10 août 2015
Exhibition reveals life and artistic practice of daring 17th century draftsman, painter and printmaker
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, A presumed self-portrait, 1640s. Etching, platemark; overall: 188 x 138 mm. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2015.
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum presents Castiglione: Lost Genius, featuring 90 of the finest drawings, etchings and monotypes of the 17th century Genoese artist, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. An almost forgotten master of the Italian Baroque, Castiglione was a self-proclaimed genius. The exhibition explores Castiglione’s mastery of art and how he... [Lire la suite]10 août 2015
A diptych from the Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Ghent on loan to museum in Vienna
Master of 1499 (active around 1500), Diptych with Margaret of Austria Worshipping the Virgin and Child, Netherlandish, c. 1501-1504. Oil on panel. Inv. no. 1973-A © Ghent (Belgium), Museum voor Schone Kunsten
VIENNA.- As part of the successful collaboration between the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Government of Flanders to showcase a loan from a Flemish collection for a year in the newly-installed Kunstkammer the museum welcomes the third annual loan from a Flemish museum – a diptych from the Museum voor Schone... [Lire la suite]10 août 2015
Masterpieces acquired by monarchs over 250 years go on display at The Queen's Gallery
Allan Ramsay (1713-84), George III (1738-1820), c.1761-2. Oil on canvas, 249.5 x 163.2 cm. RCIN 405307. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2015
EDINBURGH.- Some of the finest works by many of Scotland's most celebrated artists, including Allan Ramsay, Sir David Wilkie and the Glasgow Boys, went on display in the first exhibition dedicated to Scottish art in the Royal Collection. From grand State portraits to miniatures of royal children, romantic Highland scenes to exotic views of the Continent, the... [Lire la suite]