Untitled (America): The Whitney Asks What Makes Art American?
On Saturday, July 5th, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York unveiled its latest exhibition, Untitled (America). The show presents an opportunity for the museum to showcase many of its collection highlights, with a subtle goal of defining … More…
Painting(s) Of The Week: Moulin de la Galette
The Moulin Rouge is a popular and iconic Paris cabaret associated with windmills. But it’s not even a real windmill. The founders of the nightclub built a facsimile windmill on top of the building to emulate its famous predecessor, the … More…
Crown of Thorns At The Pantheon
A giant sculpture in the shape of the Crown of Thorns has been placed in the center of the Pantheon in Rome. Corona Gloriae, created by the Austrian sculptor Helga Vockenhuber, was unveiled on Wednesday, July 2nd, at the Pantheon. … More…
Featured Artwork: Maya by Hiroshi Furuyoshi
Hiroshi Furuyoshi’s Maya presents a young girl with a cello standing before an illustrious fifteenth-century tapestry. Based on some of the figures in the background, the work can be identified as The Fall of Tangier, one of the four Pastrana … More…
Raphael Rooms Renovated
After nearly a decade, all four of the Vatican’s Raphael Rooms have been completely restored, with some surprising discoveries made along the way. The Raphael Rooms are a series of rooms in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence at … More…
Selling Princess Diana’s Style
Julien’s Auctions presented Princess Diana’s Style & A Royal Collection, a major sale featuring 327 lots that honored the lasting elegance, compassion, and influence of Diana, Princess of Wales. More than a fashion icon, Diana used clothing to express herself … More…
Painting Of The Week: Jehan-Georges Vibert’s Three Patiences
The Three Patiences gives us a domestic scene featuring three main figures. The seated cardinal takes his time with his bout of solitaire while his housemaid stares off into space, holding a teacup and saucer, waiting for her employer to … More…
Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale
On Tuesday, June 24th, Sotheby’s London hosted their Modern & Contemporary evening sale, featuring forty-seven lots that focused on art ranging from Impressionist paintings to twenty-first-century installations. The top lot of the sale ended up being La Belle Rafaëla, a … More…
Designs Selected For Queen’s Memorial
Earlier this year, the British government announced it would hold a competition for a London monument honoring the late Queen Elizabeth II. And now, the memorial committee has chosen a design by the esteemed architecture firm Foster + Partners. Foster … More…
Rybolovlev Revealed As Stolen El Greco’s Owner
Christie’s withdrew an El Greco masterpiece from an Old Master sale this February after the Romanian government claimed it had been stolen from the country in the 1940s. And now, sources have revealed the identity of the painting’s current owner: … More…
Bonhams Modern British & Irish Art
On Wednesday, June 18th, Bonham’s hosted one of their sales of modern British and Irish art at their London location on New Bond Street. The auction consisted of seventy-four paintings, sculptures, and other artworks by a variety of artists, including … More…
Museum Visitors Destroy Van Gogh-Inspired Sculpture
A museum visitor has sat on and broken a one-of-a-kind crystal-coated chair based on a painting by Vincent van Gogh. The Palazzo Maffei is a baroque palace in the Italian city of Verona that now houses an art museum. Recently, … More…
Painting Of The Week: Little Church Around The Corner By Johann Berthelsen
Johann Berthelsen’s Little Church Around the Corner is another one of the Danish-American painter’s popular New York cityscapes. The title is a reference to the popular nickname given to the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan. Located right off Fifth … More…
Painting Of The Week: Le réveil de l’Amour by Léon Perrault
The French academic painter Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault’s work Le réveil de l’Amour, or The Awakening of Love, is an example of the artist’s fixation on classical mythology. The sleeping Cupid, a subject popular since antiquity, typically represents dormant love. Since the Renaissance, it has been most … More…
Stolen Paintings Returned To New Mexico Museum
After an astonishing forty-year wait, a pair of paintings stolen from a New Mexico museum have finally been located and returned. In March 1985, two paintings were stolen from the Harwood Museum of Art at the University of New Mexico, … More…
Classics Week: Christie’s Old Masters Evening Sale
On Tuesday, July 1st, the major London auction houses started their Classics Week with the Old Masters evening sale at Christie’s. Industry publications have been discussing the sale for months, particularly due to an eighteenth-century Venetian cityscape by the acclaimed … More…