In 1989, an unpromising-sounding but alluring marble sculpture of a female nude came up for sale at a Christie’s auction held ...

Why you should swap Lisbon and Porto for this Portuguese city, where a glass of wine costs €2 - On a trip to Portugal’s lesser-visited ‘third city’ Matt Dennis finds Baroque architecture, cobbled stre ...

Romania Cultural Season 2024–2025, we dive into the surprising depth of Polish-Romanian connections across language, history, and art. From shared Slavic roots in Romanian vocabulary and Polish traces ...

View HAUTS-DE-SEINE (92) - Veüe du CHÂTEAU DE ST CLOUD [...]. 18th century. Etching and burin by Antoine AVELINE (1691 - 1743). Fine proof on watermarked laid paper (Jesus). A Paris (18th Century) By ...

Basically, on one side, there is the Society of Jesus, which opposes returning a large 18th-century painting to its original location, which has always belonged (and is still owned by) the ...

In “Lower Than the Angels,” the historian Diarmaid MacCulloch traces two millenniums of libidinal frustration. An 18th-century painting depicts the resurrected Christ asking a clearly ...

A set of 18th-century paintings of the Passion of Jesus which have been restored by Atelier del Restauro with sponsorship by APS Bank will be inaugurated. Restorer Valentina Lupo will give a talk ...

Much of this book is devoted to paintings by three celebrated French artists: Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) and François Boucher (1703-70). However, it brings to ...

The altarpiece consists of an 18th-century painting of John of Nepomuk, ... The left-hand lateral panel depicts St. Anne, accompanied by her daughter the Virgin Mary with Jesus on her lap.

Art historians who’ve examined the unsigned piece believe it was painted by Gaspare Diziani, an 18th century Italian artist. The painting can be seen in a reflection of a mirror laid on the ...