BY ALEXANDER WOLF
We can thank Rembrandt for the difficulty in discerning between his drawings and those of his students. As was common practice, his pupils imitated the master’s style as closely as possible.
Luckily, since the influential Parisian dealer E.F. Gersaint first took up the cause in the 1730’s, Rembrandt experts and enthusiasts have dedicated themselves [...]

BY ALEXA SUSKIN
The adage “those who can’t do, teach” could not be applied to the master artist and teacher Rembrandt van Rijn.  In the Getty Center’s current exhibition “Drawings by Rembrandt and his Pupils: Telling the Difference,” now on view through February 28th,  the drawings of Rembrandt and some fifteen of [...]

BY TAYLOR HOBSON
David Klamen repaints a variety of masterpieces that spans centuries, from works by Old Masters like Francisco de Zurbarán to Impressionists and Modernists like Claude Monet and Clifford Styll. While Klamen may choose from a wide range, he appropriates upon each piece within a similar visual framework. The original piece is depicted at [...]

BY VICTORIA ROMEO
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently  at the tail end of  two exhibitions that examine issues of attribution. What makes these shows special is that they focus on a single work by two  of  the greatest artists of all time: Diego Velazquez and Michelangelo Buonarotti. The stakes becomes when previously anonymous works [...]

Sunday marked the final day for Caravaggio’s “Supper at Emmaus” at the Art Institute of Chicago, before its  departure back across the pond to the National Gallery of London. OMNP had the chance to swoop by the Institute to see it last week, and what an understated pleasure it was.
It’s not as if you would expect a big crowd [...]

BY KIRSTEN BENGTSON-LYKOUDIS
It might come as a surprise to anyone who has never visited Florida’s West Coast to learn from art historian Aaron H. De Groft, that “the only large painting cycle by Peter Paul Rubens outside of Europe” is housed not at a place like the Met or the Getty, but at the John [...]

OMNP reviews, “Medieval Art and Contemporary Spirit,” at the Richard L. Feigen & Co. gallery in New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has always done a great job of putting together large scale exhibitions that appeal to the both the appeal to the masses as well as the  connoisseur.  Their most recent triumph came by of “The Milkmaid”, its recently concluded showcase of Jan Vermeer’s iconic painting along with several other works [...]

The US has gotten its share of Renaissance preeminence, as Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the Venetian trinity have both made rare appearances stateside over the past twelve months.
Following the debut of  rare Leonardo drawings at the Birmingham Museum of Art last winter, the rare and controversial discovery of what many believe to be Michelangelo’s first [...]

A trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of Old Masters usually feels like an encyclopedic affair, leaving one to saunter through a charming labyrinth of masterpieces throughout the ages. Such visits are typically not slated for seeing one specific work, however this Summer has provided a worthwhile exception to the rule, with the [...]

As one makes it way through the stately  headquarters of the Richard Feigen gallery, the distinguished atmosphere of this converted Upper East side townhouse might lead to an anticipation of its current display of love and lust throughout art history as being a conservative one.
Feigen’s world class inventory can surely make for an attractive billing [...]

Love is in the air..
“Art and Love in Renaissance Italy,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, through February 16th  [Metropolitan Museum of Art] [Art Daily]
Further reading:
‘Art and Love in Renaissance Italy’- Eternal Objects of Desire [Roberta Smith, NY Times]
“Eros” at the  Richard Feigen Gallery, NYC through January 9th [ART INFO] [RLFeigen.com]
Love seems to [...]

Following up on the previews of Old Master exhibitions in Europe earlier last month, OMNP follows up with comprehensive coverage of some of the major shows, along with a rundown of those recently announced, both in the US and abroad.

Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian, now on view until January 18, at the UK National [...]