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...and if that means digitizing artist sketchbooks in order to exhibit them, or make them more accessible, I'm good with that too! I really appreciated scrolling through these at @vangoghmuseum in Amsterdam. #ITweetMuseums
#Museum30 Day 9: "after dark." I love visiting museum at night, because the buildings and galleries often take on a dramatic mood, which highlights certain details that are imperceptible during the day. #ITweetMuseums
One of the highlights of exploring #Pompeii was getting to see the fascinating #VillaOfMysteries. It's outside the main area & much less frequented by tourists, which made it even more exciting to admire. There is even some ancient graffiti being preserved there. #ITweetMuseums
I swung by the Palazzo Barberini (@BarberiniCorsin) today and spent some time thinking about these 2 #SaintSebastian paintings. The 1st, Antonello de Saliba, 1520, the 2nd, Francisco Pagano, 1472-1476. So different, yet the head tilt & mouth are nearly identical. #ITweetMuseums
...There were several brilliant galleries dedicated to the art of puppetry & marionettes. 1st pic is of curious 19th/early 20th century marionettes, 2nd is of 18th century examples, & 3rd pic is a theme I sensed in the painted backdrops for marionette shows 🧔🏻⚔️🧔🏻 #ITweetMuseums
...Discovered in Ostia in 1959, it's the most intact and complete example of inlaid marble decoration (opus sectile) ever found. It's beautifully presented and documented (in Italian & braille.) Surprising details include portraits, attacking lions & even octopus! #ITweetMuseums
One thing I particularly like about museums like the Galleria Doria Pamphilij, is the overabundance of detail everywhere: ceilings, odd corners (hello, St. Sebastian!), patterned decorative wall painting & sculptural curtain tie-backs. #ITweetMuseums #GalleriaDoriaPamphilj
...my favorite from my collection of @JohnMacConnell drawings: Mitch, 01/27/2016.
Though a common design strategy, I still love it when museums use exhibition objects as clear inspiration for the graphic identity of an exhibition. Here, the newly opened "Feathers: Fashion and the Fight for Wildlife" @NYHistory. #FightForFeathers #ITweetMuseums
This grisly scene caused a sensation when first exhibited (and made the artist a fortune through selling prints of its design.) It's one of those images that still holds power today in the @ngadc gallery. Detail, #JohnSingletonCopley, Watson and the Shark, 1778. #ITweetMuseums