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On view through December 17 at New York City’s Hollis Taggart Galleries is an amazing display of dexterity and skill through the sculptures of Alan Wolfson — master of the diorama.

What is the idea of art? What about meta-painting? The Museo del Prado invites visitors to explore and reflect on the changing status of painting and other arts during a magnetic exhibition featuring hundreds of outstanding artworks.

It’s arguably the most prestigious, competitive, and exciting art competition for contemporary realism in the world. Now in it’s 12th year, the Art Renewal Center recently announced its newest Salon winners. Who took home the hardware?

Part of the allure of art museums and galleries is their mission to give the public access to cultural heritage and the beautiful creative products that come from bygone eras and individuals. However, there remains an entire world of private collecting, which – together – could easily rival any public institution. A unique opportunity to see works from the private collections of many distinguished figures is almost here. Where?

It’s that time of year when some of the nation’s top galleries mount stunning exhibitions in which the skill is large but the format is small. Check out these miniature masterpieces from Evergreen Fine Art in Colorado.

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: Sir William Orpen, “Sergeant Murphy & Things.”

Commissioned in 1849 as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Refreshment Room in the House of Lords, London, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer’s “The Monarch of the Glen” is as beautiful and majestic as paintings come — and it’s currently on view at Christie’s, New York.

The New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut is currently showcasing over 80 paintings by more than 30 American artists whose works and careers were championed by Boston-based collectors Ernst and Gail van Metzsch.

Although it wasn't until 1517 that Martin Luther (1483-1546) became the face of the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the doors of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, the roots of dissatisfaction with the Roman Catholic Church were deep-seated by then.

Portrait artist Katherine Galbraith has taken advantage of an outstanding opportunity at the National Gallery of Art and others should, too.   Established in 1941, the...