Portrait of Doge Cristoforo Moro attributed to Lazzaro Bastiani, 1462-71, tempera and oil on panel, 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - Museo Correr. Moro’s reign was marked by the beginning of the Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-79)
The Actor Ogami Shoroku in the Role of Kudo Suketsume in Soga No Taimen by Ogami Shoroku (1989) by Tsuruya Kokei (b 1946), colour woodblock print with mica background, Oberlin Friends of Art Fund
The Jina Buddha Ratnasambhava, circa 1100-25, from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation.
Buyongjeong pavilion and Gulanggak Royal Library in the Secret Garden
Asian and Islamic Works of Art
AUCTIONS
Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian
On Wednesday, 11 November, over 700 lots spanning many epochs and categories of Asian Art, from Chinese archaic bronzes to Japanese prints and Singaporean …Read More »
The latest shows from around the world
GALLERY SHOWS
THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION
From biennials and triennials to art summits, fairs, and cultural tours – countless art events now dot the globe and compete for attention and …Read More »
OBJECT OF THE MONTH
Object of the Month – February 2022
This month marks the New Chinese Year – and 2022 is the year of the tiger. To mark the event, we’re posting a Chinese …Read More »
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Wang Keping
The Rodin Museum invited Wang Keping to take over the sculpture garden as his studio during May and early June. The project is a …Read More »
TRAVEL FEATURES
Tranquebar and The Danish Connection in India
Tranquebar (Tharangampadi) is a village in Tamil Nadu with an intriguing intercultural history – it has been the home to two Danish East India …Read More »