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Gardens of the Northern Renaissance
Renaissance gardens in France, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Northern Renaissance Art Shows
Special exhibitions in the United States and abroad describe the achievements of European artists north of the Alps in the 15th and 16th Centuries.
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The Northern Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance spread to Northern Europe, through King Francis I of France. Shakespeare, Flanders, Erasmus all reflect the Northern Renaissance.
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Winter Scenes by Peasant Bruegel
Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder paints winter scenes that make me not only feel the cold, but help me appreciate the warmth in my own life.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder Magnified
"Cranach Magnified" allows Internet users to examine details of important masterpieces: "Adam and Eve," "A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion" and "Apollo and Diana."
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NYC Museum Exhibits: Summer 2008
Masterworks of art from 3000 B.C. to the modern era are on view in 17 exhibitions at nine Manhattan museums during Summer 2008.
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Renaissance Art Book Gifts 2007
Ten museum publications based on recent exhibitions explore Renaissance art and culture both north and south of the Alps.
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Holiday Gifts: Renaissance Art Books 2008
Nine special exhibition catalogues and one spectacular publication from the J. Paul Getty Museum greatly enhance our knowledge of Renaissance Europe.
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Albrecht Dürer Online at the NGC
The National Gallery of Canada's CyberMuse website describes the life, prints and engravings of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer.
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An Educated Eye: An Overview
"An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections" celebrates the New Jersey institution's 125th anniversary.
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Beginning of Dutch Painting: An Exhibit Overview
"Dutch Primitives: Paintings from the Late Middle Ages" at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen describes the accomplishments of mainly 15th-century Netherlandish artists.
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Cranach Adam & Eve to Stay in U.S.
"Adam" and "Eve" (both ca. 1530) by Lucas Cranach the Elder will remain at California's Norton Simon Museum after a dismissed restitution case in court.
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Painting Critique - #4
Today, I'd like to introduce the work of Jiri (George) Kovats, originally of Prague. The painting submitted is entitled Prague Bridges, measuring 28" x 22". It is oil on canvas, created in 1985 and indicative of a style gaining new popularity called "16th Century Photorealism".
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Renaissance Portrait: An Overview
"The Renaissance Portrait" at Madrid's Prado Museum describes the evolution of portraiture in 15th- and 16th-century Europe both north and south of the Alps.
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Edible Landscaping
The current fashion for edible landscapes dates from the publication in 1982 of “The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping”, by Rosalind Creasy.
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Steven Kenny Illustrations
Illustrator Steve Kenny talks about his artwork, his style, his inspiration.
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The Origins of Oil Painting
Oil painting is in actuality a fairly new art medium. As a painting medium, the use of oil in combination with pigments only dates back to the 1400's. This article explains oil painting as it was invented during the Renaissance by Jan Van Eyck.
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Nothing Bad about The Wicked Wife
Review of the Suite University course "The Wicked Wife"
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Top Ten Sights in Amsterdam
Amsterdam learnt how to dominate the waters. In this city one discovers a past of battles and oppression and a present of freedom, tolerance and prosperity.
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Herbaceous Borders - Part One
When nineteenth century gardeners began to create herbaceous borders, they thought that they were reviving seventeenth century gardening practices.
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Holiday Gifts: Art Museum Books 2008
Twelve scholarly books with color images, produced for 11 special exhibitions and one art museum collection, are recommended for holiday gift-giving in 2008.
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