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"Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800)" @ NGA Washington

Colorful Realm of Living Beings, by Itō Jakuchū © 2012 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Celebrating the centennial of Japan's gift of cherry trees to the nation's capital, this exhibition features one of Japan's most renowned cultural treasures,...

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9 février 2012

"Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art" @ The Academy Art Museum in Easton

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1955 (detail), oil on canvas, Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington , 1992.51.13 EASTON, MD.- The Academy Art Museum...

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29 janvier 2012

"The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione" @ National Gallery of Art, Washington,

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus, 1645/1650. Brush with oil paint heightened with white gouache, overall: 58 x 42.9 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Edward E. MacCrone Fund. WASHINGTON...

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22 décembre 2011

"Mark Rothko: The Mural Projects" @ The National Gallery of Art

Mark Rothko, Untitled (Seagram Mural sketch), 1958, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc. Copyright © 1997 Christopher Rothko and Kate Rothko Prizel Mark Rothko, Untitled (Seagram Mural sketch), 1958,...

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7 novembre 2011

'Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes' @ the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Antico, Hercules, model created by 1496, cast possibly by 1496. Bronze with gilding and silvering, overall without base: 34.57 cm (13 5/8 in.) with base: 38.42 cm (15 1/8 in.) The Frick Collection, New York, Gift of Miss Helen Clay Frick. WASHINGTON,...

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Tags: National Gallery of Art Washington, Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi, Antico

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19 septembre 2011

"The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries" @ the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Probably produced under the direction of Passchier Grenier, tapestry merchant, The Conquest of Tangier, (detail) c. 1471-1475, wool and silk tapestry, overall: 400 x 1082 cm (157 1/2 x 426 in.), Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pastrana...

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Tags: Tapestries, National Gallery of Art Washington, Pastrana, Portugal, Afonso V

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17 mars 2011

"Vermeer in Munich, King Max I Joseph of Bavaria as collector of masters" @ the Alte Pinakothek

Johannes Vermeer, “Woman Holding a Balance”, c. 1664. © National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. MUNICH.- The Alte Pinakothek welcomes a very special guest to its 175th anniversary: Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Balance” from the National Gallery...

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21 février 2011

"Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals" @ The National Gallery of Art, Washington

Canaletto, The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723 (detail). © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Photo: José Loren WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art, Washington, presents 20 of Canaletto's finest paintings of Venice with 33 by his most...

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6 septembre 2010

Poussin's Ordination @ Christie's London

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), Ordination. Estimate: £15 million to £20 million. London – On 7 December 2010 in London, Christie’s will offer a masterpiece from one of the most celebrated groups of paintings in European history. Ordination by Nicolas Poussin...

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28 février 2010

"The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600–1700" @ National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Attributed to Juan Martínez Montañés, Immaculate Conception (la Purisma), about 1628, polychromed wood; overall: 144 x 49 x 53 cm (56 11/16 x 19 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.); base: 37.5 x 97.5 x 58.5 cm (14 3/4 x 38 3/8 x 23 1/16 in.). Church of the Anunciación,...

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Tags: Diego Velázquez, Alonso Cano, Francisco de Zurbarán, Juan de Mesa, National Gallery of Art Washington, Juan Martínez Montañés

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