AMSTERDAM (AP).- If portraits could talk, Jan Six might have much to say about his family. The merchant, poet and civic leader, painted by Rembrandt in 1654, has watched his descendants make money, marry into Holland’s best families, engage in infideli…
Superb Selection of Drawings by Edgar Degas at the Morgan
NEW YORK, NY.- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), founding member of the Impressionist group who was distinguished by his Realist tendencies, is renowned for his vigorous images of dancers, performers, and theater scenes in paintings, sculptures, and works …
Superb Selection of Drawings and Sketchbooks by Edgar Degas at the Morgan
NEW YORK, NY.- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), founding member of the Impressionist group who was distinguished by his Realist tendencies, is renowned for his vigorous images of dancers, performers, and theater scenes in paintings, sculptures, and works …
Rediscovered Spanish Civil War Negatives by Capa, Chim, and Taro at ICP
NEW YORK, NY.- The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) fr…
Rediscovered Spanish Civil War Negatives by Capa, Chim, and Taro at ICP
NEW YORK, NY.- The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) fr…
Shortlist Announced: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010
LONDON.- Four photographers have been shortlisted for the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, the major international photography award. Firmly established as the leading showcase for new talent in portrait photography, the prize is sp…
Bold and Powerfully Inventive Artist Salvator Rosa Featured in Exhibition
LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities of the Italian 17th century. He invented new types of painting: allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; f…
Shortlist Announced: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010
LONDON.- Four photographers have been shortlisted for the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, the major international photography award. Firmly established as the leading showcase for new talent in portrait photography, the prize is sp…
Bold and Powerfully Inventive Artist Salvator Rosa Featured in Exhibition
LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities of the Italian 17th century. He invented new types of painting: allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; f…
Gallery’s Detective Work Shows Two Portraits Painted at the Same Time
LONDON.- New scientific detective work has revealed that two renowned 16th century portraits of Queen Elizabeth I belonging to two different galleries were painted on wood panels from the same tree. The portraits were first associated with Hilliard in …