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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, December 24, 2009
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 | Carnegie Museum's Nativity scene is a Baroque work of art
Post Gazette - December 23rd, 2009 19:50
In 18th-century Naples, setting up the annual Christmas Nativity became a devotion with production values. The Neapolitan presepio has since found fans far from its native Italy. Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art has one of the most complete presepi in the world, with almost 100 human and angelic figures, including early pieces made by the Royal Porcelain Factory at Capodimonte. A terra cotta beggar group is attributed to master sculptor Giuseppe Sammartino, known for his monumental ...Read more | |
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 | Bid on a piece of New York history, Tavern On The Green auction planned
Luxist - December 23rd, 2009 19:23
Famed Central Park restaurant Tavern on the Green, with its six elaborate dining rooms and 10 miles of white Christmas lights wrapping trees out front, will sadly twinkle no longer. Est. in 1934, the landmark is closing its doors on Dec. 31, when its operating license expires. January 13-14, Guernsey's Auction House will sell many decorative items from the 25,000-square-foot restaurant, including antique Tiffany glass lampshades, art nouveau mirrors, Venetian glass, and Baccarat crystal ...Read more | |
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 | Home for sale near Winlsow Homer's Maine studio
Luxist - December 23rd, 2009 18:42
This waterfront residence is on Winslow Homer Road and faces a coastal scene that could have inspired one of the great artist's paintings. Clipperways is a grand shingled home on Prout's Neck in Scarborough, Maine. Built over one hundred years ago, this six-bedroom reflects traditional New England style. It has large rooms for entertaining, kept cozy with stone fireplaces and hardwood floors. Wide porches offer ever-changing ocean views.Read more | |
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 | The art of Christmas cards, some riled scrooges
Bloomberg - December 23rd, 2009 18:30
Here’s a piece of yuletide trivia: the first Christmas card was dreamed up by an art bureaucrat. It was Sir Henry Cole (1808-1882), first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, who -- daunted at the thought of writing piles of greetings -- came up with the idea in 1843. That card depicted a merry Victorian family, flanked by scenes of charitable acts. More recent artists’ cards, on display at Tate Britain (through Feb. 1, 2010), prove that modern art can be Christmassy too...Read more | |
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