Z

Well, we've reached the end of the alphabet. This run of the ABCs has been monumental fun for me to do, and I'm glad that other people seem to have enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed putting them up. However, just because we've reached the end of the alphabet doesn't mean that it's the end of these art history discussions, since they keep my brain engaged (and my brain needs all the help it can get).

is for Francisco de Zurbaran.

( The Spaniard knows that reality is not Idea but Life.... Idea, beauty, formal perfection, are abstractions and nothing more. Art, in its turn is bound to concern itself with realities and not with dreams. )