A forgotten post-impressionist work by post-impressionist master Henri Le Sidaner has been found in a Pittsburgh public school and sold at auction for $750,000 US.
Forgotten Post-Impressionist Painting Found in Pittsburgh Public School
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Samurai! Exhibit at Boston MFA
If you are able to head to Boston, Massachusetts, this summer be sure to catch the Samurai! exhibit at the MFA. It looks very well done indeed.
On an Ugly Drawing on the other Side of a Michelangelo
Guggenheim’s Early Modernist Masterpieces to be Reframed
The Guggenheim Museum’s early Modernist masterpieces are to be reframed in older, traditionalist gilt frames which better match their originals.
New Evidence Unearthed for Maya Origins
Upcoming Exhibit in Macau: Napoleon and the Decorative Arts
As part of this year’s French May celebrations, the Macau Museum of Art will present Napoleon and the Decorative Arts: Treasures of the Imperial Palaces, from 18 April to 14 July.
Excavations Reveal Byzantine Finds
Excavations at Israel’s Hamei Yoav Reveal Byzantine Wine Press and Lantern Shaped Like a Church
Ancient Chang’an’s Xingjiao Temple to be Partially Demolished
Authorities Responisible for Xi’an (ancient Chang’an) Propose to Demolish Significant Parts of Xingjiao Temple in order to secure World Heritage Recogntition. This would seem to be a severe misunderstanding of the definition of world heritage…..
As promised for ARTH 110: Documentary on Michelangelo’s Heresy & Pope Julius II’s Tomb
Here is the video I mentioned about Michelangelo’s reformist beliefs and the tomb of Pope Julius II produced by U.S. Public Broadcasting:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/michelangelo-revealed/226/
Sorry I could not figure out how to embed it.
The latest on Picasso’s Le Reve, number two on the documentary list of most expensive paintings in the film below.
Intriguing Documentary about Paintings and Money
Forgotten Van Dyck Rediscovered
For all the wonderful illustration students: Illuminations
Illuminations: Treasures of the Middle Ages from BBC
Great Website for Resources on 1913 Armory Show
Here is a link full of digitized primary documents to do with the ground-breaking 1913 Armory Show, which in many ways introduced Modernism to the U.S.:
A Nice Documentary Inspired by Recent Restorations at Westminster Abbey
Overall, a good BBC series, but this one on Westminster Abbey I thought particularly of interest to art history students:
Three Recent Stories Dealing with “Forensic” Analyses of Paintings
Princess Pauline [Bonaparte] Borghese
Princess Pauline Borghese, Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sister, was one of the fascinating women of the early 19th century. She was also the subject of what I think is Antonio Canova’s best sculpture, which today is in the Galleria Borghese.
The Galleria Borghese on Venus Victrix
I was put in mind of her today because a pair of her shoes have recently been found in the collections of the University of Aberdeen.
