OPERA ON OTTOMAN SULTAN BAYEZID I TO BE STAGED IN ISTANBUL
The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet performed the Italian opera of Bajazet, which revolves around the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt, at Istanbul’s Süreyya Opera on March 31 and April 2. Composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735 for the
Jeffrey Cirio: The Adventurous Artist Returns to Boston Ballet
Superhuman. Otherworldly. Next-level. Even words like these don’t encompass Jeffrey Cirio’s performance in the title role of Akram Khan’s Creature, which made its U.S. premiere with English National Ballet in February. In one of the most pivotal roles of his career,
Winslow Homer Was an Essential Portrayer of America’s Greatest Sins
American artist Winslow Homer is best known for his dramatic seascape paintings of fisherman and rescuers battling harsh maritime elements. But an expansive new show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art aims to delve far deeper into the artist’s rich and varied life,
This New York Exhibition Explores The Multi-Faceted Appeal of ‘African Abstraction’
Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for
Gothic Romance in The Haunting of Bly Manor
The Victorian Gothic Romance The origin of the Gothic romance dates back to the publication of Horace’s Walpole The Castle of Otranto. This novel established some of the most well-known conventions of the genre, such as ancient castles, family secrets, ghosts, and
Reading Whitman’s Leaves of Grass Through Edward Carpenter and Maurice Bucke
Can Walt Whitman be said to be a nationalist? Attempts to answer that question stumble upon the word “nationalist,” not only because of contradictions in definition, but because the word itself is too limited to contain the largeness that is
Nobody Wants to Buy This $410 Million Roman Villa
The sale of a Roman villa with the only ceiling mural Caravaggio ever painted has flopped at auction even with a 20 percent discount. Despite international press interest and clear art-historical clout, the mansion drew not one offer at an online auction on
At the Prado, You Can Not Only See These Flowers Painted by Jan Brueghel
Hundreds of thousands of visitors to Madrid’s Museo del Prado each year pause to take in the lush tableau of Jan Brueghel the Elder’s 17th-century painting The Sense of Smell, in which a reclining nude female with a young child is
PETER ELEVELD
Country: Netherlands Birth: 1949 Photography has always been a great passion of mine, but it was always in serving big companies. (Rijksmuseum, Amazon.com and others.) I did this for many years, with both mediums, film and digital. Now I was at that point where
HSIN-YA LIN
Hsin-Ya Lin is a professional commercial and portrait photographer based in China. He is also an influencer and an educator. He started taking pictures in college and became a photographer when he graduated. He joined the fire department for a
