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Swiss culture ministry was opposed to Gurlitt art collection
The Swiss authorities are missing a golden opportunity to establish the country as a leading centre for providence checking and restitution of stolen …
European NewsKano Tsunenobu | Album of Copies of Chinese Paintings | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Patterns of Collecting: Selected Acquisitions 1965–1975," December 6, 1975–March 23, 1976.<p>New York. The …
MuseumsRaphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) | Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist; upper left, Study for the Right Arm of the Infant Saint John; upper right, Study for Drapery (recto); Study of a Nude Male Figure (verso) | The Met
This delicately rendered sheet focuses on a composition study for the Madonna in the Meadow, a painting in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna …
Art HistoryZhao Zhiqian | Peony | China | Qing dynasty (1644–1911) | The Met
Zhao Zhiqian focused his commitment to calligraphic brushwork upon the genre of flower painting. Such images, with their sumptuous colors and …
ChinaInscribed by Sanemitsu | Pair of Stirrups (Abumi) | Japanese, Kashu | The Met
The form of these luxurious stirrups is known traditionally as <i>hato mune</i> (pigeon breast). They are completely covered with finely inlaid silver …
Art MuseumsPat Steir | Sixteen Waterfalls of Dreams, Memories, and Sentiment | The Met
In the 1980s Steir developed a technique that involved applying paint exclusively by dripping and flinging it onto the canvas. Despite the freedom of …
Art MuseumsPair of Stirrups | Peruvian | The Met
These slipper stirrups, cast in bronze, mimic in metal the shape of a leather boot. They are decorated with vegetal scrolls inspired by European …
Art MuseumsBark Cloth Panel (Masi Kesa) | Fijian | The Met
Fijian artists both past and present have created diverse forms of barkcloth, a paperlike textile typically manufactured from the inner bark of the …
Art MuseumsStirrup | Mexican | The Met
This heavy iron cross-form stirrup is decorated in low relief with vegetal scrolls inhabited by lions, dogs and birds, motifs possibly inspired by …
Art MuseumsIn the Style of Kano Eitoku | Women at Chinese Court | Japan | Momoyama period (1573–1615) | The Met
In this painting, a vivacious scene of Chinese court life, the grace of the palace beauties is accentuated by their poses, especially that of the …
Art MuseumsBuddhist Vestment (Kesa) Made from a Noh Costume (Karaori) with Autumn Grasses and Butterflies | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met
Buddhist vestments were often made from donated garments or textiles. Perhaps ironically, this kesa, once used by an old monk, was probably fashioned …
JapanFrom the Best Vermeers Ever to Trump’s Bogus Renoir: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week
Art World<p>Catch up on the week's art news—fast.<p>,<p>Another week, another avalanche of art news. How to make sense of it all? Here, artnet News’s …
ArtDoorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II | New Kingdom, Ramesside | The Met
These colossal blocks come from a large gateway erected in commemoration of one of Ramesses II's royal jubilees. Two offering scenes are set one …
Ancient HistoryReturning to Iran, Japanese artist finds his oil sculpture ‘frozen in time’
TEHRAN, Iran — Forty years after his “oil pool” sculpture became the centerpiece of Tehran’s first-ever modern art museum, its Japanese creator …
ArtAkhenaten Sacrificing a Duck | New Kingdom, Amarna Period | The Met
The pharaoh Akhenaten believed that light was the only divine power in the universe and that the solar disk was the means through which this power …
Art MuseumsThree to see: New York
Why are animal mummies the most numerous artefacts from Ancient Egypt? The <b>Brooklyn Museum</b> explores this question through its outstanding collection …
Ancient EgyptSeated Statue of Hatshepsut | New Kingdom | The Met
Hatshepsut, the most successful of several female rulers of ancient Egypt, declared herself king sometime between years 2 and 7 of the reign of her …
Ancient HistoryRelief block from a building of Amenemhat I | Middle Kingdom | The Met
Amenemhat I, known to have been by birth from the south of Egypt, may have served as vizier to King Mentuhotep IV and as such may have been …
Art MuseumsVotive Tablet | China | Tang dynasty (618–907) | The Met
<b>Inscription:</b> On reverse: Xiantongshi yi nian qi yue shi wu ri zaoyin xiang yi zun he yi zi nian ba red xiao fu mu yin jiao zhung sheng xian tongzi fu …
ChinaThe Art World Star You’ve Never Heard Of
Most galleries do their utmost to get the artists they represent into museum collections. It increases prestige for everyone involved and, in the …
ArtDive Into the Buddhist Cosmos at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Visit any yoga studio, wellness center, or trendy home decor store, and you’re bound to find a decorative Buddha seated in a cross-legged lotus …
BuddhismMind Bending Art Takes Hold At Tate Modern
Tate Modern's new exhibition is like wandering inside the mind of an artist, and it's both eerie and fascinating.<p>We enter a labyrinth of corridors as …
ArtIs Kusama 'Pumpkins' exhibit at DMA 'silly and contrived' or a serious work of sculpture?
Yayoi Kusama is an elderly Japanese artist (born in 1929) who has worked the last four decades from a mental hospital in Tokyo, to which she admitted …
ArtLondoner's Diary: The Londoner makes a date with Tate for Progress 1000 Party
The Londoner held court at Tate Modern last night, where The Evening Standard hosted its annual Progress 1000 List, celebrating the city's heroes, …
Tate ModernCulture highlights: what to see this week in the UK
From Armando Iannucci’s Soviet satire to Metallica live, here’s our pick of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance in the next seven days<p>Five of the best ... films<p><b>1</b> <b>The Death of Stalin</b> (15)<p><i>(Armando Iannucci, 2017, Fra/UK) 107 mins</i><p>Soviet skulduggery in the style of The Thick …
CultureRelief panel | Assyrian | Neo-Assyrian | The Met
This panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) depicts a winged supernatural figure. Such figures appear throughout the palace, …
Ancient HistorySNL’s Chris Redd and Luke Null, MCA Hearts Chicago, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
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ChicagoDing Fuzhi | Fruit | China | The Met
With the discovery of oracle-bone scripts at the turn of the twentieth century, painting was stimulated by another wave of influence from …
Art MuseumsFunerary Pagoda with Four Buddhas | China (probably Shandong province) | Northern Qi dynasty (550–577) | The Met
The construction of small, square, pagoda-like shrines appears to have begun in China during the Northern Qi period, and flourished through the Tang …
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