways it still does. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the moon is that it keeps our secrets — maybe even one of the art world's better-kept secrets ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
Is a dog more than “just a dog” in an Old Master painting? The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes liked to say "dogs give an honest bark of truth," and I think he may be on to something. After all, Diogenes lived in a wine barrel on the streets of Athens. He knew dogs ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
Volumes have been written about Andō Hiroshige’s celebrated woodblock prints and the men who enjoyed the Tōkaidō Road's many prurient pleasures. So I'm concentrating on the women in these images — all of the women, not only the courtesans ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
3M ago
Abstract Expressionism — the first uniquely American art movement to attain international influence — trumpets the limitlessness of artistic horizons. But limitless for whom? How many Black abstract expressionists can you name ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
6M ago
Lately it seems everyone is talking about “toxic masculinity” and the identity crisis affecting young men — some of whom say past role models are not relatable. Does a first-century dad have anything to say to modern men? Joseph of Nazareth may surprise you ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
8M ago
Betye Saar has a storyteller's eloquence. She creates hauntingly beautiful works of art that seduce us into thinking more deeply and more empathetically about race. Notably, she is one of the first American artists to focus on the chasm between the colonizer and the colonized ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
10M ago
Before the invention of electricity, the tantalizing beauty of the moon ruled our evening activities and captured our imagination. In some ways it still does. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the moon is that it keeps our secrets — indeed, even one of the art world's secrets ..read more
The Shy Museumgoer
1y ago
In Old Master narrative paintings, is a dog just a dog? "Dogs give an honest bark of truth," said Diogenes, an ancient Greek philosopher whose opinion I value because, for a time, Diogenes lived on the streets of Athens in a clay wine barrel. He knows dogs ..read more