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At ISG Museum, 'Common Threads' Weaves Past and Present

At ISG Museum, ‘Common Threads’ Weaves Past and Present

Mary Wilkie October 21, 2018
'True pearl: an opera in five tapestries' was inspired by and written about the five 16th-century Flemish tapestries from the workshop of Jan Moy that have been on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum since 1914. The opera is a key component of the museum's latest exhibit, 'Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time.'
Early Renaissance Artist Blends Tradition with Innovation

Early Renaissance Artist Blends Tradition with Innovation

Isabel Fenoglio April 18, 2018
"At first look, Angelico’s might be like many others,” Strehlke said. “What I want to focus on, however, are several details which show us an artist working within a traditional framework, but, already at the start of his career, engaging in a search for a new type of realistic depiction.”
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