NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
The High Museum of Art Recently Selected to Partner with ArtBabble.org
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art was recently selected to partner with ArtBabble.org, an online art initiative that allows the Museum to post its art video content to an ever-growing online community. Launched by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in A…
Columbia Museum of Art Implements Renewable Energy Project with Grant from the US Department of Energy
COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art implemented a renewable energy project using a recently installed solar panel array on the roof of its building which is reducing the amount of energy the museum has to purchase. The Museum received a $213,500 …
Landmark Exhibition "Venice: Canaletto and His 18th-Century Rivals" at the National Gallery
LONDON (REUTERS).- A major exhibition in London brings together works by Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto, and some of his biggest rivals who fought for artistic and commercial supremacy. Painting Venetian views was big …
Christie’s Hosts a Public Art Exhibition Showing Highlights of Modern Middle Eastern Art
DOHA.- Christie’s shows its support for Doha: The Arab Capital of Culture 2010, the initiative undertaken by the Arab League and Unesco to promote and celebrate Arab culture in the region. As part of the series of events planned, Christie’s i…
Sotheby’s to Offer a Unique Collection of Imperial Porcelain
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold an unprecedented sale of Chinese ceramics and works of art, titled Masterpieces Of Qing Imperial Porcelain From J.T. Tai & Co., on 7 October 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, comprisi…
Sotheby’s to Offer a Unique Collection of Imperial Porcelain
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold an unprecedented sale of Chinese ceramics and works of art, titled Masterpieces Of Qing Imperial Porcelain From J.T. Tai & Co., on 7 October 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, comprisi…
Prehispanic Sexuality Uncovered in the Latest Issue of Magazine
MEXICO CITY.- Procreator deities, patrons of the lustful and dissolute ones; ethnic groups prone to nudity; masturbation and rites involving homosexual acts are some themes treated in the latest issue of Arqueologia Mexicana dedicated to Sexuality in M…
Denver Art Museum Acquires Six Site-Specific Installations
DENVER, CO.- Spurred by the enthusiastic response of the Denver community, and building on its commitment to expand its collection with new works, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will acquire six site-specific installations from its monumental exhibition E…
Marcin Maciejowski is the Winner of the 2010 Lovis Corinth Prize
REGENSBURG.- Marcin Maciejowski (*1974 in Poland) is the first Polish artist to win the Lovis Corinth Prize. To mark the occasion, the Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg presents, for the first time in a German museum, a major exhibition of work…