Exhibition Pride of place: Dutch cityscapes of the Golden Age (National Galleryof Art)

Exhibition Pride of place: Dutch cityscapes of the Golden Age (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
8 February–3 May 2009
In the 17th century a new genre of painting — the cityscape — emerged, fostered by the booming economy of the Dutch Republic and its affluent urbanites. Images of towns and cities became expressions of enormous civic pride. [...]

American International Fine Art Fair February 4-8, Palm Beach, FL

American International Fine Art Fair
February 4-8, Palm Beach, FL
The American International Fine Art Fair has returned to the hands of its founders, David and Lee Ann Lester, who sold the fair (formerly the Palm Beach International Fine Art Fair) to DMG in 2001. They have expressed their desire to make the Palm Beach fairs [...]

Drawing the Classical Figure

Drawing the Classical Figure
December 23, 2008–March 8, 2009
The Getty Center

Reclining Male Nude , Francesco Salviati, Italian, Rome, about 1550
Red chalk heightened with white chalk, 10 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.
Mastering the depiction of the human figure has long been considered the cornerstone of artistic practice. To perfect their representation of human anatomy, musculature, and [...]

Erasmus symposium Rotterdam: 23 January 2009

Erasmus symposium
Symposium: 23 January 2009
For the Complete Information look at the Codart Info Site
The symposium will take place in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen on 23 January 2009 from 11:00 to 17:00. Advance registration is required, by mail to: educatie@boijmans.nl or OSK@let.uu.nl, or by telephone to +31 10 441 9471. The fee of 15 euros includes [...]

Wachgeküsst! Glanzstücke aus dem Gemäldedepot Kissed awake! Highlights from the museum depot

Wachgeküsst! Glanzstücke aus dem Gemäldedepot
Kissed awake! Highlights from the museum depot

Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
Kunstmuseum des Landes Niedersachsen
Niedersächsische Landesmuseen Braunschweig
Before renovation work on the museum starts, the old masters painting gallery of the museum wants to show its great riches once more. One hundred of the best paintings from the depot are on show, most of [...]

Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture at Christie’s, Jan 26 -29

Rare Finds from Private Collections to Highlight Christie’s Old Master Paintings Sale in New York
( Source Art Daily) NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced details of its upcoming Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture sale on January 28, 2009. The sale of over 200 items brings together a remarkable selection of artwork from the leading masters [...]

Van Dyck and Britain (Tate Britain) 18 February – 17 May 2009

Van Dyck and Britain (Tate Britain)
18 February  –  17 May 2009
LONDON.-Tate Britain has announced it will present Van Dyck and Britain, 18 February – 17 May. Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was the greatest painter in seventeenth-century Britain. Van Dyck and Britain will reveal the Flemish artist’s unique impact on British cultural life, from the [...]

TEFAF Maastricht, 13-22 March 2009

Tefaf Maarstricht 2009. No where else will you find such an elegantly displayed selection of genuine masterpieces from over 220 of the world’s most prestigious international dealers.

Congres Smaak en Distinctie, 23 en 24 januari 2009

Congres Smaak en Distinctie: elites in de Nederlanden in de 18e eeuw
Op 23 en 24 januari 2009 organiseert de Werkgroep18e Eeuw in samenwerking met de Werkgroep
Adelsgeschiedenis, het Meertens Instituut (KNAW) en het Centrum voor Stadsgeschiedenis (Universiteit
van Antwerpen) het Symposium Smaak en Distinctie, elites in de Nederlanden in de 18e eeuw
op het Meertens Instituut te Amsterdam.

Exhibition: Francis Bacon at the Prado in Madrid 3 February – 19 April 2009

Francis Bacon organised by Tate Britain in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with the Prado from February 3rd til April 19th 2009.