via LA’s newest museum is a palace for modern art | Public Radio International. Although I consider Cindy Sherman as mentally challenged, Jeff Coons as a carnival barker, Rauschenberg as a really bad garbage collector, you might find some amusement at the new Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Across from the ghastly Frank Gehry Disney … Continue reading
via Art collection Moscow possibly worth $2 billion Putin – Business Insider. A very strange situation. It is quite plausible that a Russian stole art from defeated Germany. Russia has the horrible record of keeping art confiscated from murdered jews and museums and private collections of German conquered territories. They have the twisted notion that … Continue reading
In the last part of the critical examination of the Hockney’s book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, I looked at the intricate patterns on drapery that were seemingly precisely integrated with the fabrics’ folds and bends. I came to the conclusion that such precision was possible due to proper training … Continue reading
via Dutch Government to Pay Half in Record $180 Million Deal for Rembrandt Portraits. Continue reading
I am currently undertaking another reading of David Hochney’s Secret Knowledge, Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, a book that puts forth that optical devices were widely used in the production of art work going back to the Renaissance. He introduces us to drawings and a painting by Ingres, a painting by Bronzino, … Continue reading
Velazquez gathers the superlatives of art historians, museum directors and connoisseurs. His history is available widely and shall not be examined here. What I am after is his technique and style of painting. For many years I have painted in the manner of a particular artist in order to understand what his or her art … Continue reading
Lavoisier succeeded in many areas of science. He is best known for his Law of Conservation of Matter and his experiments with oxygen. He also began a uniform system of measurement in France that we know now as the metric system. He also, with the help of others, initiated a system of chemical nomenclature, commenced … Continue reading
The famous Cardinal Albani commissioned Anton Raphael Mengs to paint the Parnassus Ceiling for the Villa Albani in Rome. The Villa Albani, not particularly suited as a permanent residence or for hosting guests, was a showcase for Cardinal Albani’s rich and extensive collection of classical antiquities. Albani dealt in buying and selling ancient objects from Rome and Greece, and along … Continue reading
via Men Claim to Find Nazi Treasure Train in Poland Loaded With Art, Gold – NBC News. Continue reading
Ancient Greek Bronzes Go on View at the Getty in L.A. : Architectural Digest. Continue reading
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