Biggest Da Vinci Discovery? You Decide.
Such a shame it was that Leonardo da Vinci’s Milanese masterpiece “The Last Supper” began chipping and deteriorating even before the artist died in 1519 due to an experimental fresco formula. However, a recent discovery has led two authors to publish a book that has heads turning and minds changing. On what?
WANTED: Conference Papers
The Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE), along with the Representational Art Conference, has put out a call for ideas and scholarship. Think you fit the mold? Details here.
Mortality and Art in Renaissance Europe
Death. It can be a frightening concept for some, a liberating one for others. The Egyptians were consumed by it, and most of their art and architecture that survives was in service of death. A fascinating new exhibition in Maine that delves into mortality — and morality — in Renaissance Europe may shake you to your core.
Dear SFMOMA: Send Me Robot
A lighthearted and fun project via the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) that creatively uses cellphones and emojis has recently gone viral. Will you give it a try?
A Summer Rendezvous with Monkman
If you did not have a chance to see the outstanding new works by Kent Monkman this spring in New York City, a new opportunity waits in Santa Fe. Will you rendezvous with him?
Leffel’s Lifetime Achievement
World-renowned master painter David A Leffel will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and present an onstage demonstration in 2018. Details here!
Portrait of the Week: Michelangelo Caravaggio, “The Betrayal”
In this occasional series, Fine Art Today delves into the world of portraiture, highlighting historical and contemporary examples of superb quality and skill. This week: Michelangelo Caravaggio, “The Betrayal.”
Featured Lots: Coeur d’Alene 2017
In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week we highlight the much anticipated 2017 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction — a Western art sale in which every lot is must-see.
Collaging the Heart, Designing the Soul
Quietly working in her studio along the shores of the Mississippi River, artist Judith Bergerson continues to achieve profound joy by exploring the ways abstraction and representation can move the soul.
Art and World War I
The World Wars had such an impact on culture and the visual arts that historians use them as a categorical benchmark — “pre- and post-war.” In just a few weeks, the Metropolitan in New York aims to explore the impact of World War I on the visual arts through this gripping exhibition.