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"Art is free but you have to be alert to catch it when it comes onto the canvas. I don’t choose the they choose me."

Mirka Mora (1928–2018) in

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2021-03-19

the largest art heist in American history took place in 1990.

13 works valued at $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. None have been recovered, and the frames still hang empty...

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2021-03-18

Online Art History Lecture:
The World’s Most Popular Artists: The Spectacular Installations of Christo and Jeanne-Claude with Gary Faigin
TODAY | 7:00pm PST
🚗 Free for Members
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2021-03-18

Women’s fashion was ornate above all else in 1855, with the crinoline reigning prominently in conjunction with brightly colored silks and satins. Read more at the link below!

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2021-03-17

5 Famous Marc Chagall Paintings That Will Mesmerize You With Their Dreamlike Beauty https://t.co/UnGUK8b7iN

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2021-03-16

in 1832, the ballet La Sylphide first premiered at .

Filippo Taglioni designed it to showcase his daughter, Marie, the first woman to dance en pointe. Fanny Elssler and Emma Livry also took up the role.

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2021-03-12

Happy Birthday to Dr. Ernst van de Wetering, Dutch Art Historian and Chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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2021-03-10

For : in 1952 Anne Redpath was the first woman painter to be elected academician of the ; five years later, she painted "Tulips in a White Jug", now part of 🎨#arthistory

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2021-03-09