Commissioned by Cesare d’Este (1561–1628), Duke of Ferrara (until 1597), Modena and Reggio (until 1628), for the Camera del Poggiolo, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara,
Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great showcases one of the world’s greatest art collection
31 July 2015 – 8 November 2015 | NGV International | Admission fees apply More than 400 works from the personal collection of Catherine the Great will travel to Australia in…
To celebrate the final weekend of A Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor, 1736 – 1795, renowned chef Victor Liong from Melbourne’s Lee Ho Fook restaurant will present a Chinese…
What a marvellous invention man is! He can blow on his hands to warm them up, and blow on his soup to cool it down.
The term ‘surreal’ has become commonplace today, and somewhat watered-down, inferring a rather harmless visual oddity, dreamlike imagery or non-logical narrative struct
Simon Starling is renowned for his speculative, research-based practice and for complex acts of poetic and material transformation, and his work is marked by epic journeys and elaborate historical narratives….
Jean Paul Gaultier has long been known as the enfant terrible of French fashion, injecting kitsch into couture and producing witty clothes and accessories which redefine notions of taste and…
This coverlet demonstrates the cross-cultural sources embroiders drew upon in their designs.
Some of the finest examples of embroidered accessories, garments and objects from the last four centuries of English design will feature in the NGV’s first embroidery-focused exhibition, Exquisite Threads: English…
The frame on Lady in grey is a well preserved example of this framing style, derived from the early Italian cassetta frame and seen in France in this form toward…
The frame is labelled on each side of the reverse. The label transcribes as: SMITH & UPPARD (successors to W. A.
This is Quinn’s travelling scholarship picture from 190
The frame is one of a number of highly finished frames that show a very refined level of craftsmanship in their manufacture.
The frame, which is essentially derived from the Louis XIV style, is deceptively wide.