This magnificent painting by the leading painter of King Louis XIV (1638–1715)—the artist who supervised the decoration of the Louvre and Versailles and headed the Gobelins manufactory for tapestries and furniture—is a landmark in the history of French portraiture
their four children (from left to right): Everhard the Younger (1656–1721), Hélène
In this interview, exhibition curator Kiki Karoglou shares provocative insights into the contemporary relevance of mythological hybrid beings and offers a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the exhibition.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Samuel D.
The Artist: Ambrosius Benson is most noted as a North Italian painter who went to study and work in Bruges. As a result, his works are a unique conflation of Netherlandish and Italian Renaissance styles
Roger van Schoute and Hélène Verougstraete.
This study for the unrealized bronze equestrian monument to the Milanese duke Francesco Sforza — one of the most ambitious sculptural monuments of the Renaissance – was made by the Florentine master Antonio Pollaiuolo, probably before the celebrated commission was awarded to Leonardo da Vinci in the mid-1480s
“400, 426–429, 430–435; Leonardo da Vinci’s Sforza Monument Horse, ed. by D.
Phéniciens de Tyr à Carthage, exh. cat. edited by Elisabeth Fontan and Hélène
Circus Sideshow and Seurat’s Career: Circus Sideshow is one of only six major figure paintings Seurat created during his short but influential career. Born and raised in Paris as the son of a customs official, he pursued classical art training, including at least three years at the École des Beaux-Arts, and spent a year (1879–80) in military service in Brest before establishing himself as a professional artist in France’s capital city
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(lower right): VENTE / COROT the artist, Paris (until d. 1875; his sale, Hôtel
dealer’s (André Parrot and Jean Nougayrol, „Un document de fondation Hurrite“, Revue d‚Assyriologie – et d‚archéologie Orientale, XLII, 1948, p. 2); acquired by the Museum in 1948, purchased
Near Eastern Antiquities in Dialogue, edited by Ariane Thomas and Hélène Le Meaux
The Artist: Simon Vouet (see fig. 1 above) is one of a number of major artists, among whom are Jusepe de Ribera, Valentin de Boulogne, Gerrit van Honthorst, and Bartolomeo Manfredi, who worked in Rome in the immediate aftermath of Caravaggio’s death and absorbed his dramatic treatment of expressive lighting, startling naturalism, and psychologically penetrating approach to narrative subjects
Naro Chigi Patrizi-Montoro, Palazzo Patrizi, Castel Giuliano, Bracciano (until d.
[by 1937-1938, Paul Godin, Paris]; offered for sale to the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, in 1937 by Paul Godin, and in 1944 by Brimo de Laroussilhe (personal communication, Mattes Lammert); offered for sale to American museums in 1940s-1950s by Elias David; acquired by the Museum in 1958, purchased from Elias S
Near Eastern Antiquities in Dialogue, edited by Ariane Thomas and Hélène Le Meaux
