Heidi Ellison
Misia: Reine de Paris
The Glittering World ofMadame Verdurinska “Misia Natanson en Robe Noire” (1896-97). Anonymous © Archives Vuillard, Paris Few women can claim to have led lives as glamorous as that of Misia Sert (1872-1950), who was not only a friend, muse and … Read More
L’Art en Guerre
Explaining Art in War Is an Uphill Battle Picasso’s ”L’Aubade” (”Tombstone,” 1942). © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN/Christian Bahier/Philippe Migeat © Succession Picasso 2012 “L’Art en Guerre” (“Art in Wartime”) at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris … Read More
Dalí
Desperately Seeking a Likable Side of Dalí “The Persistence of Memory” (1931). © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí/Adagp, Paris 2012 Beyond a grudging admiration for Salvador Dalí’s energy, enthusiasm and wit, I have never been a fan of the Catalonian … Read More
Fantin-Latour, Manet, Baudelaire: L’Hommage à Delacroix
A Model of Freedom and Catalyzer of Energies A study (1863-64) for Henri Fantin-Latour’s “Hommage à Delacroix” (pictured below). © RMN (Musée du Louvre)/Harry Bréjat This charming little exhibition at the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix pays homage to the great Romantic … Read More
Fantin-Latour, Manet, Baudelaire: L’Hommage à Delacroix
A Model of Freedom and Catalyzer of Energies A study (1863-64) for Henri Fantin-Latour’s “Hommage à Delacroix” (pictured below). © RMN (Musée du Louvre)/Harry Bréjat This charming little exhibition at the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix pays homage to the great Romantic … Read More
Artemisia: The Power, Glory and Passions of a Female Painter
An Artistic Caesar in A Woman’s Body Artemisia Gentileschi’s ”Judith Slaying Holofernes” (c. 1612). © Fototeca Soprintendenza per il PSAE e per il Polo museale della città di Napoli The Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) is the subject of a … Read More
Degas and the Nude
Off with the Tutu,Into the Boudoir Degas’ ”Deux Baigneuses sur l’Herbe” (1886-90). © RMN (Musée d’Orsay)/Hervé Lewandowski Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is, of course, best known for his depictions of dancers, but it turns out that his ballerinas often took off … Read More
Saint Anne: Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Masterpiece
The TrinityBefore and After The restored version of Leonardo’s ”Virgin and Child with Saint Anne” © RMN, Musée du Louvre/René Gabriel Ojéda To celebrate the unveiling of Leonardo da Vinci’s newly (and controversially; more on that later) restored “Virgin and … Read More
Le Musée Rodin de Meudon & La Villa des Brillants
Country Cousin: The Other Musée Rodin The tomb of Auguste Rodin and Rose Beuret in Meudon, topped by ”The Thinker.” Did you know that there was another Musée Rodin just outside of Paris? I didn’t, but now that the Paris … Read More
Cima da Conegliano
A Venetian Master Rediscovered in All His Glory ”Madonna with Child,” by Cima da Conegliano. © Archives Alinari, Florence, Dist. Service Presse RMN–Grand Palais/Daniela Camilli In the late 15th century, Giovanni Battista Cima (1459-1517) came out of nowhere to make … Read More