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
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
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
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
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
Ode to Joy From Greatest Living Artist Gerhard Richter’s “Yellow-Green” (1982), © Gerhard Richter, 2012 Gerhard Richter, born in Dresden in 1932, has been toiling away at his paintings, photographs and installations for 50 years now, but it is only … Read More
Manet’s “Au Père Lathuille” (1879). © Collection du Musée des Beaux- Arts de Tournai, Belgium “Manet: The Man Who Invented Modernity,” the new exhibition on Edouard Manet (1832-83) at the Musée d’Orsay, does not make much … Favorite
Frederic Leighton’s “Pavonia” (1858-59). © Christie’s Images The exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay with the ungainly title “Beauty, Morals and Voluptuousness in the England of Oscar Wilde” is rather ungainly itself. Exhaustive … Favorite
Auguste Rodin’s “Cerbère.” © Musée Rodin. Photo: Jean de Calan Who knew that sculptors were such fanatics about drawing? Two exhibitions in Paris reveal this little-known side of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and Antoine … Favorite
The Life and Death of The ‘Belly of Paris’ “Triporteur aux Halles.” © Atelier Robert Doisneau. Who doesn’t love the photographs of Robert Doisneau (1912-94), maker of innumerable witty and iconic images images of Paris? I tried to pick one … Read More
