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...of over 15 self-portraits from collections around the world. The exhibition is the first in the new Morgan Stanley Series of high-profile temporary exhibitions at The Courtauld. Further exhibitions will...
...will be presented across The Courtauld’s Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries and the Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery. It is the third in The Morgan Stanley Series of temporary exhibitions...
...research. A door leads to another here. Extra-curriculars Although classes are often held in museums/galleries/archives, as art historians we are always on the search for new exhibitions. Beyond the classroom,...
...temporary exhibitions at The Courtauld Gallery will also include a display of forgeries from The Courtauld’s collection, uncovering the stories behind their creation and the discovery of their deception; an...
...Kunstmuseum Basel, and since 2008 curator of Early Netherlandish and German paintings at the Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. He is the curator and/or co-curator of several exhibitions, e.g. The...
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In 1746 Canaletto travelled to England from Venice, and over the following decade produced a rich record of mid-Georgian London, making drawings for the market. In this elaborately finished work,...
In 1746 Canaletto travelled to England from Venice, and over the following decade produced a rich record of mid-Georgian London, making drawings for the market. In this elaborately finished work,...
Known for his acerbic caricatures, Honoré Daumier here loosely interprets a scene from the satirical play Le malade imaginaire (The Hypochondriac, 1673) by the French playwright Molière. Argan, the patient,...
This superbly carved work belongs to a group of ivories illustrating the Passion (Death and Resurrection) of Christ. The narrative begins at the bottom with the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration...
This superbly carved work belongs to a group of ivories illustrating the Passion (Death and Resurrection) of Christ. The narrative begins at the bottom with the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration...
This wistful young girl has at times been identified as the artist’s daughter Rosalie (1769-1788). The traditional title, La Resignée (The Resigned One), seems particularly poignant in light of Rosalie’s...
