16 avril 2013
LACMA's 2013 Collectors Committee adds nine objects to the museum's collection
Seatted Buddha, Goryeo dynasty, 11th-12th century. Cast iron. Height: 25 1/4 in. Gift of the 2013 Collectors Committee. ©Photo 2013 Museum Associates/LACMA.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announces the acquisition of nine artworks through the museum’s 28th annual Collectors Committee fundraiser. A diverse range of objects have been added to the museum’s permanent collection, including one of the oldest surviving wood sculptures from Africa, carbon dated to the 15th century. The acquisition, made possible in... [Lire la suite]16 avril 2013
Velázquez masterpiece from Italy's Galleria Estense on view in U.S. for first time at Metropolitan Museum
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, 1599–1660), Duke Francesco I d'Este, 1638. Oil on canvas. Galleria Estense, Modena © su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali.
NEW YORK, NY.- Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este, one of the great portraits of the 17th century from one of the most prestigious regional museums in Italy, will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 16 through July 14. This special loan, which has never before traveled to the United... [Lire la suite]