Stroll through the second-floor galleries of London’s Wallace Collection and you’ll arrive at the Canaletto Room, named for the dozen or so expansive paintings by the 18th-century Venetian artist. Now ...
The collection here includes works by renowned artists such as Titian, Velazquez and Van Dyck as well as various medieval and Renaissance objects. The collection was assembled in the 18th and 19th ...
Five timepieces designed by French cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle have taken center stage at London’s Wallace Collection as part of a free display celebrating the artistry of clockmaking and the ...
The appointment of de Wit brings the Cleveland museum’s curatorial staff to 18, with one new vacancy created by the retirement in January of Sue Bergh, who served for 22 years as the curator of ...
Its first exhibition on dog portraits shows that heaven on earth is a dog’s pure, total love. Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney is the Wallace Collection’s version of museum love in ...
Volupta was the goddess of sensual pleasure in Roman mythology whose parents were Cupid and Psyche (her name also implies willingness). In Greek mythology, Hedone was the goddess of pleasure, born ...
LONDON — If you are culture hungry in London, and one of your life's greatest wishes is to avoid the vulgar yawp and bustle of shoppers on Oxford Street, there is a ready answer. A couple of streets ...
ART OF THE WALLACE COLLECTION INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF ITS FOUNDERS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURES AND A SURVEY OF THE CHIEF EXHIBITS IN THE GALLERIES DEVOTED TO ...