Old Masters

The biggest exhibition of Jan van Eyck’s work that ever was or will be is now on view in the Northern Renaissance master’s hometown of Ghent, Belgium. Continue reading →

A new show at the Tate Britain showcases the power of British Baroque art. Continue reading →

Chang Dai-chien epitomized the classical Chinese ink-painting tradition, and then he transformed it for the modern age. Continue reading →

A new exhibition in Vienna brings Caravaggio and Bernini together in a celebration of Baroque Rome. Continue reading →

Italian Baroque paintings on loan from Naples show how the Old Masters used the human body to express emotion and spirituality. Continue reading →

The artistic wonders of Nubia, ancient Egypt’s southern neighbor, go on view at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Continue reading →

Astonishing works by the 15th-century Spanish painter Bartolomé Bermejo are on view at London’s National Gallery. Continue reading →

A new exhibition on Edward Burne-Jones thinks outside the Pre-Raphaelite box. Continue reading →

Revealing the subtle fascination of Renaissance chiaroscuro prints. Continue reading →

In the Italian Renaissance, mythological and historical iconography found its way from paintings to prints and finally to maiolica pottery and bronzes. Continue reading →

The Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibits and reassesses the collection of a great patron. Continue reading →

An unprecedented group of Botticelli paintings comes to the U.S., giving occasion to reflect on the Florentine quest to unite the carnal with the spiritual. Continue reading →

The Berlin Painter, one of the oldest masters of all, gets his first solo show, an occasion to reflect on the meaning of personal style in ancient art. Continue reading →

Fifty years after a catastrophic flood, the last of Florence’s damaged artworks have been restored and returned to their rightful places.
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Venetian Renaissance painting is as distinctively beautiful as the city that nurtured it. Continue reading →