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Met acquires important Cavalli Renaissance bronze relief
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it has acquired an extremely rare bronze relief attributed to Gian Marco Cavalli, an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, print engraver and medalist who worked for the Gonzaga court in Mantua. Created around 1500, it is both the largest and one of the most technically sophisticated examples of […]
Natl. Gallery of Art celebrates Harlem Renaissance photography of James Van Der Zee
WASHINGTON — Photographer James Van Der Zee (1886–1983) created an extraordinary chronicle of Black life in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood during the first half of the 20th century. On view from November 28, 2021, through May 30, 2022 at the National Gallery of Art, James Van Der Zee’s Photographs: A Portrait of Harlem presents […]
Met exhibition exploring renaissance of etching opens Oct. 23
NEW YORK – The emergence of etching on paper in Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries – when the technique moved out of the workshops of armor decorators and into those of printmakers and painters – was a pivotal moment that completely changed the course of printmaking. Opening Oct. 23, “The Renaissance […]
Will populist politics undo a renaissance at Italy’s Uffizi?
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — To protect the masterpieces at the Uffizi Galleries, the Florence museum’s director climbed a ladder and hurled an employee’s bicycle down at a sheet of glass specially made to keep prized pieces such as Botticelli’s “Spring” and “Birth of Venus” safe from vandals.
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