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Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. - Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

ART REVIEW Romantics Shining Clear Light on Daily Existence By ROBERTA SMITH The first thing that distinguishes “Rooms With a View: The Open Window in the 19th Century,” a compact, quietly splendid exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is simply this: Its galleries have been painted a wonderful shade of oyster-grayish white. In the context of the Met, where the walls of special exhibitions tend toward plum, russet or evergreen, this pale, elegant hue is the visual equivalent of smelling salts.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | FEBRUARY 23, 2011 ART An Artist of Dual Allegiances By KAREN WILKIN 'Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene' (1625) by Hendrick ter Brugghen.

The (King's) fame riding Pegasus Artist Antoine Coysevox (1640–1720) Description English: The (King's) fame riding Pegasus. Français : La renommée (du roi) chevauchant Pégase. Date 1702 Medium Carrara marble Dimensions Height: 315 cm (124 in). Width: 291 cm (114.6 in). Depth: 128 cm (50.4 in). Current location Louvre Museum Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, loxer ground floor, Cour Marly Accession number MR 1824 Object history English: Commissioned in 1699 for the decoration of the park of Marly, transfered in 1719 to the entrance to the Tuileries Garden, replaced in 1986 by copies Français : Commandé en 1699 pour la décoration du parc de Marly, transféré en 1719 à l'entrée du jardin des Tuileries, remplacées en 1986 par des copies. Credit line From the Tuileries Garden, 1986; restored with the aid of the Pari Mutuel Urbain, 2004-2006 (patron) Source/Photographer Jebulon (2010) Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those co...

Petroglyph of a human foot on the Leo Petroglyph Description English: Petroglyph of a human foot on the Leo Petroglyph, located west of Leo in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. Carved by the prehistoric Fort Ancient culture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Date 10 July 2010 Source Wikimedia Commons Author Nyttend Camera location 39° 08′ 54″ N, 82° 40′ 14.5″ W Permission Public Domain Licensing The copyright holder of this work has released this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: The copyright holder grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Penitent girl Author Pietro Rotari (1707–1762) Title Penitent girl Description Painting of girl jumping rope Date 18th century Medium oil on canvas Current location The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, Great Britain Source/Photographer [1] Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Cnidus Aphrodite Artist English: Copy of Praxiteles; restorer: Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562–1634) Français : Copié de Praxitèle; restaurateur : Ippolito Buzzi (1562-1634) Description English: Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century. Marble; original elements: torso and thighs; restored elements: head, arms, legs and support (drapery and jug). Français : Aphrodite de Cnide. Marbre, copie romaine d'après un original grec de Praxitèle du IVe siècle av. J.-C. Marbre, éléments originaux : torse et cuisses ; éléments restaurés : tête, bras, jambes et support (manteau et pichet). Current location National Museum_of Rome - Palazzo Altemps Ground floor Accession number Inv. 8619 Credit line Ludovisi Collection Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (September 2009) Licensing the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. From Wikimedia Commons