Venetian Renaissance painting is as distinctively beautiful as the city that nurtured it. Continue reading
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A Rage for Ruins
The 18th-century French painter Hubert Robert catered to the aristocracy’s fascination with the ancient world and the eroding effects of time, with works which continue to astonish. Continue reading
Hieronymus Bosch: Dark Past
A celebratory exhibition in Hieronymus Bosch’s hometown doubles as a major art-historical achievement. Continue reading
Carlo Crivelli: Glitter and Gold
For the first time, American audiences can feast their eyes on the extravagant, richly ornamented paintings of Carlo Crivelli, an elusive Early Renaissance master. Continue reading
Pictures of Power
A rare collection of Eastern Orthodox icons comes to Norfolk, Virginia. Continue reading
Joachim Wtewael: Myths, Monsters, and Mannerism
The astonishing art of Joachim Wtewael, full of wild imagination, shows a little-seen side of 17th-century Dutch painting. Continue reading
Hellenic Heritage
Three of Athens’ smaller, less-frequented museums offer large servings of Greek art, from Cycladic to Byzantine and beyond. Continue reading
Video Tour: Sculpture in the Age of Donatello
The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) in New York presents 23 examples of early Florentine Renaissance sculpture with its show “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral.” Continue reading
Peter Paul Rubens: Weaving a Narrative
In the service of the Catholic Church and the Spanish royal family, Peter Paul Rubens conceived a cycle of religious images, painted them, and had them rendered as sumptuous tapestries, now on view in a once-in-a lifetime traveling exhibition. Continue reading
Piero di Cosimo: Man, Myth, and Legend
The first major retrospective of Florentine painter Piero di Cosimo comes to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Continue reading