R.I.P. Thomas Kinkade

This painter enjoyed huge commercial success and got no respect from the art world.  What do you think about his mass-marketed works?

Thomas Kinkade

Fantastic Resource!

The National Gallery of Art has added open image access! More than 20,000 images are available in a generous 3000 pixel size! Hurray!

https://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html

Ghent Altarpiece in Breathtaking Detail

THE GHENT ALTARPIECE IN 100 BILLION PIXELS

Unprecedented Imaging Project Supported by the Getty Foundation Reveals Master Work in Minute Detail—Online

Be prepared to stop whatever you are doing as you examine this master work in ways never before possible. Spectacular!!

http://closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be/

All Mona Lisa, All the Time

Earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa found at Spain's Prado Museum
A black background was cleaned off two years ago and the painting was x-rayed. Conservators believe an apprentice of Leonardo's painted it at the same time the Mona Lisa herself was made.

Happy New Year and a New Old Controversy

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Virgin and Child With Saint Anne” is currently undergoing restoration at the Louvre, and like so many restoration stories, not everyone is in agreement about the right course of action. Check out the full article to learn more.

The Devil in Giotto

A fresco in Assisi by Giotto was just cleaned. Look what they found! There is always more to know.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8872780/Smirking-face-of-the-Devil-discovered-in-Giotto-fresco.html

ARTstor Tips!

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