Are Tronies the Historical Precursor to the Emoji?
9 March 2024 • Charlotte Rickards
As humans, we’re evolutionarily drawn to read the faces of others. We scan for eyebrows that lift or furrow; we… Read More
Tag: Vermeer
Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer exhibition most successful in its history
5 June 2023 • Mark Westall
Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer exhibition finished as the most successful exhibition in its history with 650,000 visitors from 113 nations, over 16 weeks
Creative Cities: Amsterdam Vermeer special.
2 March 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Such is the star power of 17th Century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer that he is one of a select few artists from the pantheon of art history known on a first-name base, rather like an art world version of Beyoncé or Rihanna.
Rijksmuseum opens its Vermeer exhibition
8 February 2023 • Mark Westall
Rijksmuseum opens its Vermeer exhibition to the public this coming Friday, 10th February. This will be the first retrospective exhibition of Johannes Vermeer in the history of the Rijksmuseum.
Revelatory insights in new Vermeer biography
6 January 2023 • Mark Westall
In the lead up to the opening of Rijksmuseum’s landmark Vermeer exhibition on 10th February 2023, a new biography published… Read More
List of Vermeer paintings for Rijksmuseum exhibition revealed.
1 November 2022 • Mark Westall
The Rijksmuseum has announced the list of works by Johannes Vermeer which will go on show in its exhibition Vermeer from 10… Read More
RIJKSMUSEUM TO STAGE THE LARGEST VERMEER EXHIBITION EVER
2 December 2021 • Mark Westall
In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands, will dedicate a retrospective exhibition to the… Read More
Tim Marlow is back to investigate more stories from the art world on ITV
17 November 2020 • Mark Westall
Tim Marlow is back to investigate more stories from the art world, turning his attention to some of the greatest artistic figures and their phenomenal work
The Top 5 Artworks referenced in The Simpsons
17 May 2020 • Tabish Khan
The Top 5 Artworks referenced in The Simpsons feature Stolen artworks, a couch gag and Bosch.
ITV to screen Great Art.
11 December 2017 • Mark Westall
This January, ITV will show Great Art, a five-part series exploring the life and work of the world’s most celebrated artists.
Daniel’s Value and Ideas #28: Everything in Its Right Place
1 August 2014 • daniel barnes
The idea that commercial galleries do not sell to just anyone, but select their clients very carefully, sounds like outright elitism. It sounds as if they deliberately seek out the rich and powerful….
Review: Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure at The National Gallery
2 July 2013 • Mark Westall
The Dutch Golden Age of painting in the 17th century was marked by an explosion of different genres of painting from tempestuous seascapes to intimate still lifes, as they moved away from the religious works that had preceded them in the Baroque era.
New York Art Fairs Day 1 by Ben Austin
2 March 2011 • Mark Westall
Day one: So, I arrived yesterday afternoon in New York at around 3pm, but didn’t actually get into the City… Read More