LONDON.- A pair of rare North Italian 18th century bureau-cabinets from Palazzo Costaguti on Piazza Mattei in Rome are to be sold as part of the Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale on 7 July 2010. These fine examples of bureau-c…
Scandinavian Home Interiors as Seen through the Eyes of Artists at Naionalmuseum
STOCKHOLM.- The exhibition shows how home interiors and design styles have changed from one era to the next, and also how the image of the home as portrayed by artists has evolved. Artists became increasingly interested in painting domestic scenes as t…
Peabody Essex Museum hosts ~ Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony
SALEM, MASS.- The Peabody Essex Museum unveils Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony, a wide-ranging exploration of the wedding as artistic inspiration across cultures, lifestyles and three centuries. No exhibition has ever before taken th…
National Gallery Announces "Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals"
LONDON.- This landmark exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views by Canaletto and his 18th-century rivals to be seen in a generation. Bringing together around 50 major loans from the public and private collections of the UK, Europe and …
Works at Freer Gallery Showcase Nine Centuries of Artistic Tradition
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by …
Works at Freer Gallery Showcase Nine Centuries of Artistic Tradition
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by …
"Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" at The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese
painting from
the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June
12 through November 28, 2110. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting”
offers an exquisite selection of rar…
The Huntington Library Celebrates Samuel Johnson ~ "Literary Giant of the 18th Century”
SAN MARINO, CA.- Literary giant Samuel Johnson
(1709–1784), author of the first English dictionary, will be celebrated in a new
exhibition opening this spring at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens, marking the 300th …