Michelle Plastrik
Author
Michelle Plastrik is an art adviser living in New York City. She writes on a range of topics, including art history, the art market, museums, art fairs, and special exhibitions.
LATEST
Checkmate: Capturing the Tale of the Lewis Chessmen
The potential discovery of a long-lost piece from the famous set of Lewis Chessmen was made in 2019.
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Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Cranach’s most refined portraits were of the Electors of Saxony during their heyday.
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The Bayeux Tapestry: An Example of the Diplomacy of Art
For the first time since its creation, the ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ will return to England.
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Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family
An exploration into the mysterious connections between Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli, and Giuliano de' Medici.
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Peter Paul Rubens: Loves in Art and Matrimony
Paintings of Rubens’s beloved wife Isabella and, later, Helena, are among the artist’s most intimate works.
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The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art
Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
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‘A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250’
The literary icon’s 250th anniversary exhibition will be on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.
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Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’
The life-size sitter has been called the ’most handsome man in art history.’
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A Joint Museum Acquisition of a Rare British Self-Portrait
The nearly forgotten Baroque artist has garnered worldwide attention after four centuries.
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‘Sargent and Paris’ at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s special exhibition explores the foundations of John Singer Sargent’s artistic practice.
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Checkmate: Capturing the Tale of the Lewis Chessmen
The potential discovery of a long-lost piece from the famous set of Lewis Chessmen was made in 2019.
|
Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Cranach’s most refined portraits were of the Electors of Saxony during their heyday.
|
The Bayeux Tapestry: An Example of the Diplomacy of Art
For the first time since its creation, the ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ will return to England.
|
Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family
An exploration into the mysterious connections between Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli, and Giuliano de' Medici.
|
Peter Paul Rubens: Loves in Art and Matrimony
Paintings of Rubens’s beloved wife Isabella and, later, Helena, are among the artist’s most intimate works.
|
The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art
Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
|
‘A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250’
The literary icon’s 250th anniversary exhibition will be on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.
|
Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’
The life-size sitter has been called the ’most handsome man in art history.’
|
A Joint Museum Acquisition of a Rare British Self-Portrait
The nearly forgotten Baroque artist has garnered worldwide attention after four centuries.
|
‘Sargent and Paris’ at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s special exhibition explores the foundations of John Singer Sargent’s artistic practice.
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