Painting of the Week: Miguel Covarrubias, The Mexican Street Scene
An ordinary, rather empty street in the Mexican countryside. Two people. In the center, a woman with closed eyes, covered by a blue shawl. Pensive.
Alicja Gluszek 14 July 2019
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A Special Appearance of Leonardo’s Saint Jerome
A very special painting has just arrived in New York! To honor the five hundredth anniversary of the artist’s death, Leonardo da Vinci’s...
Alexandra Kiely 13 July 2019
Take a Trip with Rosemary Ellis
As we head into summer holiday season, let’s take a look back at the gorgeous travel posters designed by British artist Rosemary Ellis. One of the...
Candy Bedworth 11 July 2019
Crossing the Sword Bridge. Sir Lancelot of the Lake in Medieval Art
The 12th century saw the rise of secular literature centred on heroes. Courtly poetry and prose took up themes of love and chivalry. These stories...
Guest Author 5 July 2019
VIA Arts Prize: Check if This Competition Is for You!
A prestigious solo exhibition in London, a monetary prize and exposure to collectors interested in Latin American, Spanish or Portuguese art await...
Alicja Gluszek 25 June 2019
Roy Lichtenstein Multiple Visions at MUDEC
“Everyone knows me for comics and dots” Lichtenstein once said to Gianni Mercurio, the curator of Roy Lichtenstein Multiple...
Maria Frazzoni 24 June 2019
The Beginning of a New World at Kröller-Müller Museum
The Beginning of a new World: The Development of Modern Sculpture is the newest exhibition at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. It...
Nadine Waldmann 20 June 2019
Painting of the Week: Masaccio, The Tribute Money
There are many artists and paintings which I return to over and over again. Artists like Giotto, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Vermeer, van Eyck, Cassatt,...
Rachel Witte 9 June 2019
The Monumental Paintings of Lucian Freud
The paintings in the Lucian Freud: Monumental exhibition in Acquavella Gallery on the Upper East Side in New York City are monumental in many ways,...
Howard Schwartz 5 June 2019
The Genius Experience: Leonardo and Warhol at the Crypt of San Sepolcro
Two protagonists of their respective eras, the Renaissance genius and the father of pop art, collide together in Milan, despite four centuries of...
Maria Frazzoni 4 June 2019
How British was Van Gogh?
The exhibition Van Gogh and Britain at the Tate Britain brings together over 50 works by Vincent van Gogh to reveal how he was inspired by Britain...
Joanna Kaszubowska 1 June 2019
Discover South American Artists in MnBA, Rio de Janeiro
As the third piece in our series, I present my favorite paintings from the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MnBA) of Rio de Janeiro. There are works by...
Anna Deáki 30 May 2019
