Versailles: Science and Splendour – a 'blockbuster' exploration of 18th-century innovation
The rule of the last Bourbon kings coincided with "the elevation and systematisation" of science as a discipline, said ...
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How an 18th century Venetian ceiling painting ended up in Moline
The Butterworth Center houses one of six known Venetian ceiling paintings in the United States. Cleaning the painting alone could cost over $1 million.
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Intricate 18th-century illustrations of stunning flora and fauna
These remarkable and intricate illustrations are the work of Mark Catesby, an English naturalist and artist who made numerous visits to North America in the early 18th century, recording the flora ...
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18th-Century Snuffboxes Stolen from the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris
The show also contains works from the Palace of Versailles. The Cognacq-Jay Museum houses an extensive collection of 18th-century art and objects donated by French businessman Ernest Cognacq.
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AI Vanguard Art Resurrects 18th-Century Destroyed Painting Using Artificial Intelligence
in 1734 This portrait, lost in a fire at the Royal Alcazar of Madrid in 1734, has been meticulously brought back to life using cutting-edge AI techniques, sparking a revolution in the way art and ...
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French School, 18th Century
When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...
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British School, 18th Century
As generations of schoolchildren were taught, Elizabeth I of England famously said 'I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of ...