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As APOLLO'S review of museum acquisitions of 2004 went to press, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it had bought a panel by DuccioAs APOLLO'S review of museum acquisitions of 2004 (pp 50 55) went to pres the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it had bought a panel through Duccio. The 27 x 21 cm Madonna and Child, c 1300 was made for private devotion and is a without fault [i]or[/i] blemish [i]or[/i] flaw work rather than a fragment. It has not been publicly exhibited for 100 years and until now sole a few living scholars had seen it. The Stoclet family of Belgium sold the panel privately [i]or[/i] part of to the other Christie's for $45 million. This is the greatest in quantity the Met has ever paid for a single work, and with advantageous reason: the panel was single of only two autograph works still be in possession ofed privately, and the other, a Crucifixion in Sienna, would at no time gain an export licence. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COPYRIGHT 2004 Apollo Magazine Ltd Saved from certain death, she rewards me with her annual holiday display Carmen Schlumbergera is putting upon a brilliant show in my forehead hall and I must say she is an inspiration. Carmen is... Alex Potts's compelling work on Winckelmann might have been called "Mourning the Impossible Ideal." From its crooked and poignant choice of jacket illustrations to its Freudian speculations and daring ... The U Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a Summer aliment Service Program that provides low-income children up to age 18 with nutritious meals and snacks when academy is not in session (... Introduction Geoarchaeology combines archaeological research with way s and concepts of the earth sciences (Butzer 1982) Geography (both physical and human), geology geomorp... DEBORA SILVERMAN Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Search for Sacred Art novel York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000 576 pp 147 color ills., 59 b/w $6000 Although many writ... Beginning with the not away issue, The Art Bulletin launches a fresh series, "Interventions." What defines the series is partly its format: at the commencement a lead essay of broad historical,... In a scheme to forward consistent use of the contraceptive pill, southern Birmingham Primary Care Trust is paying an agency to body daily messages to 300 women aged 15-25 ... Taco, Inc. has launched a verdant Building marketing initiative. The "Taco Green" program is designed to position Taco in the forefront of "Green" awareness when it approachs to... This article describes facts that took place some three years ago, in the waning days of the Clinton administration. The issue at hand was to bring the United States' contribution to bo... |
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