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Five Moscow exhibitions, from the image of the builder to the history of Novodevichy Convent
As every Monday, in the "Where to Go" column I gather for you the main events at Moscow's museums and art galleries. Do hurry! ✔️The exhibition "The Construction of Creativity", tracing the image of the builder from the 1930s to the present day, at
Archive · Faith · Art · Books
Revelation of John the Divine, Chapter XII, on the Woman and the Dragon in a medieval miniature
The Woman Clothed with the Sun, with the Moon under Her Feet, Who Gave Her Child up to Heaven and Fled into the Wilderness from the Seven-Headed Dragon, from a Magnificently Illustrated Netherlandish Apocalypse of the Fifteenth Century. The text cited is the Revelation of St John the Divine,
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Camille Monet Reading, Auguste Renoir, 1872
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The Myth of Niobe in Abraham Bloemaert's Painting of 1591 in Copenhagen
Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Slaying Her Children. Abraham Bloemaert, 1591. National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. The myth of Niobe and her children is one of the most familiar tragic subjects of classical art. Niobe grew proud of her beautiful and numerous children, twelve or twenty in number, and
Architecture · Faith · Art · Heritage
Hurricane Beryl damaged the Rothko Chapel in Texas and three of its paintings
Hurricane Beryl, which struck Texas last month, has badly damaged the chapel decorated by Mark Rothko. The ceiling and walls of the chapel were flooded, and three of the artist's paintings were damaged. Commissioned by Dominique and John de Menil, philanthropists and art collectors from France, Rothko painted
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The Picador, Picasso's First Oil Painting, Painted at the Age of 8
Art · Monarchies · Museums · Paris
Table Made from a Malabar Teak Slice for Louis XVIII at the Grand Trianon
In 1823 Louis XVIII acquired a unique slab of wood: a cross-section of Malabar oak, or teak, almost 3 metres across. The wood of Indian teak, especially from the Malabar Coast, is highly prized for its handsome colouring. But teak usually reaches no more than a metre and a
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This Is What the Influence of Leonardo da Vinci Looks Like
Art · Madrid · Museums · Society
Spaniard arrested in Madrid over sale of fake portrait of Trivulzio
A Spanish citizen has been arrested in Madrid on suspicion of involvement in a deal to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci. The fraudster planned to sell in Milan a portrait of the Italian military commander and patron of the arts Gian Giacomo Trivulzio for 1.4 million dollars. The
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Bourdelle’s “Hannibal’s First Victory” in Montauban and the Eagle in Flaubert’s “Salammbô”
In French Montauban there is an Ingres-Bourdelle Museum, named for the city's two most famous sons. For a hundred and fifty years the museum bore only the name of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, whose collection formed the basis of its holdings; now Bourdelle, the second distinguished native
Archive · Art · Books · Monarchies · Moscow
The State Coat of Arms: the Double-Headed Eagle and the State Seal in the Manuscript "Titulyarnik" or "The Great Sovereign's Book" of 1672
The State Coat of Arms: the Double-Headed Eagle and the State Seal in the manuscript book "Titulyarnik" or "The Great Sovereign's Book" of 1672. Pen, watercolours, shell gold. Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts. In this historical and diplomatic reference work, presented to