LONDON (REUTERS).- The Last Supper took place on a Wednesday — a day earlier than thought — and a date for Easter can now be fixed, according to a Cambridge University scientist aiming to solve one of the Bible’s most enduring contradictions. Christi…
A Journey Through Renaissance Italy at the Denver Art Museum
DENVER. CO.- Cities of Splendor: A Journey Through Renaissance Italy invites visitors to explore more than 50 paintings, textiles and decorative arts that defined the style that became known as the Italian Renaissance. The artworks and sumptuously d…
Unconventional New Display at the National Portrait Gallery in London
LONDON.- Opening this weekend, ‘Only Connect’ is an unconventional new display at the National Portrait Gallery presenting a web of portraits connecting sitters across three centuries. Comprising paintings, sculpture, photographs, engravings, drawin…
Only Connect: Unconventional New Display at the National Portrait Gallery in London
LONDON.- Opening this weekend, Only Connect is an unconventional new display at the National Portrait Gallery presenting a web of portraits connecting sitters across three centuries. Comprising paintings, sculpture, photographs, engravings, drawings, m…
Rare and Rarely Exhibited Examples of Ancient Arctic Art at The Menil Collection
HOUSTON, TX.- Powerful forces combine in Upside Down: Arctic Realities, an exhibition and museum-going experience opened at the Menil on April 15. Rare and rarely exhibited examples of ancient Arctic art – many collected by the renowned anthropolo…
The Frans Hals Museum Receives a Historic Gift of Art Worth More than €100 Million
HAARLEM.- The official handover of the largest gift in the museum’s recent history took place today in the Frans Hals Museum. The Elisabeth van Thüringen Fund is donating eleven works of art from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries to the City of H…
Carnegie Museum of Art Presents Hand Made: Contemporary Craft in Ceramic, Glass, and Wood
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art opened of the Balcony Gallery. Formerly known as the Treasure Room, this newly renovated exhibition space located off of the Hall of Sculpture balcony showcases the museum’s rich and diverse collection of de…
Major Chinese Ceramics Sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong Fails to Live Up to Hype
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A major collection of Chinese ceramics seen as one of the best to be sold in decades, fell flat in a Sotheby’s sale on Thursday, in a surprise setback for the market given a relative lack of Chinese buying interest and high estima…
Strong Prices for Swann Gallerys’ March 24 Auction of Fine Photographs
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Swann Galleries’ March 24 auction of Fine Photographs saw active bidding from dealers and collectors alike, resulting in a successful sale of material from the 19th through 21st centuries. Daile Kaplan, Vice President and Director …
Musee Du Quai Branly Presents Exhibition on Dogon Culture and Art History
PARIS.- The DOGON exhibition presents Dogon culture and art history from the 1st century until today through more than 330 exceptional pieces from international collections and presented together for the first time in France. The exhibition is on view …