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Mysterious Portrait Found Hidden Under Famed Titian Painting
Ecce Homo, a painting by Italian Renaissance master Titian, has been found to be hiding a mysterious portrait of an unknown ...
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Sixty-Four Stunning Artworks by Famed ‘Scream’ Painter Edvard Munch Are Heading to Harvard
The extensive collection shows how the Norwegian painter tweaked his techniques and reworked his aesthetic sensibilities over ...
Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...
97 Minutes With Frederick Seidel, the ‘Darth Vader of American Poetry’
Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...
Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog
The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...
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10 Works of Art Inspired by Literature
Art has always drawn inspiration from experience, be it the physical world perceived by the senses or more abstract aspects, ...
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
Reverence for the sacred waters of the Ganga and belief in its power to wash away sins bring millions to India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
Observer2d
From Eden to Eternity: An Unintended Conversation On Blackness and Identity
Anthony Azekwoh, Jacon Osinachi and Imran Tilde’s artworks collectively declare, “We were here in every creation story and every history… And we will be here even when nothing ...
Cupid's Night Out or Shred Your Ex: Check out these fun Valentine's events
If you're looking for out-of-the-box Valentine's plans, here are some events happening around the Fall River area: ...
Southern Living5d
14 Best Things To Do In St. Michaels, Maryland
Sail Selina II offers a wealth of options for enjoying and exploring the Chesapeake, from two-hour day-time water tours to wine and beer tastings on the water, to moonlit sails, to private charters.