The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade. But how did the slave trade shape the art market in the ...
Sotheby’s is to use masterpieces by artists including Picasso, Warhol and Rembrandt to back a $500m (£399m) bond. The auction house is bundling almost 90 personal loans given to art collectors ...
Rembrandt, Hansken, 1637 ... When she wasn’t engaged in the noble art of wielding a sword, she could be found picking spectator’s pockets.) Of course, this limited understanding of ...
Keep in mind that there are no Rembrandt paintings – only etchings – much to the chagrin of some recent museumgoers, though there are paintings by Rembrandt's contemporaries, such as Pieter ...
Home to one of the largest public collections of Chihuly's art in the world, the downtown OKC museum closed "Chihuly Then and ...
One of Rembrandt's etchings is Self-Portrait, Wearing a Flat Cap, c. 1642 An exhibition of etchings by the 17th Century artist Rembrandt will go on show at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery later ...
How do you discuss Rembrandt's paintings in your book? Historically, studies of the transatlantic slave trade in early modern painting (about 1400-1700) have looked at paintings that directly ...