Acts of Vandalism - Damaged Works of Art - Art Appreciation
From unintended accidents to deliberate acts of destroying works of art, vandalism is found even in the best of the world's art museums. When the private collectors Frances G. and James W. McGlothlin lent their John Singer Sargent painting of ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Homes For Sale - Art Appreciation
I view architecture as a form of art. I was dismayed to read in the May/June 2005 issue of "Preservation" magazine that houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are a tough sell in today's real estate market. His Usonian style of homes is too [... more]
Bella Online |
Dali & Twombly Exhibit at Philadelphia Museum of Art - ...
I recently visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This was my second time and I was eager to see all that they had to offer. It was Sunday and the Dali exhibit was sold out. I wasn't too disappointed as my time was limited and I had been to the ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Damien Hirst 's ' Lamb of God ' Theme in Art - Art ...
In the early 1990's, Damien Hirst was from a group known as YBA (Young British Artists). He gained notoriety for his display of dead animals in formaldehyde. I ask, "Is this art?" I was horrified when I first saw Hirst's "art" in past [... more]
Bella Online |
When In New York ... Visit the Met - Art Appreciation
When In New York...Be Sure To Visit...The Metropolitan Museum of Art Last year I visited New York with a neighbor who had never made the trip before. I introduced her to all my favorite art. I tend to spend hours there but also take time out to ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Pennsylvania Museums Win Bid: Thomas Eakins - 'The Gross ...
Controversy surrounds Thomas Eakins' famed painting "The Gross Clinic." Should it stay in urban Philadelphia or be moved to rural Bentonville, Arkansas? This is a tale of David (the museums) and Goliath (a wealthy art collector). What first ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Faberge Imperial Eggs - a Celebration of Easter - Art ...
Russian jeweler Peter Carl Faberge is best known for his inventive and expertly executed eggs made expressly for Czar Nicholas II. Begun as a gift for his wife, Czarina Marie, it soon became a tradition, purchased yearly, which continued for over ... [... more]
Bella Online |
America's 'Mona Lisa' - 'Genevra de' Benci' - Art ...
There are three known portraits of women by the great Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The most famous and recognized painting in the world is the "Mona Lisa." One other is obscure even to those living in the U.S. It is "Genevra de' [... more]
Bella Online |
'Painters in Paris' Exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of ...
The modern art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art began in 1947 with the acquisition of Pablo Picasso's portrait of Gertrude Stein. She was said to have sat for the Spaniard eighty times. And yet Picasso at one point obliterated her ... [... more]
Bella Online |
King Tut Exhibit - From Art Museum to Science Museum - ...
This story began with the discovery of King Tut's tomb by Howard Carter in November 1922. Lord Carnarvon of England was all but ready to give up on the Egyptian excavation. He had spent well over the equivalent of $500,000 but Carter requested ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Edward Hopper Exhibition at the MFA, Boston - Art ...
Considered to be the foremost American realist painter of the 20th century, Edward Hopper is best known for his paintings of anonymous people in city views. An exhibition debuting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston highlights not only his iconic ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Las Vegas: A World Class Art Destination - Art Appreciation
Steve Wynn, the famous hotelier who purchased property from the Howard Hughes estate, opened the Mirage in 1984, the first of many megaresorts to grace (or invade) Las Vegas. Next came Bellagio, the world's most expensive hotel, built by Wynn in ... [... more]
Bella Online |
