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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month agoClash of the Renaissance titans: an intriguing double biography of Titian and Michelangelo
Michelangelo the Elder's lifetime success and character are documented through 17th-century commemorative paintings that reveal how artistic tastes shifted dramatically after his death.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks agoLike seeing art of Roman chapels in technicolor for first time - Harvard Gazette
Students learned centuries-old stucco sculpting techniques through hands-on practice, gaining deeper understanding of Renaissance and Baroque artists' material choices and creative processes.
Renovation
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks agoMonumental Rubens ceiling painting revealed once more after two-year renovation
Rubens's monumental Whitehall Ceiling at Banqueting House reopens after extensive renovations, now featuring wheelchair accessibility and improved climate control systems.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month agoExplore 3D models of Met masterpieces
More than 100 art works have been scanned in ultra-high resolution with portable laser scanners that could image objects that are unmoveable and could not be scanned by traditional machines. That data combined with photogrammetry techniques that puzzle together thousands of photographs to create a photorealistic composite.
Miscellaneous
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month agoVatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter's Basilica to mark 400th anniversary
St. Peter's Basilica will expand terrace access, add a larger snack bar, online reservations, multilingual Mass translations, and a Michelangelo-styled font for its 400th anniversary.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month agoDreaming of Owning a Medieval Artefact? Here's Your Chance - Medievalists.net
TimeLine Auctions' March 3 online sale features hundreds of medieval historical objects including a 13th-century Limoges cross, 1224 Chinese armor, Viking silver mount, and Anglo-Saxon brooch.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago25 of the Best Things to Do in Florence
Pallabazzer recommends seeing the historic center of Florence at different times of the day. In the early morning, you'll get to experience it "without noise and the pressing pace of crowds." Midday brings droves of visitors, but the destination is "bathed in sunshine." In the evening, "the lights of the street lamps stretch out over the Lungarni [the streets along the Arno River], creating a truly magical effect."
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Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago'It has nothing to do with Michelangelo': expert wades in on painting newly attributed to Renaissance master
Belgian art historian Michel Draguet claims to have discovered a Michelangelo painting from the 1540s, but leading Renaissance experts dispute the attribution based on artistic style analysis.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoNaples museum to allow visually impaired visitors to experience art through touch
The veil covering Christ is extraordinary. It's impossible to understand how Sanmartino managed to create it. The veil defies explanation—for those who can see and for those who cannot. When you touch it, you can feel the veins pulsing beneath.
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fromOpen Culture
3 weeks agoThe Met Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptures & More
The Metropolitan Museum of Art now offers high-definition 3D scans of its artifacts, enabling unprecedented close examination and interaction with masterpieces through digital zoom, rotation, and augmented reality technology.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months agoFrankfurt's Stadel Museum announces 'momentous' acquisition of Altenberg Madonna
Städel Museum reunited the Virgin and Child Enthroned with the Altenberg altarpiece, enabling display of the complete convertible altarpiece.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 weeks agoAnnibale Carracci Should Be as Famous as Rembrandt van Rijn
Annibale Carracci, a 16th-century Italian artist, made groundbreaking contributions to Western art that rivaled Rembrandt's influence, including establishing an innovative art academy that revolutionized artistic training methods.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month agoThe Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions now offer 3D digital models of artworks, enabling detailed examination of textures, materials, and hidden details impossible to see in person or through standard digital images.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month agoArtemisia Gentileschi, Michelangelo and Rembrandt bring new energy and records to New York's Old Masters sales
New York Old Masters auctions set record prices across artists—Artemisia Gentileschi, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Canaletto—bringing historically significant, newly surfaced and restituted works into public view.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months agoAcquisitions round-up: a rare early Italian portrait of a Black man, a record-breaking Kiddush cup, and a limewood sculpture of the Madonna
Major museums and auctions highlighted historic works: Ceruti’s rare portrait of a Moor, a Khorasan Kiddush cup record sale, and a newly acquired 16th-century limewood Madonna.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoAI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums
An analysis of two paintings in museums in the US and Italy by the 15th-century Flemish artist Jan van Eyck has raised a profound question: what if neither were by Van Eyck? Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, the name given to near-identical unsigned paintings hanging in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Royal Museums of Turin, represent two of the small number of surviving works by one of western art's greatest masters, revered for his naturalistic portraits and religious subjects.
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