The Art Newspaper1d
Berry Campbell gallery’s gamble on forgotten post-war artists is paying off
This was Bing’s first New York solo show. It followed the gallery’s sale of her 1961 painting Velazquez Family No. II in the ...
The Prado, Renowned for Its Art, Tries a New Role: Muse to Authors
Spain’s most storied museum has been inviting writers, including Nobel laureates, to live nearby and take inspiration from ...
National Gallery4d
Stories of art: 1600-1700
The 17th century was the era of the Baroque, a style bringing passion, colour and drama to painting, sculpture, architecture ...
The Columbian9d
Novelist John Banville tours Spain’s Prado
That’s why acclaimed Irish novelist John Banville prefers to visit Spain’s Prado Museum during its opening hours — even though he’s been invited to browse anytime as part of a month-long literary ...
Smithsonian Magazine11d
Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis A selection of the bounty from ...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston swings big with 'Gauguin in the World' and 'Living with the Gods'
Museum of Fine Arts Houston opens Gauguin in the World and Living with the Gods to celebrate its 100 years anniversary in the ...
Novelist John Banville on how ‘eerie’ art at Madrid’s Prado museum inspires him
The Booker Prize winner talks about Old Masters' pictures that 'look at you' and AI in art as he takes writing inspiration from the Prado It is the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their ...
Artnet14d
Ali Banisadr’s Fractious Paintings Are a Reflection of Our Turbulent Times
We caught up with Iran-based artist Ali Banisadr ahead of his first solo exhibition in Shanghai at Perrotin's gallery outpost ...
Israel's art round up: Pink Front and Art in the Red
Visit the Masterpieces exhibition at the Mishkan Museum of Art and marvel at paintings by 47 Israeli artists who repeat works ...
Walla Walla Union Bulletin17d
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
The huge 17th-century painting shows the Infanta Margarita, her young ladies-in-waiting, a dwarf, a buffoon with a dog, a nun ...
Associated Press17d
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum
(AP Photo/Paul White) Novelist John Banville walks around looking at paintings including ‘Diego Velazquez’s ‘Las Meninas’ in the background at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 23, ...
WTOP News17d
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum
a mirror reflecting King Phillip IV and his queen — and also Velazquez, stepping back from his canvas and looking straight down at the viewer. The painting — a paragon of Baroque ...