Visit these NYC museums to explore horror-themed exhibits that will indulge your love for art, learning – and weirdness. Delve […]
Masterpiece and Magazines: This Halloween
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Art for Your Heart – This Valentine’s!
Single or coupled, there’s no better way to spend Valentine’s Day than taking in art – or oddities. Art Tours […]
NYC Museums Offer Online Art History Options
Have an urge to brush up on your art history knowledge? New York City Museums are helping you do that […]
Stunning Sèvres – at the MAAC
Sèvres is a type of fine porcelain characterized by elaborate decoration on backgrounds of intense color, made at Sèvres in […]
Featured Artwork: Words Preserved on Illuminated Manuscripts
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For Manuscript Monday, we profile two exquisite illuminated religious manuscripts recently added to our online catalog from our gallery Manhattan […]
Art Inspired By Art: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Centerpiece
The history of Western art is one long homage. From Dali and Wagner to Jeff Koons and well, Jeff Koons, […]
Ruby Lips with Teeth Like Pearls: Dali’s Fantasy Jewelry
Since it’s #FantasyFriday, we’ll pose a question: have you ever wondered what Marilyn Monroe’s lips felt like? Salvador Dali’s brooch […]
A Drink On Your Way Out: The History of Stirrup Cups
Stirrup Cup, sterling silver, hand made gilded interior, Italy possibly Gucci. 5-1/4″ high x 3-1/2″ Diameter. Gallery #49A: Alter Silver […]
A Tale of Two Jeans: Plates by Jean Lurcat & Jean Cocteau
The social circles of French artistic contemporaries, Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) and Jean Lurcat (1892-1966) overlapped at the glittering edges–both knew […]
The Origins of the Easter Bunny & Vintage Rabbits
Japanese Woodblock print of “Two Rabbits and Bush Clover Under Moon”, (“Hagi no Usagi”) by Koson, c. 1931. Akasaka Collection […]