and lecturer in Art History, Williams College The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade.

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Could the same be said for the length (and width) of paintings and art? It turns out that the trend to supersize paintings as soon as an artist garnered some attention may have peaked in 2022 ...

The court on Monday granted permission for the police to seize the artworks after a complaint was filed alleging that the paintings, displayed at an art gallery and featuring two Hindu deities ...