Picasso Sighting in New York City—He’s Mowing his Lawn
I looked across the street and saw Pablo Picasso mowing his lawn. He was ten feet tall. He was inside a fence, which was unusual, and the expression...
Howard Schwartz 7 June 2018
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Sandra Boks 5 June 2018
Fernando Botero’s Guide to Colombian History and Culture
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Kacper Grass 30 May 2018
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Magda Michalska 22 May 2018
A Study of Loneliness and Isolation: The Man in Blue by Francis Bacon
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The Explosive Life and Death of Carel Fabritius
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Magda Michalska 16 May 2018
Painting Of The Week: J. A. D. Ingres, Paolo and Francesca
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Zuzanna Stańska 13 May 2018
Visit Eugène Delacroix Exhibition at the Louvre with Mr. Bacchus
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Christopher Michaut 11 May 2018
Life And The Human Condition Through The Eyes Of Oswaldo Guayasamín
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Kacper Grass 9 May 2018
An Auction for the Ages: The Art Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller
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Howard Schwartz 7 May 2018
Painting Of The Week: Lemminkäinen’s Mother by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Finnish National Gallery recently applied an open licence (CC0) to its digital reproductions of out-of-copyright works, joining leading...
Europeana 6 May 2018
