Stories By Joanna Kaszubowska
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20th century
Modern Living – Sonneveld House, Rotterdam
November 26, 2019Visit with us the Sonneveld House Museum, one of the best-preserved examples the Nieuwe Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International School of Modernism. Designed in the 1930s by architecture office Brinkman and Van der...
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Art State of Mind
10 Best Christmas Gifts from Museums
November 23, 2019Halloween has passed and the Christmas season has officially started. With it the longer nights, warm glow of lights and candles, and the headache of coming up with gifts for all our loved ones. It’s no...
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Baroque
The Great Art Robbery…Foiled
November 16, 2019Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing the Rembrandt’s Light exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Sadly, since Thursday, 14th November 2019, the gallery is closed until further notice. This is due to a failed attempt...
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dailyart
10 Beautiful Kimono from the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection
November 15, 2019Victoria and Albert Museum in London is one of the leading museums focusing on art and design. It’s special for me due to the vast range of their collection, excluding no material or technique. V&A collects...
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Baroque
Rembrandt’s Light—Dulwich Picture Gallery
November 5, 2019Rembrandt’s Light exhibition at The Dulwich Picture Gallery celebrates the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death. The focus of this exhibition is on the artist’s use of light. It may seem like a limited and even narrow perspective...
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Artist
I Know What I Am. A Fascinating Graphic Novel about Artemisia Gentileschi
October 2, 2019The riveting life story of Baroque’s most famous woman painter – Artemisia Gentileschi. Told and shown by Gina Siciliano in her beautifully published graphic novel I Know What I Am. Allow me to start with a...
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dailyart
Natural Shine – Nature Inspired Jewelry from Victoria and Albert Museum
September 5, 2019The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fantastic collection of jewelry. This time we will take a look at the pieces inspired by natural forms. Nature-inspired jewelry, decorated with clearly recognizable flowers or fruit,...
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Fashion
Razzle Dazzle Me – 5 Jewelry Pieces from Victoria & Albert Collection
August 19, 2019The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a stunning collection of jewelry. Every time I visit the museum, I make a point to also check out the collection, as if it was my jewelry box....
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Baroque
Painting of the Week: Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus
August 18, 2019Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 – 1660) was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age and European Baroque. And...
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dailyart
Meet the Four Powerful Women of Bronzino
August 12, 2019Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-1572), known as Bronzino was an Italian Mannerist painter. He lived and worked in Florence and became the court painter of Cosimo I de’ Medici. Bronzino trained with Pontormo, who influenced his style,...
