Delightful, delirious, and often downright strange, majolica
gets a thorough examination in a forthcoming exhibition and its catalogue
Mad about majolica at the Walters
Majolica produced by the English firm Minton was tremendously popular when introduced at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 1/1/20–1/7/20
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Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 9/30/19–10/6/19
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Fakes and Forgeries at the Brooklyn Museum
Most visitors don’t expect to see fakes in an art museum, but an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Unearthing the Truth: Egypt’s Pagan and Coptic Sculpture, does just that. For the exhibition, which is on view through May 10, curator Edna R. Russman has gathered authentic works, complete forgeries, and recut or repurposed examples, all from the museum’s collection of …