Samedi 4 juillet 2020
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
Currently undergoing a refurbishment and addition, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes decided not to close its doors entirely and regularly organizes exhibitions based on its holdings in the Oratoire chapel. This is an interesting experiment as (...)
Although Paris-Tableau closed today, shows are still open at certain art dealers, making Paris the capital of old masters. While works are obviously available for purchase, Hubert Duchemin has made an exception by exhibiting only one item, from (...)
Two important paintings have joined the collections at the Seattle Art Museum, donated by the collector Barney A. Ebsworth. This is a fractional gift, an original form of donation : the collector cedes part ownership of the work to the museum (...)
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After the exhibition in Evreux devoted to Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne, after the retrospective on Philippe de Champaigne in Lille, the Musée de Port-Royal is now highlighting these three artists by presenting their (...)
In a recent article devoted to 17th and 18th century French paintings, we offered a reproduction of an unpublished landscape by Philippe de Champaigne presented by Tajan
The second half of June and early July represents one of the two busiest moments of the year in auction sales for old masters, with the second occurring six months later, end of December and early January. Catalogues flourish and offer important (...)
Despite the monographic study on him by Bernard Dorival some years ago, Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne remains relatively unknown due to the fact that he is strongly overshadowed by his uncle. Although several paintings have been published, when (...)