Artnet

A Famed Painting of Venice’s Grand Canal Is Reattributed to a Precocious 16-Year-Old

Stroll through the second-floor galleries of London’s Wallace Collection and you’ll arrive at the Canaletto Room, named for the dozen or so expansive paintings by the 18th-century Venetian artist. Now ...
Artnet

Exquisite and Rare Clocks Strike the Right Notes in a New Exhibition

Five timepieces designed by French cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle have taken center stage at London’s Wallace Collection as part of a free display celebrating the artistry of clockmaking and the ...
Observer

In Dialogue: The Voluptas of Flora Yukhnovich and François Boucher

Volupta was the goddess of sensual pleasure in Roman mythology whose parents were Cupid and Psyche (her name also implies willingness). In Greek mythology, Hedone was the goddess of pleasure, born ...
The New York Times

5 Clocks Embody Baroque Style and Their Maker’s Skill

The Wallace Collection in London says a new exhibition is its first on horology. By Melanie Abrams Five ornate 18th-century clocks attributed to André-Charles Boulle, the furniture maker to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See These Ornately Decorated 18th-Century Clocks Before Time Runs Out

A mantel clock designed by André-Charles Boulle with a movement by Claude Martinot (circa 1726) © The Trustees of the Wallace Collection An exhibition at London’s ...