Artist: Caravaggio Year: 1608 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 361 cm × 520 cm. Location: St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta This is the altar piece of the Oratory and was commissioned by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt. It is the largest painting produced by the artist and the only one known to be signed. The Beheading of St John the Baptist … [Read more...] about The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Caravaggio
Crime & Art
Battle of Grunwald – Jan Matejko
Title: Battle of Grunwald Artist: Jan Matejko Year: 1874 Dimensions: 16'7"x9'9" The Battle of Grunwald is a huge painting 10 feet high and almost 17 feet in length. It's full of figures and action and, because of its size, difficult to uniformly illuminate and photograph. Reproductions tend to miniaturize it to the point that only a couple of highlights … [Read more...] about Battle of Grunwald – Jan Matejko
Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Authors: John R. Schafer, Joe Navarro Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd; 2 edition Paperback: 192 pages This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of emphasizing the interviewing skills that are critical for solving criminal investigations, obtaining information, and developing intelligence. This book is structured to … [Read more...] about Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Without Hope – Frida Kahlo
This painting was painted at the year of 1945, when Frida Kahlo was forced to be fed by presciprtion of her doctor. In the back of this painting Frida Kahlo wrote down the following explanation: Not the least hope remains to me...Everything move in time with what the belly contains." At that time Frida Kahlo was suffered from a lack of appetite due to her many surgeries … [Read more...] about Without Hope – Frida Kahlo
Massacre in Korea – Pablo Picasso
Author: Pablo Picasso Dimensions: 110 cm × 210 cm Type: Oil on plywood Year: 1951 Massacre in Korea is a 1951 painting by Pablo Picasso which is seen as a criticism of American intervention in the Korean War. It depicts the 1950 Sinchon Massacre, an act of mass killing carried out by North Koreans, South Koreans, and American forces in the … [Read more...] about Massacre in Korea – Pablo Picasso
