Rembrandt’s The Standard Bearer (1636) was unveiled at the Rijksmuseum today after a nation-wide tour following its government-backed acquisition for €175m last year. The museum will lift entrance fees on Saturday, 17 June, to mark the occasion. Created when the Dutch 17th-century artist had just turned 30, The Standard Bearer is one of the first paintings that Rembrandt made…
Month: June 2023
U.K. Museum Recovers 15th-Century Altar Panel Almost 50 Years After It Was Stolen
A United Kingdom gallery has recovered a 15th-century altar panel decades after it was stolen, thanks to the eagle-eyed staff at an auction house. The gold-ground piece was set to go on sale at Duke’s Auctions last November, but researchers noticed its similarities to another altar panel at York Art Gallery. That panel had been donated to the gallery…
Why Picasso Guernica is the Greatest Anti War Art Piece
As the war raged on, Pablo Picasso revealed his mythical Guernica to the MoMA in 1939. He had created the piece two years earlier, but maintained that the piece would not return to Spain until democracy had been restored. It was only after Franco’s death in 1981, that the piece returned to Spain. A new constitution and…
Album of the Month June 2023
What if I told you XO is the happiest album you’ll ever hear? Right now, without reading any further, would you believe me? I want readers to remember this question until the very end of this article. What we are about to discuss will be the most joyous conversation of your day. XO is a bright-eyed look at alcoholism,…
Album of the Month May 2023
Long held as the jazz album that even non-jazz fans will own, Kind Of Blue not only changed the way people regarded Miles, it changed the very face of music itself. Consistently rated not just as one of the greatest jazz albums but as one of THE greatest musical statements of the 20th century, its 46 minutes…
Album of the Month April 2023
Hype. It’s a bitch. Ascending mediocre bands to heights of unwarranted popularity, and smacking the truly great down to “critics’ pet” status, hype has become a plague on any band hoping to achieve unbridled adoration among music elitists. When the media hounds smell success and respond with their annual cry of “saviors of rock and…
Album of the Month March 2023
There’s something oddly comforting about the fact that Carl Sagan was a stoner. When young and in the throes of psychedelic experience, the mind automatically focuses on the heavens, wondering if it is really possible that, like, dude, check it: what if there’s a whole universe like the one out there inside of a single…
Album of the Month February 2023
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Album of the Month January 2023
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Album of the Month June 2023
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