Michelle Plastrik
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Michelle Plastrik is an art adviser living in New York City. She writes on a range of topics, including art history, the art market, museums, art fairs, and special exhibitions.
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A Unique Opportunity to See Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
In November 2024, ‘Operation Night Watch’ entered a new conservation phase with eight specialists now removing the varnish off Rembrandt’s famed masterpiece.
Shining a Light on Hanukkah Menorahs
Since antiquity, craftsmen have explored different media, motifs, shapes, and sizes when creating Hanukkah menorahs.
Miracle on 95th Street: Little Virginia’s Letter
An answer to the 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s written inquiry, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” has been printed in newspapers throughout the nation.
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin’s 300th Anniversary at The Met
‘Paris through the Eyes of Saint-Aubin’ is a travelogue of the city during the Age of Enlightenment.
‘Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries’
‘The Battle of Pavia’ tapestries are on display for the first time in America at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
Through the Looking Glass
Three centuries of masterful self-portraits by Anguissola, Leyster, and Labille-Guiard are all ranked amongst each woman’s best work.
Joshua Reynolds’ Celebrated Portrait of Mai
Welcomed by British high society, the Polynesian Mai (Omai) was admired for his dignified and courteous character.
The Fifth Wall: Italian Ceiling Frescos
Mantegna, Correggio, and Tiepolo’s grand ceiling frescoes represent the height of each artist’s brilliance.
Cropsey’s Ode to Autumn
Hudson River School painter Jasper Francis Cropsey is known by the sobriquet “America’s painter of autumn.”
It’s All in the Details: Early Netherlandish Oil Painting
The popularization of oil painting as a medium can be traced to the 15th-century Netherlandish painters Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck.
