Monet’s Giverny in the Bronx
May 18th, 2012 by maoch
An exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx recreates Monet’s gardens at Giverny. Read more.
More on the Mona Lisa
Apr 16th, 2012 by maoch
A copy of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (Louvre) in the Prado (Madrid) since 1819 was made by a follower of the artist who was likely sitting next to him while he was at work on the Mona Lisa. Here is an article about the cleaning of the Prado version.
Castas paintings
Mar 27th, 2012 by maoch
The Red Monastery Project
Mar 22nd, 2012 by maoch
In conjunction with the exhibition “Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC (on view March 14 through July 8, 2012), art historian Elizabeth Bolman introduces the Red Monastery project.
Bill Viola
Mar 21st, 2012 by maoch
, video artist, speaks at MIT, March 10, 2009. The videos are amazing. “Things are not what they seem.”
Baroque theater
Mar 20th, 2012 by maoch
What amazing theater!
There’s also an interesting Smarthistory discussion about this work.
Leonardo and the Mona Lisa
Mar 14th, 2012 by maoch
Scholars are rethinking the date of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa…possibly as late as 1519…based on his drawing of a rocky outcropping from of 1510-15.
Is Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari really here? Cerca trova….
The Mourners
Mar 14th, 2012 by maoch
A current exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts focuses on sculptures from the workshop of Claus Sluter. Take a look at this link for more information about the works from Dijon. The exhibit is up through April 15, 2012.
Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe
Feb 27th, 2012 by maoch
There’s a great video here about a current exhibit on prints.
Do you know how images such as the one at left were used? Watch the video and find out.
From the site: “Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe examines how celebrated Northern Renaissance artists contributed to scientific inquiries of the 16th century.
Rare and treasured prints, drawings, books, maps, and scientific instruments demonstrate that artists were not just illustrators in the service of scientists but that their work played an active role in facilitating the understanding of new concepts in astronomy, geography, natural history, and anatomy.
Featuring work by Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein, Hendrick Goltzius, Jacques de Gheyn and others, the exhibition was organized by the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with the Block Museum.”
Here’s a link to a short video on anatomical flap prints.
For more videos on the exhibit, go to this link.
