About the Art
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Raphael. "The School of Athens." 1511. Vatican Museums, Vatican City. Matthew first studied this painting in his Modern Church History class in high school, thank you Dr. Terry. He went on to visit it in person at the Vatican. We chose this as the image for our Catholic School fund to make the most pretentious point possible about the value of a Catholic education, equating it to learning directly from Plato and Aristotle.
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Monet, Claude. "The Artist's Garden in Argenteuil". 1873. National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. Aubrie loves impressionism, and we always seek out impressionist paintings when we have the chance to go to a new museum. We chose this example for our house fund because there is a house in the painting.
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Klimt, Gustav. "The Kiss." 1908. Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. While not her favorite Klimt painting, Aubrie has a print of "The Kiss" on the wall of her bedroom. We chose it as the image of our honeymoon fund not just for its amorous depiction, but also because we will be going to see it in person at the Belvedere on our honeymoon. As an aside, Matthew has a particularly amusing memory of a Columbia student handing in a chemistry-themed recreation of this painting as a "Bonus Outreach Project," resulting in Matthew and his groomsmen Dave having to educate their boss in art history.