Paris, Capital of the 19th Century
Writing in the 1930s, German critic Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris “Capital of the Nineteenth Century.” In the second half of the 19th century, Paris underwent a...
August 31, 2023
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
An American in Paris: Cassatt, Degas, and the Impressionists in the 1870s
Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings, Art of the Americas “I took leave of conventional art,” related Mary Cassatt about her arrival in Paris...
May 18, 2023
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The Fruits of Prosperity and Global Trade: Dutch Decorative Arts of the 17th Century
Thomas Michie, Russell B. and Andrée Beauchamp Stearns Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of Europe From everyday furnishings depicted in humble interiors, to...
January 22, 2023
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