Art · Museums · Paris
A doll dressed in the colours of the Russian flag in a newly discovered Renoir painting. A previously unknown painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir has been sold at auction in Paris for a considerable sum. The painting, "L’enfant et ses jouets - Gabrielle et le fils de l’artiste,
Archaeology · The East · Art · Museums · Observations
It is incredible that these objects were made in the 1300s BC and earlier. I can quite easily picture the golden couches in the form of lions and buffaloes, the busts of the celestial cow, the chests, the statues and the Nile barges sailing into the interior of my flat
Architecture · Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Saint Petersburg
The Palace of Monplaisir was built to designs by Peter the Great. Whenever the Emperor came to Peterhof, he would usually stay here, in one of his favourite palaces. The interiors were adorned with Dutch tiles, wood carving, lacquer panels, stucco and painted ceilings. The floors of the galleries and
Monarchies · Museums · Society
On 24 November 1813 Russian Cossacks liberated Amsterdam from the French invaders. Russian and Prussian troops helped the Dutch to free their country from the French, and soon after the events in Amsterdam the Netherlands proclaimed its independence. But the Dutch now react very painfully to statements along the lines
Faith · Art · Museums · Science · Mores
Oldest Tattoo in Dutch Painting Discovered. Conservators have discovered the image of a tattoo while examining a seventeenth-century group portrait that had returned from an exhibition. Specialists at the Amsterdam Museum believe the tattoo, found on the wrist of the presumably wealthy merchant Wessel Smits, to be the oldest
Faith · The East · Museums · New York · Ethnography
Tibetan culture, late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Metropolitan Museum
Art · Museums · Paris
The Petit Palais is holding an exhibition devoted to the Finnish artist Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), "Ode to Finland". In the self-portrait the artist is about 30 years old. Halonen is one of the key representatives of the Golden Age of Finnish painting. He studied in Helsinki
Architecture · Museums · Heritage · Paris
A difficult autumn continues for the Louvre. A recent inspection found that several load-bearing beams on the second level of the southern Sully wing had weakened, and as a result some service rooms have been closed, together with the Campana Gallery, where the collection of ancient Greek pottery is
Museums · Society · Saint Petersburg
From 1 December, the basic price of a Hermitage ticket will be 700 roubles. Revenue from ticket sales will go towards improving infrastructure, above all security systems, creating a comfortable environment for exhibits and visitors, free charitable tours and inclusive programmes
NB! · Art · Museums · Paris
A magnificent bronze statue of an Ephebe, created between 50 and 30 BC. Note the details: the locks of hair and the swollen veins on the wrist. This is a quiet masterpiece. On display at the Petit Palais
Listings · Moscow · Coming Up · Art · Museums
A new selection of Moscow's main exhibition events in our regular feature. 📌 19 November: opening of the exhibition “From Beijing to Moscow: A Dialogue of Cultures” at the Tretyakov Gallery, until 23 February 📌 22 November: opening of the exhibition “Tatlin. The Construction of the World” at the Zotov
Moscow · Museums · Observations · Society
I know the news is stale, and that everyone has spent the past week and a half in embarrassment and has even stopped talking about it. But since I was away travelling for a long time and did not follow events closely, I am doubly unhappy about this innovation. Though,