PAINTING, Picasso once said, is not made to decorate apartments; it is “an instrument of offensive and defensive warfare against the enemy.” And what is the enemy? Many things — not least, the dead ...
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Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926) 'Spanish Girl Leaning on a Window Sill' (circa 1872) Oil on canvas Manuel Piñanes García-Olías, Madrid Her plump lips, flushed cheeks, and direct gaze signal ...
Philip III of Spain is one of history’s also-rans. Historians tend to treat his reign, from 1598 to 1621, as a kind of listless interval between that of his father Philip II, who consolidated Spain’s ...
The first retrospective on influential Spanish post-Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla to focus on his impact in the United States opens Saturday at the San Diego Museum of Art. Sorolla was well known in ...
Eugenio Lucas, “Death Reading from a Human Lectern, Congregation in Background” (c. 1850), black chalk and brown wash (courtesy Morgan Library & Museum, purchased by Pierpont Morgan) (all photos by ...
The San Diego Museum of Art on Friday announced the acquisition of a major painting by one of the most important Spanish artists of the 17th century. The Museum said “The Visitation” by Juan de Valdés ...
Traditional Spanish Market, the oldest and largest juried art show of its kind, returns to Santa Fe this weekend. The market, which is in its 72nd year, draws visitors from around the world. It takes ...
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