ROME
– Experts are examining whether a painting belonging to the Catholic
priestly
order of the Jesuits in Rome is the work of Italian master Caravaggio,
the
Vatican newspaper said Saturday. The L’Osservatore Romano article
appeared as…
Churches, Museums and a Gallery in Rome to Honor Caravaggio with Rare Night Visits
ROME
– Experts are examining whether a painting belonging to the Catholic
priestly
order of the Jesuits in Rome is the work of Italian master Caravaggio,
the
Vatican newspaper said Saturday. The L’Osservatore Romano article
appeared as…
Restored Leonardo Masterpiece on Display at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the
Rocks went back on display in the National Gallery (afternoon of 14th July) after an 18-month
restoration project which started in November 2008. The decision to restore the painting…
Restored Leonardo Masterpiece on Display at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the
Rocks went back on display in the National Gallery (afternoon of 14th July) after an 18-month
restoration project which started in November 2008. The decision to restore the painting…
Exhibition of Power and Propaganda of Maps at British Library
LONDON (REUTERS).- Rare cartographic gems mapping the world from 200 B.C. to the present go on display at the British Library in London. “Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art,” showcases some of the finest wall-maps in the British Library’s 4.5 …
Leopold Museum Explores Love, Fear and Death in Edvard Munch’s Work
VIENNA.- Edvard Munch, one of the most important
European artists, stands at the center of the main autumn exhibition of the
Leopold Museum. The themes of love, fear and death dominate Munch’s oeuvre. The
symbol-laden atmosphere lends many of …
Portinari Painting Stolen from Brazil Museum
SAO PAULO (AP).- Police say a painting by Candido Portinari, one of Brazil’s best-known painters, has been stolen from a museum. Inspector Manoel Martins says the 1959 painting “O Enterro,” or “The Burial,” is worth about 1.5 million reals ($850,000). …
Restored Leonardo Masterpiece Goes Back on Display at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks is to go back on display in the National Gallery (afternoon of 14th July) after an 18-month restoration project which started in November 2008. The decision to restore the painting came after severa…
Stephen Haller Gallery’s Core Group of International Artists in Nexus
NEW YORK, NY.- Stephen Haller Gallery presents a new exhibition: NEXUS, a gathering together of key works by gallery artists and a forecast of the upcoming season. This group exhibition reveals the connections, the shared sensibility, of the gallery…
Cheim & Read Showing Group Exhibition Titled "Le Tableau"
NEW YORK, NY.-
In Achim Hochdörfer’s article in the
February 2009 Artforum entitled “A Hidden Reserve: painting from 1958 to
1965,”
the author names a number of painters included in this exhibition,
“Whose
practices are rich with impl…