A Young Painter Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters
Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van ...
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Common Greek Myths Found Throughout Art History
Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...
Don’t underestimate Cupid – he’s not the chubby cherub you associate with Valentine’s Day
Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
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France: Fountain des Innocents (Fountain of the Innocents) in Paris, France
Le Châtelet, France - January 29, 2025 Fountain des Innocents (Fountain of the Innocents) in Paris, France. It is one of the city’s oldest monumental fountains, designed during the Renaissance period.
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Royal Academy of Arts
Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.
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The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
Citrus fruit also figures prominently in the iconography of Renaissance art. "Hardly any picture of the Last Supper doesn't have some citrus on the table," Professor Mabberley observes.
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India court orders seizure of 'offensive' MF Husain paintings
A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ordered the seizure of two "offensive" paintings by MF Husain, one of India's most famous artists. The court on Monday granted permission for the police ...
France 2422d
From kitchen wall to the Louvre: Cimabue show sheds new light on ‘father of Western painting’
In the beginning there was Cimabue, “who was to shed the first light on the art of painting ... the standard account of the origins of the Renaissance, cementing Cimabue’s role as ...
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Painting techniques that emerged during Renaissance
During the Renaissance, a period of artistic and intellectual awakening, painters developed innovative techniques that revolutionised the art world. These methods, driven by a desire to depict the ...