European Art
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Art in TV and Film: Turner’s Reichenbach Falls
Turner’s watercolor The Great Falls of the Reichenbach appeared in a 2012 episode of the BBC series Sherlock. Learn why this choice was so very fitting.
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Medieval Knights in Art
In this brief selection of knights in art from the 11th to 19th centuries, notice how images of medieval knights have changed throughout that time period.
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“Pictor Angelicus” – Fra Angelico the Angelic Painter
In honor of the Christmas season, let’s look at Fra Angelico – an Italian Renaissance artist famous for his beautiful and elegant angel paintings.
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Much Ado About a New Cimabue
A painting attributed to Cimabue was recently found in a French woman’s kitchen. Learn why this discovery is both significant and controversial.
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The Grumpy Angel
In this painting by 14th-century artist Niccolo di ser Sozzo, the angel looks impatient and irritated. This is something you don’t see very often.
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The Hyde Collection – Masterpieces in the Adirondacks
The Hyde Collection is the most delightful little surprise – a world-class art collection in the unassuming Adirondack town of Glens Falls, NY.
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The Joys of the Dutch Golden Age
The long-term exhibition In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at the Met gave me a new appreciation for the art of the Dutch Golden Age.
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Meet the Gainsborough Family
Most of Thomas Gainsborough’s compelling portraits of his daughters were displayed together in Gainsborough’s Family Album at the Princeton U. Art Museum.
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Art That Inspires Me: The Paintings of Paul Cézanne
In Cézanne: A Life, Alex Danchev claims that admirers of Cézanne’s work can’t really explain why they like it. Here, I’ve done my best to prove him wrong.
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King of the Confessors: a Crazy Story About the Cloisters Cross
Thomas Hoving’s King of the Confessors is about his adventures in acquiring the so-called Cloisters Cross. The story is wild, and I couldn’t put it down.
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A Skating and Art Fun Fact
This painting depicts a fashionable way to ice skate in the 18th and 19th centuries. Find out why I don’t recommend skating that way today.
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Still Life Paintings by Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster was an 18th-century French artist who specialized in still life. She was so good that she became official painter to Marie-Antoinette.
