Appreciating Beauty Before It Slips Away: 'Lost Illusions'
Appreciating Beauty Before It Slips Away: ‘Lost Illusions’ Reaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart We sometimes let opportunities slip through our grasp, forgetting that our lives are over in the blink of an eye. I was recently talking to a friend about hindsight. Have you ever thought, “If I could go back in time, I’d do that differently,” or “If I knew then what I know now”? Such thought experiments can leave us either ready for a more thoughtful future or melancholic about our past. Charles Gleyre’s painting “Lost Illusions” (also called “The Evening”...