J. S. Marcus

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When does the past end and the present begin? That is the difficult question posed this month at Berlin’s Deutsches Historisches Museum, in an exhibition that revisits how Europeans in the period immediately following the Second World War tried to make sense of the catastrophe in a number of remarkable, ambitious and often wildly popular museum shows.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | J. S. Marcus

Likely the artist’s final work, this 16th-century painting is a vast, darkly burnished depiction of Christ’s death that is suffused with grief. Starting in the 1510s, when he was likely not yet 30 years old, Titian developed a style that used rich colors and striking dynamism to enliven the new medium of oil painting. He became Venice’s, indeed Europe’s, most celebrated artist, and then, some four decades later, that style began to break down.

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During an unusual spate of rainy weather last month, residents of Madrid were looking for any excuse to stay indoors. But over at the city’s Museo del Prado, Spain’s flagship cultural institution, the crowds waiting to get in stretched as usual right around the Neo-Classical museum building, decorating the beige façade with a steady display of multicoloured umbrellas.

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The Frick Collection, one of New York’s most beloved art institutions, reopens to the public on 17 April after a five-year hiatus.

1 month ago | wsj.com | J. S. Marcus

These outer islands offer beaches, mosaics, shimmering lagoon vistas, fishing villages and the rhythms of traditional Italian lifeBy Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 02:07This article is in your queue. Italy’s Venetian Lagoon is regarded by many travelers as just something to pass through on the bridge that connects Venice to the mainland.