October 13, 2013
Antonio Canova died on this day in 1822 in Venice at age 65.

October 12, 2013
sedefscorner : The Lansdowne Bust of Athena of Velletri , Roman, 2nd century copy after a Greek original of c. 430-420 BC by Kresilas, LACMA How does the display of an object affect our perception of it?

October 11, 2013
blantonmuseum : Donato Creti The Education of Achilles, 1710s Oil on canvas The Suida-Manning Collection

October 11, 2013
Etruscans: a Hymn to Life is on view at Paris’s Musée Maillol through 8 February 2014.

October 10, 2013
CFP: THE PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENT

CFP: THE PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENT: REASSESSING THE DECORATIVE IN HISTORY AND PRACTICE 21-22 March 2014, University of Leeds. Keynote speakers: Susanne […]

October 10, 2013
A painting kept in a Swiss bank vault is claimed by some to be a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

October 9, 2013
Cruise tourism lands Venice on the World Monuments Fund’s ‘watch list,’ which includes cultural sites in Syria and Mali at risk from military attacks.

October 9, 2013
artgalleryofontario : Allegory of the Hunt , 1563 Gaspare Oselli, Italian, 1530 – 1583 Engraving on laid paper trimmed inside platemark: 36.1 x 25.2 cm Purchased as a Gift of Norah Lyle Harris, 2006 © 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

October 8, 2013
OFFICER/COMMITTEE VACANCIES

New officers, committee members, and other positions are elected annually by the membership.  Candidates must be IAS members in good […]

October 7, 2013
Word of the Day: assolato (Italian)