Victoria Reedさんのイラストまとめ

It's Saint Patrick's Day--and of course, there are postcards!

If only all internet trolls were as delightful as these illustrations by John Bauer (Swedish, 1882-1918).

More snow, I guess.

Growing up in New England, my sister and I were told to greet each new month (and new year, of course) with “rabbit, rabbit!” as soon as we got up.

4/ But it seems more likely that he bought it in Venice. A clue to its origins may be the re-used canvas it’s on, where the artist originally painted the figs of Mary (l.) and Anne (r.) at the foot of a Crucifixion in the clouds (see x-ray), which explains their unusual gestures.

1/5 Christmas week #provenance thread! We’re actually not sure where this Nativity by Jacopo Tintoretto at the @mfaboston was first installed. Probably a church in or around Venice, where Tintoretto worked, and maybe even San Marco, but we don’t know for sure.

Happy Thanksgiving (and happy November) to all!

Embarcation for the private island where everything is normal.

Today, after 3 years, the provenance research associate I have been privileged to work with closed out her desk and handed in her badge, moving on to a new city and good things. She did wonderful work on our Dutch ptgs. It was great being a team, and I will miss her!

1/4 The @mfaboston bought this panel by Herri met de Bles in the fall of 1946, not long after WWII ended and artwork once again began to flow into the U.S. from Europe. Dealer Siegfried Aram said it had been auctioned in New York, and came from a Chicago collection.