Lorraine Ferrier
Author
Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
LATEST
No, These Aren’t Oil Paintings
Often mistaken for oil paintings, luminous pastel paintings deserve the limelight.
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The Spanish Art of Faith
Spanish Golden Age painter Francisco de Zurbarán’s art delights, instructs, and spiritually moves viewers at London’s National Gallery.
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The ‘Sister’ of Famous Scottish Highland Stag at Sotheby’s
The little-known highland stag from Queen Victoria’s favorite artist hits the art market.
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How an Ancient Greek Romance Created Clay Portraiture
A Corinthian maiden’s sweet sorrow started a Western art tradition.
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Behold the Beauty: A Wife’s Fidelity and a Rare American Needlework
This sole surviving ‘needle-woven tapestry’ depicts the virtues of Homer’s Queen Penelope at her loom.
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Behold the Beauty: Divine Fatherly Love
Guido Reni’s endearing paintings of Joseph and the Christ Child show the best of fatherhood and faith.
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The World’s Best Contemporary Fine Art: Sotheby’s NY and the ARC Salon
A world-class opportunity to see—and perhaps acquire—traditional realist art.
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America’s Eternal Summertime Show
American poets and painters freeze summertime for us to enjoy, whatever the season.
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Behold the Beauty: In Alabama, a Silver Menagerie Like No Other
A chance to marvel at Italian luxury jeweler Buccellati’s realistic animal sculptures.
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How the Minotaur Myth Made Canova Famous
The beauty and culture of Ancient Greece helped propel Antonio Canova to fame.
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