Artist and Patron – Friend or Foe?
Since ancient times, patrons have played a vital role in art history. Patronage can be found almost everywhere – in Europe, feudal Japan and...
Candy Bedworth 7 December 2019
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Ardhanarishvara – Androgynous Portrayal of Shiva and Parvati
The composite form of Shiva and his consort, Shakti (another name for Parvati) is known as the Ardhanarishvara or the ‘God who is...
Maya M. Tola 5 December 2019
Now at the Frick – Manet: Three Paintings from the Norton Simon Museum
I love small exhibitions, because they allow me to savor each artwork and absorb all sorts of little details I wouldn’t otherwise. Manet: Three...
Alexandra Kiely 3 December 2019
Titian’s Danae (Metamorphoses II)
In a series of articles we are going to meet each of the seven Poesies, which Titian delivered Phillip II of Spain in the 1550s and early 1560s.
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 December 2019
Masterpiece Story: Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still...
James W Singer 1 December 2019
Art in The Crown: Spies, Secrets and The Royal Art Collection
The Crown is not amused… There’s a scandal brewing behind the doors of Buckingham Palace. Let’s investigate art in The Crown,...
Tony Heathfield 25 November 2019
Painting of the Week: Francisco Toledo, Frog
This is an unusual watercolor diptych by the late Mexican artist Francisco Toledo, who died this year. The work encompasses two totally opposite...
Alicja Gluszek 24 November 2019
10 Best Christmas Gifts from Museums
Halloween has passed and the Christmas season has officially started. With it the longer nights, warm glow of lights and candles, and the headache of...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 November 2019
Fighting for Visibility in Berlin: In Conversation with the Curator
I have managed to ask a couple of questions of Dr. Yvette Deseyve, the curator of the exhibition Fighting for Visibility. Women Artists in the...
Magda Michalska 22 November 2019
Sacred and Beauty in Russian Art at Gallerie d’Italia in Vicenza
The spirituality of the ancient iconographic models and the symbology of Russian art reach the city of Palladio, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
Maria Frazzoni 21 November 2019
Vincent van Gogh Revisited: Art of Hope Gangloff
The American artist Hope Gangloff (born in 1974) made several landscape paintings this year, some of which are reminiscent of Vincent van...
Michel Rutten 20 November 2019
Titian’s Metamorphoses
In the 1550s and early 1560s Titian delivered a series of seven large canvases to King Phillip II of Spain. Each translated a small section of the...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 November 2019
