National Gallery acquires Saint Bartholomew by Bernardo Cavallino
Now on view in the National Gallery, London The National Gallery purchased the life-size painting of Saint Bartholomew by Bernardo Cavallino at Sotheby’s New York back in January 2023 from the Fisch Davidson collection – one of the most important collections of Baroque art ever to appear on the market. The cost was $3.9 million (hammer $3.2m).…
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Rijksmuseum Acquires Four Silver Salt Cellars by Johannes Lutma
After WW2 Restitution Process The Rijksmuseum has purchased four outstanding silver salt cellars made by the renowned Amsterdam silversmith Johannes Lutma. These partially gilded objects are among the most important examples of 17th-century Dutch silversmithing. Costly cellars of this kind would stand on the tables for important banquets given by wealthy merchants and art lovers,…
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Mauritshuis Acquires Painting by Adriaen Brouwer
“Superbia” or “Vanity”, c.1635 The Mauritshuis has acquired a unique painting by the Flemish artist Adriaen Brouwer (c.1605 – 1638). It is a rare representation of the Latin concept of “Superbia”, which means pride or vanity. Superbia depicts a man curling his moustache with a pair of scissors. The acquisition originally belonged to a series…
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National Gallery, London – Turner on Tour
“Cologne” and “Dieppe”, two exceptional Turners, are on view in the National Gallery London. An exhibition with only 2 painting, how great is that! On loan from the Frick, NY. Until 19 Feb 2023.
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Courtauld Gallery, London
Courtauld Gallery, London. Boutique Museum with wonderful French Impressionists: Renoir, Manet, Cézanne, Seurat, Van Gogh, all of them. And no Museum Fatigue. Off the beaten track, go and see it!
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The Louvre: Things, a History of Still Life
The Louvre presents: Things, a History of Still Life. A revolutionary view on Nature Morte and showing that there is still life in still lifes. Here are my favourites!
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Clara the Rhino embarked in 1741 on a grand European tour. A Jurassic Park style celebrity, Clara would have become an Instagram hero these days. Some flashes from the Clara the Rhinoceros exhibition in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
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The San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Art. “Art of the Americas” and the real treasures! Eclectic collection and not-too-big building. No museum fatigue!
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Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
“The Hippest Museum In Town…” The Hammer Museum is an art museum and cultural centre in Los Angeles, known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur-industrialist Armand Hammer, the museum has since expanded its scope to become “the hippest and most culturally relevant institution in…
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Narcissus and Echo
Meet Narcissus and Echo! Although we know them already, as they are around us every day and everywhere. But originally they are two mythological characters from the “Metamorphoses”, an 1st century book in Latin, by the Roman poet Ovid. Let’s start with Narcissus. He was in those ancient mythological times a most beautiful young man. One…
Keep readingFrans Hals (1582 – 1666), a family (portrait) reunited!
This is the story of a rich merchant family from 17th Century Haarlem in The Netherlands. Or it’s actually the story of a portrait of that family. Gijsbrecht and Maria van Campen celebrated in 1624 their 20th wedding anniversary, by ordering a family portrait from the famous Dutch painter Frans Hals. They wanted to be…
Keep readingAlbrecht Dürer exhibition
Albertina, Vienna20 September 2019 – 6 January 2020 With its nearly 140 works by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), the Albertina Museum in Vienna is home to the world’s largest and most important collection of drawings by this artist. This exhibition also includes valuable international loan works in order to present Dürer’s drawn, printed, and painted oeuvres…
Keep readingLeonardo da Vinci; A Life In Drawing, exhibition
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London24 May 2019 – 13 October 2019 Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace brings together more than 200 of the Renaissance master’s greatest drawings from the Royal Collection. Drawing served as Leonardo’s laboratory, allowing him to…
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Louvre, Paris24 October 2019 – 24 February 2020 The year 2019 marks the 500-year anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, of particular importance for the Louvre. The museum is seizing the opportunity in this year of commemorations to gather as many of the artist’s paintings as possible around the five core works in its…
Keep readingNicolaes Maes exhibition
Mauritshuis, The Hague17 October, 2019 – 19 January, 2020 The Mauritshuis will present an exhibition on Nicolaes Maes, one of Rembrandt’s most talented pupils. It is the first big international exhibition showcasing this artist, with more than 30 paintings and highlighting all aspects of Maes’ varied oeuvre. Maes started his career painting biblical representations, which…
Keep readingRembrandt’s Light, exhibition
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London4 October 2019 – 2 February 2020 This 2019 is the Year of Rembrandt, with celebrations taking place throughout Europe to mark 350 years since the artist’s death (1669). Dulwich Picture Gallery will stage London’s Rembrandt moment with an innovative exhibition that aims to refresh the way that we look at works by this incomparable…
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