James Baresel
Author
James Baresel is a freelance writer who has contributed to periodicals as
varied as Fine Art Connoisseur, Military History, Claremont Review of Books,
and New Eastern Europe.
LATEST
‘Pink Palace’: The Heart of Scotland’s Drumlanrig Castle
Scotland’s Drumlanrig Castle remains a tribute to the Douglas clan history.
Baltimore’s Basilica: The Nation’s First Cathedral
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,” we visit America’s first masterpiece of religious architecture.
‘The Surrender of Breda’
Diego Velázquez’s painting suggested the inevitability of Spanish victory and the heroism of the Dutch who fought against the odds.
Cesky Krumlov Castle: The Renaissance in the Czech Republic
In this installment of Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages, we visit a castle in the Bohemian Renaissance style.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré: Canada’s Cultural Gem
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we walk to a church along the Saint Lawrence River near Québec City.
Inveraray: A Grand Castle in Western Scotland
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a splendid symbol of Scottish culture.
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore: An Engineering Feat
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we see a Renaissance treasure in Florence, Italy.
Titian’s ‘Penitent Magdalene’
Titian and his workshop created at least nine variations of the repentant Mary Magdalene for 16th-century art patrons.
The Russian Renaissance and the Bronze Horseman
Catherine the Great solidified her place as one of Russia’s great rulers by commissioning the largest statue of Peter the Great on horseback.
‘The Roll Call’: Lady Elizabeth Butler’s Authentic Military Painting
With her pragmatism and technical artistic brilliance, British painter Lady Butler illustrated the all-encompassing reality of war.
