Spanish colonial art, long dismissed as derivative or politically incorrect, is receiving a major reappraisal in Latin America and drawing new attention in the U.S. Continue reading
Spanish Colonial Art: The New World’s Old Masters
Old Masters
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Writ in Water
Before there was photography there was watercolor, a demanding medium that British artists mastered while documenting life and landscape at home and abroad. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) The most portable of paints created centuries of enduring views. Since the … Continue reading
Piero della Francesca: A Formal Introduction
Piero della Francesca, who channeled mathematics into shapes and colors, gets his first one-man show in America. Continue reading
Bernini in Action
A revelatory show and a new book of historical detection help us take a fresh perspective on an old master – Bernini. Continue reading
Haarlem Renaissance
Cornelis van Haarlem, the “Dutch Michelangelo,” made history by painting it. Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Met Curators Discuss Importance of New Exhibition
The Met’s expanded drawings collection expands our understanding of Northern Renaissance draftsmanship. Continue reading
An Anglophile With Style
In the first U.S. show of his work, Johann Zoffany is revealed as a cultured, humorous observer of Georgian England who found success while breaking the rules. Continue reading
Eureka!
Beneath the surface of a medieval manuscript, conservators have discovered lost texts and diagrams by Archimedes, showing how far ahead of his time the ancient scientist was. Continue reading
Holy Money
In early Renaissance Florence, art and finance fed off each other uncomfortably, much like today. Continue reading
Big Baby
The Neapolitan painter Salvator Rosa cursed his fate, much to our good fortune. Continue reading