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Wordless Wednesday - Venus and Mars United by Love
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:49:00 +0800
Venus and Mars United by Love, 1570s
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Which artist made this composition literally mimic its title? Click on the image to find out!)
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And Banksy's Real Name Is:
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:48:00 +0800
Dear Daily Mail,
You have got some serious party poopers on your staff. Did you stop to think that, by reporting graffiti artist Banksy's real name might be Robin Gunningham, you'd...
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Cautionary Words for Future Art-Historic Professionals
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:45:00 +0800
If your long-term career goals include aiming for key positions (say, the Directorship of a major art museum), be very careful about what you publish now. No, I'm not talking...
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Wordless Wednesday - Count St Genois d'Anneaucourt
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:02:00 +0800
Count St. Genois d'Anneaucourt (1927)
© Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and © CNAC/MNAM/Dist. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY
(Intriguing portrait, isn't it? Would you like to know...
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lustreware
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +0800
While I was nattering on over the glories of della Robbia terracotta glazes last week, unbeknownst to me my Archaeological colleague, Kris Hirst, was putting together a marvelous new feature...
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Wordless Wednesday Volume 10 - By the Seashore
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:02:00 +0800
By the Seashore (1883)
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Ocean breezes are perfect in summer. Would you like to know the artist's name, who the sitter was and where/why this canvas...
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Della Robbia Lunette Slips Mounts at MMA
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:11:00 +0800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art issued a press release today announcing that a late 15th-century relief sculpture by Andrea della Robbia (Italian, Florentine,1435-1525) slipped its metal mounting brackets overnight and...
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Turn the Beat Around: Interactive Disco Art
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0800
So, a video artist and an electro-mechanical sculptor walk into a bar ... in Poland, in 2005, have a beer and come up with the single most fun audience-participation...
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Wordless Wednesday Volume 9 - Charles the Bold with Angel
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:02:00 +0800
Charles the Bold Presented by an Angel (1469-1471)
© The J. Paul Getty Museum
(Because one never truly makes it to the top of the ruling classes lacking piousness. Crave more explanatory...
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Tracking Down Artists' Valuations
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:03:00 +0800
From the Art History inbox:
I am currently enrolled in a Modern Art Class and enjoying every minute of it.
My question for you is, my group from Art class has been...
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