In the early 1460s, Andrea Mantegna accepted an invitation from Ludovico III Gonzaga to serve as court artist in the northern Italian city of Mantua. Over a period of four…
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In the early 1460s, Andrea Mantegna accepted an invitation from Ludovico III Gonzaga to serve as court artist in the northern Italian city of Mantua. Over a period of four…
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Franny Nemer Hyde Trustee and long-time friend of The Hyde How did you first become involved with The Hyde Collection? Growing up in Philadelphia with a family of artists and…
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Derin Tanyol Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art Welcome to The Hyde, Derin! What would you like our members to know about you? I’m an art historian,…
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Takeyce Walter is an award winning contemporary American painter (born 1980, Jamaica), media producer, and art instructor living and working in beautiful upstate New York. Driven to create from an…
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Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1399-1482), Madonna and Child, ca. 1450, tin-glazed terracotta (18½ x 15¾ in.). Photo credit: Sothebys.com. There were a number of items in Sotheby’s January…
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I’ve discovered a new form of engrossing pandemic-era online viewing. This week is my favorite week for January sales. Late in the month, various auction houses and dealers in New…
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Question: How do you know when a work of art is forged? Answer: You always have to be wary of a forgery, a work that was manufactured to deliberately fool…
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Recently, I heard a segment on NCPR about the Trout Lake artist Jeff Davis, who is in Florida during the pandemic lockdown. More accustomed to working in oils, he has taken…
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Before there was Tinder and the internet, there were artists and diplomats conveying images between potential suitors. There is nothing new in exchanging beguiling pictures. Detail: Bartholomaeus (Barthel/Bartel) Bruyn, the…
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This post is an experiment. Can our current use of online communications systems provide analogies for the way religious imagery worked on and for the viewer in the Middle Ages?…
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