Fascism and the arts
A major exhibition in Forlì exalts artistic works from the fascist era. But, anxious to document the work of little-known names, it has tragically forgotten the real geniuses of the Novecento movement
Rome open doors to Tiziano exhibition
The exhibition highlights the most significant moments of Tiziano’ activity following a chronological order
Secret Painting in Rembrandt Masterpiece Seen
Scientists may be one step closer to revealing a hidden portrait behind a 380-year-old Rembrandt painting. The masterpiece, “Old Man in Military Costume” by Dutch painter Rembrant Harmenszoon van Rijn, resides at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Scientists had noticed the painting bears faint traces of another portrait beneath its surface. Researchers [...]
Carracci’s celebrated ceiling to be cleaned
Annibale Carracci’s ceiling frescoes in the Palazzo Farnese are considered by many to be one of the most influential Renaissance commissions in Rome. When the Bolognese artist’s love-themed cycle was unveiled in 1600 it was hailed as a masterpiece. Carracci’s mix of northern Italian naturalism and Roman idealism laid the foundation for Baroque art. Now, [...]
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Presents First Exhibition Devoted to Hans Holbein in 45 Years
Restaurierung der Bildtafeln zur Ausstellung: Hans Holbein d.Ä.: Die Graue Passion in ihrer Zeit, 1494-1500, Öl auf Fichtenholz jeweils ca. 89 x 87 cm. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. STUTTGART.- Hans Holbein the Elder: The Grey Passion in its Time opened at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart on 27 November as part of the Große Landesausstellung Baden-Wurttemberg is the first [...]
The Louvre Launches an Unprecedented Fundraising Appeal for Cranach’s “The Three Graces”
PARIS— With their strong tradition of state sponsorship of the arts — which dates all the way back to the centralization of political power in the person of Louis XIV — the French are not at all accustomed to relying on the individual donors who play such a crucial role in American and British cultural [...]
Archaeologists in Egypt have Unearthed the Upper Part of a 3,400-Year-Old Granite Statue
The unearthed double limestone statue of Ahmenhotep III, one of the most powerful pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, was discovered in Kom el-Hittan, the site of the temple of Amenhotep III. The temple is one of the largest in the southern temple city of Luxor. (AP Photo/Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Versailles, Site of Murakami Controversy
VERSAILLES, France— Takashi Murakami’s show at Versailles has drawn worldwide attention for its juxtaposition of the Japanese artist’s manga-influenced work with the Gallic splendor of the Old Regime French kings, but next year the Château will not give over its gleaming halls to contemporary art. Instead, the series of shows by living artists — inaugurated [...]
Naked Dwarf Revealed Again in Painting
The naked image of a dwarf who starred at the Medici court in the Florentine Renaissance, has been revealed after nearly three centuries of oblivion, Italian art experts announced last week at a press conference in Florence. Known as the Portrait of Dwarf Morgante, the painting, a two-sided canvas which portrays a court jester, was [...]
Duchamp’s “Boîte-en-Valise” to be Published as a Pop-Up Book
PARIS— It’s certainly appropriate that French artist Mathieu Mercier won the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2003, since he has always shown a special interest in the ground-breaking conceptual artist. Now Mercier has found a novel way to pay tribute to one of Duchamp’s most famous works, the “Boîte-en-valise,” by making it more accessible, so [...]
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