CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting by Ludovico Carracci
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
The Rijksmuseum Displays Lessons in Drawing in the Golden Age: From Copying to Drawing
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum will display prints and drawings that provide an overview of drawing instruction during the Golden Age. From first copying prints to drawing ‘from the imagination’, artists were faced with a long period of study and, of cour…
Christie’s Hong Kong Presents Masterpieces of Chinese 20th Century Art in November
HONG KONG.- Christie’s announced the Evening and Day Sales of Chinese 20th Century Art will be held on 27-28 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Together with the Asian contemporary art sales, over 450 highly sought-after pie…
Christie’s Hong Kong Presents Masterpieces of Chinese 20th Century Art in November
HONG KONG.- Christie’s announced the Evening and Day Sales of Chinese 20th Century Art will be held on 27-28 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Together with the Asian contemporary art sales, over 450 highly sought-after pie…
Tronies: Dialogue Between Marlene Dumas and the Old Masters at Haus der Kunst in Munich
MUNICH.- The dialogue-exhibition contrasts works by Marlene Dumas with historical examples of the Tronie art form. Tronies are portrait paintings that are characterized by a particularly virtuosic handling of the artistic means, intense expressiveness …
Caravaggio-Inspired Dutch Masterpiece Acquired for Fitzwilliam Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge enrich its world-class collection with a Caravaggio-inspired Dutch oil on canvas. Young woman tuning a lute (1626-7) by Hendrik ter Brugghen, is now on public display within the Fitzwil…
Caravaggio-Inspired Dutch Masterpiece Acquired for Fitzwilliam Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge enrich its world-class collection with a Caravaggio-inspired Dutch oil on canvas. Young woman tuning a lute (1626-7) by Hendrik ter Brugghen, is now on public display within the Fitzwil…
Philantropist and Arts Patron Announces His Significant Bequest to the Art Gallery of New South Wales
SYDNEY.- Kenneth Reed today announced his intention to bequeath to the Art Gallery of New South Wales a substantial collection of old master paintings, Italian Maiolica and European 18th-century porcelain. Numbering over 70 items in total the Ken Reed …