Michelle Plastrik
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Michelle Plastrik is an art adviser living in New York City. She writes on a range of topics, including art history, the art market, museums, art fairs, and special exhibitions.
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Miracle on 95th Street: Little Virginia’s Letter
An answer to the 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s written inquiry, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” has been printed in newspapers throughout the nation.
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin’s 300th Anniversary at The Met
‘Paris through the Eyes of Saint-Aubin’ is a travelogue of the city during the Age of Enlightenment.
‘Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries’
‘The Battle of Pavia’ tapestries are on display for the first time in America at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
Through the Looking Glass
Three centuries of masterful self-portraits by Anguissola, Leyster, and Labille-Guiard are all ranked amongst each woman’s best work.
Joshua Reynolds’ Celebrated Portrait of Mai
Welcomed by British high society, the Polynesian Mai (Omai) was admired for his dignified and courteous character.
The Fifth Wall: Italian Ceiling Frescos
Mantegna, Correggio, and Tiepolo’s grand ceiling frescoes represent the height of each artist’s brilliance.
Cropsey’s Ode to Autumn
Hudson River School painter Jasper Francis Cropsey is known by the sobriquet “America’s painter of autumn.”
It’s All in the Details: Early Netherlandish Oil Painting
The popularization of oil painting as a medium can be traced to the 15th-century Netherlandish painters Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck.
Ceremonial Water Pitchers: A Menagerie of Aquamanilia
Made in the shape of animals, beasts, and humans, the sculpted water vessels were used for ancient ceremonial hand-washing rituals.
‘The Battle of San Romano’ Series: Paolo Uccello’s Masterpiece
Paolo Uccello is notable for his pioneering work on visual perspective through his series of paintings depicting the 1432 Battle of San Romano.
