Did Artists in the Renaissance Know They Were in the Renaissance?
Did they know they were changing the course of art?
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Tag: Paintings
What Was on the Other Side of This Painting?
One painting becomes two.
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What Are Japanese and Chinese Objects Doing in This French Aristocrat’s Bedroom?
Why are Asian objects tucked away in a 19th-century aristocrat’s bedroom?
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An Artist’s Pet Dog Photobombs the Middle Ages
Scholarly canine research.
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AUDIO: Théodore Rousseau: “The Sun of a Small Creation”
Inside the curatorial process.
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The Amorous Music Lesson
Seduction in paint.
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Finding Inner Peace between Thin Black Lines
An exploration of painter Agnes Martin’s monochromatic art.
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Rembrandt at 18
A newly rediscovered Rembrandt offers a glimpse at the budding artist.
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L.A.’s People and Places, Brought to Life in Watercolor
Illustrator Tayen Kim goes sketching at wonderful places.
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Free Art Wallpapers to Celebrate #MuseumWeek
Van Gogh your devices.
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The Metamorphoses of Danaë: From Venal to Virtuous to Voluptuous Woman
Modest maiden or lascivious lover?
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L.A. Band Writes Techno Music Inspired by Van Gogh
Van Gogh’s painting inspires a song “Drowning in Irises” by Dance Spirit
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