Duccio’s ‘Maestà’ at the Met
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Duccio’s ‘Maestà’ at the Met

For the first time in 250 years, a sequence of Duccio’s famed altarpiece is on display at the Met’s ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.’
‘Instead of Dance, It’s Choreography': The Peculiar Future of Dance
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‘Instead of Dance, It’s Choreography': The Peculiar Future of Dance

Composer Irving Berlin pokes fun at modern dance in a number from ‘White Christmas,’ starring Danny Kaye.
The Washington Square Arch: Stanford White’s Monumental Style
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The Washington Square Arch: Stanford White’s Monumental Style

As a collaboration between architects and craftsmen, the monumental arch commemorated the centennial of Washington’s inauguration.
Welcome to Rubens’s Workshop
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Welcome to Rubens’s Workshop

The Prado’s new exhibition “Rubens’s Workshop” provides a fascinating insight into Peter Paul Rubens’s paintings in the European workshop tradition.
‘The Surrender of Breda’
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‘The Surrender of Breda’

Diego Velázquez’s painting suggested the inevitability of Spanish victory and the heroism of the Dutch who fought against the odds.

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Duccio’s ‘Maestà’ at the Met

Duccio’s ‘Maestà’ at the Met

For the first time in 250 years, a sequence of Duccio’s famed altarpiece is on display at the Met’s ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.’
‘Instead of Dance, It’s Choreography': The Peculiar Future of Dance

‘Instead of Dance, It’s Choreography': The Peculiar Future of Dance

Composer Irving Berlin pokes fun at modern dance in a number from ‘White Christmas,’ starring Danny Kaye.
The Washington Square Arch: Stanford White’s Monumental Style

The Washington Square Arch: Stanford White’s Monumental Style

As a collaboration between architects and craftsmen, the monumental arch commemorated the centennial of Washington’s inauguration.
‘Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries’

‘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.
Jane Dahl’s Short Story, ‘The Heart of a Burglar’

Jane Dahl’s Short Story, ‘The Heart of a Burglar’

Despite a life of crime, a burglar shows his true heart to a mother who returns the favor.
Welcome to Rubens’s Workshop

Welcome to Rubens’s Workshop

The Prado’s new exhibition “Rubens’s Workshop” provides a fascinating insight into Peter Paul Rubens’s paintings in the European workshop tradition.
‘The Surrender of Breda’

‘The Surrender of Breda’

Diego Velázquez’s painting suggested the inevitability of Spanish victory and the heroism of the Dutch who fought against the odds.
Through the Looking Glass

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.
Realist Artist on the Divine Beauty in Art

Realist Artist on the Divine Beauty in Art

Lucy Cui said art in the past was developed for portraying divine beings.