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…
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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…