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Bernini: Art as Theatre
95%
While Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) is celebrated as a sculptor, architect, and…
Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke
57%
Although Jane Hading (1859-1940), Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and Billie Burke (1884-1970) gained fame…
Matisse: In Search of True Painting
77%
More than most artists, Henri Matisse conducted an ongoing dialogue with his earlier works,…
Dickens and the Artists
56%
A remarkably visual writer, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) emerged from a tradition where…
Inventing the Christmas Tree
55%
A colourfully decorated Christmas tree, lit with twinkling lights, provokes awe and delight. We…
Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
79%
From Wonder Woman's satin stars and golden bracelets to Batman's brooding cape and mask, the style…
Eye to Eye: European Portraits, 1450-1850
66%
Portraiture is an enduring genre that has captivated artists and viewers for hundreds of years.…
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
55%
Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential, imaginative and inspirational…
The Genius of Renoir: Paintings from the Clark
79%
With a consuming enthusiasm for the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), art collector…
Van Eyck to Gossaert: Towards a Northern Renaissance
67%
Objects of beauty and prestige with their rich colour and fine detail, early Netherlandish oil…
Kandinsky and the Harmony of Silence
77%
Russian artist and theoretician Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a significant figure in…
Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed
65%
The 18th-century painter Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) was an astute observer of the many social…
Hogarth's Marriage A-La-Mode (+ DVD)
87%
Directing his pointed wit at the upper echelons of 18th-century British society, William Hogarth, a…
Bye Bye Kitty!!!
85%
In recent decades Japanese art has achieved immense popularity in the West while being little…
The Renaissance Portrait: From Donatello to Bellini
78%
In the words of the historian Jacob Burkhardt, 15th-century Italy was 'the place where the notion…
Frans Hals: Style and Substance
68%
Portraits and genre scenes by the great Dutch painter Frans Hals (1582/83–1666) are celebrated for…
Turkmen Silver
77%
The Turkmen people of Central Asia and Iran are revered for their carpets and textiles. Less well…
Византия от античности до Ренессанса (на английском языке)
99%
With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this comprehensive survey explores the…
Краш: поэтический сборник юных дарований (на английском языке)
56%
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as this year's winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a…
Picasso and Braque
66%
Picasso and Braque offers an intimate look at one of the most pivotal exchanges in the history of…