The Drawing That Once Hung in Thomas Jefferson’s Parlor
An American has slipped his way into exclusive British company—the exhibition Luminous Paper: British Watercolors and Drawings, opening July 19. Owned for years by... Read More
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Question of the Week: When Are Memories More Vivid Than Life Itself?
Do you have memories that feel more real than your life today? British painter J. M. W. Turner did, and they are the subject... Read More
The Italian Showcase
If our globe had a school playground, could you spot Italy? That’s right, the one voted “most popular.” Good-looking, sharp, charismatic. Plus, a rock... Read More
Paris Gamblers: Gaming in 18th-Century France
The well-coiffed elite of the time relished a good card game.
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Question of the Week: How Have You Been Called to Charity?
Have you been called to acts of service? Did you answer the call? Saint Francis of Paola, who lived in the 1400s, was called.... Read More
The Nazarenes: German Artists Illuminating the Spirit of the Age
In the emerald-green galleries of the exhibition Spirit of an Age: Drawings from the Germanic World, I was drawn to a cluster of quiet... Read More
Pointing East, Thinking West: Felice Beato’s Photographic View
Whether he planted his tripod in India, China, Japan, Korea, or Burma, the Italian-born photographer Felice Beato always portrayed a country’s culture through a... Read More
Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation
Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh.
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AUDIO: Gallery Talk on Turner’s “Modern Rome”
Get acquainted with J.M.W. Turner's Modern Rome at the Getty Center.
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Question of the Week: What Makes a Painting a Masterpiece?
What do you think?
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Making Over Early Photographs with Color
“First, ever so lightly, I take a little flesh-colored pigment and add a bit of color to his face,” said Luther Gerlach as he... Read More
Labeling Turner
Writing the gallery label for a painting can sometimes feel like an art form in itself, a kind of circumscribed descriptive poetry not unrelated... Read More