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By Agathe Hakoun 28.01.2025 On January 28, 2025, Emmanuel Macron announced the future metamorphosis of the Louvre Museum. On January 28, the President of France unveiled the “Louvre – New Renaissance” project in front of the Mona Lisa. This vast project should…
Attributed to Daniele da Volterra (Italian, Volterra 1509–1566 Rome) Title: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) Date: probably ca. 1545 , Medium: Oil on wood Dimensions: 34 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (88.3 x 64.1 cm) Classification: Paintings This unfinished portrait has been identified as the work of…
What Am I Looking At? A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Different Art Movements So, you’re standing in front of a painting, maybe in a museum, maybe scrolling through Instagram, and you’re thinking: What am I even looking at? Is it…
Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York) Title: The Glazier Date: 1940 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 44 in. (137.2 x 111.8 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In his fascination with landscape…
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) remains one of the most influential artists of the 19th century, known for his innovative compositions, dynamic portrayals of movement, and deep exploration of contemporary life. Though often associated with the Impressionist movement, Degas saw himself as…
Few artistic dialogues in modern art are as visceral, as deeply human, and as psychologically intense as the one between Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Two titans of 20th-century British painting, their work explores the fragility of the human form,…
By Shira Wolfe for Artland Magazine “The ultimate effect sought is one of an almost literal openness that embraces and absorbs colour in the act of being created by it.” – Clement Greenberg What is Color Field Painting? Color Field painting…
In 1957, Calder was commissioned to make a monumental work for the International Arrivals Building of Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) by the Port Authority of New York. “People think monuments should come out of the ground,…
Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno) Title: Astrological Fantasy Portrait , Date: 1924 Medium: Gouache on paper, bordered with ink and gouache, mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 14 7/8 in. × 11 in. (37.8 × 27.9 cm) Classification: Drawings This article is published on…