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Wow! I’m impressed – this [Hosting Museum Access] is so useful.
Mary F. Holahan, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
Delaware Art Museum
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| The New York Times Reviews MURAQQA' |
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
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An Emperors’ Art: Small, Refined, Jewel Toned
WASHINGTON — Muraqqa is the Persian term for a patched garment traditionally worn by Sufi mystics as a sign of poverty and humility. Yet it is also the word for a gilded and lavishly calligraphed album. This type of muraqqa, a luxury object from the Mughal empire in India, is a patchwork of imagery: portraits of emperors and courtiers, Eastern mystics and Western religious figures; examples of plant and animal life.
For just two more weeks muraqqa commissioned by the Mughal emperors Jahangir (ruled 1605-1627) and his son Shah Jahan (ruled 1627-1658) will be on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution here. “Muraqqa: Imperial Mughal Albums” showcases 82 rarely seen paintings from six albums. These muraqqa are indeed patchworks, of the most elegant and refined variety.
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| The Sackler launches MURAQQA' U.S. tour with a week of festivities |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC, hosted a week-long series of special events and festivities to celebrate the highly-anticipated launch of the "MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin" U.S. tour. |
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| MURAQQA' Catalogue Wins BEST OF SHOW at the Washington Book Publishers Awards! |
| Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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"MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin" takes the top honor of BEST OF SHOW at the Washington Book Publishers 2008 Book Design and Effectiveness Awards.
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| PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA to Premier at the Philbrook Museum this Fall |
| Friday, June 13, 2008 |
PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA:
THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION, LONDON
AN EXHIBITION ORGANIZED AND CIRCULATED BY
ART SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
PREMIERES AT THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM ON OCTOBER 11, 2008.
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| FROM MICHELANGELO TO ANNIBALE CARRACCI To Premier at the Frick Art & Historical Center, PA |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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Alexandria, VA – Art Services International is pleased to announce an exhibition of seventy superb sixteenth-century Italian drawings -- "From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings from the Prado"-- from one of the world’s premier art institutions, the Prado Museum in Madrid. Marking the first time that most of these extraordinary works have appeared beyond the walls of the Prado Museum, this exhibition explores the working methods of the most important artists active in Italy during a time of unprecedented artistic patronage. Focusing on examples from Mannerism to the early Baroque period (1520-1620), the works have been selected by Guest Curator, Nicholas Turner, formerly of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum, and a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque drawings.
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