15 août 2013

Close helmet for combat at the barriers. Augsburg, about 1590 (HAM 2205.a). John Woodman Higgins Armory collection. Worcester Art Museum

Paolo Veronese, Italian, 1528–1588, Venus Disarming Cupid, about 1560, oil on canvas, Gift of Hester Diamond, 2013.50. WORCESTER, MASS.- The Worcester Art Museum today announced it has acquired Paolo Veronese’s Venus Disarming Cupid, datable to circa 1560, one of the few works by the famed Renaissance master still in private hands. The subject depicts Venus, in a playful gesture, taking away the bow of her son Cupid, so he is unable to deliver his arrows of love. The painting is a gift from collector Hester Diamond of New York, in... [Lire la suite]

This photo taken on June 26, 2013 shows German artist Jonathan Meese making a 'nazi salut' during his play "Generaltanz den Erzschiller" at the National Theatre in Mannheim, western Germany. A German court on April 14, 2013 acquitted controversial Berlin artist Jonathan Meese for performing the outlawed Hitler salute, arguing it was a form of artistic expression. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ULI DECK. BERLIN (AFP).- A German court on Wednesday acquitted controversial Berlin painter Jonathan Meese for performing the outlawed Hitler salute,... [Lire la suite]