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Last update on 2/11/2016
Last update on 2/11/2016
The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
"The only merit I see in myself is that of being able to compete as a millionaire with Mr. Aguado or Mr. Rothschild" says the Count of Monte Cristo to the young Viscount Morcerf in chapter 38 of the second volume of Alexandre Dumas' novel. Under (...)
The Musée des Augustins has chosen to approach the chaotic period between the French Revolution and the Restoration by way of genre painting. All of the canvases, some of which are unpublished, come exclusively from French collections, either (...)
Wednesday afternoons, from 2 to 5:30 only, room A at the National Gallery in London is open to the public. There are not many visitors and, yet this gallery in fact represents a major portion of the museum’s works in storage holding about 700 (...)
The theme of the influence of Antiquity on the art of the second half of the 18th century, what is commonly called Neoclassicism, is treated often. This does not however detract from the fact that the exhibition at the Louvre is a resounding (...)
Although sculpture is not often taken into consideration by museums, alas, Houdon is an exception to the rule. The exhibition at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier is the third one highlighting the artist in the last few years. Versailles had (...)
