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Celebrate #Rembrandt van Rijn's birthday with a closer look at "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer." 🔍 The renowned work is Rembrandt's meditation on the meaning of fame. Learn more: https://t.co/Mi6vSMfvLE https://t.co/w3xQxnXZ7y

Happy birthday Rembrandt! Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn was born in Leiden on July 15, 1606, and was a student of Dutch artists Jacob van Swanenburgh and Pieter Lastman. He achieved fame at an early age. https://t.co/s6OvZ9CY44

Artist Glen Taylor uses unruly metals, barbs, and zippers to repair broken porcelain dinnerware https://t.co/FWzNYTgV6n https://t.co/AIM1L5ycMg

We did an art historical analysis of Halsey's 13-minute performance video at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here's what we found: https://t.co/hre6vAFnNy https://t.co/hGSX14vbpn

This Iceland hotel room phone has a button to request a wake-up call when the Northern Lights are visible. https://t.co/f0jLb3cN9W

Reflecting on this watercolor—on view in "Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits"—Jessa Rae Growing Thunder (Sisituwan/ Wahpetuwan/ Hohe) writes: "This portrait of Noapeh, with his buffalo robe draped over his shoulder, tells us he was a respected warrior." 1/3 https://t.co/BBC3mWgLGM

Enjoy some of the Dutch master's paintings and find learning materials in the online exhibition "Rembrandt in Southern California." https://t.co/Wu1Poe6IXt https://t.co/w85gaLrjJF

'Sun & Sea,' the Golden Lion–winning performance work became a surprise hit at the 2019 Venice Biennale, will make its U.S. debut this fall https://t.co/Z0Yxncgxgh

Tropicalia, the world's biggest greenhouse, is revealed at the 2021 Venice Biennale. https://t.co/hwoXfbQI9h

The asylum became his studio, where he produced most of his imaginative paintings. https://t.co/P6wiRQ2iNn

"[The biface] stands outside its time, pointing to a human future symbolized by institutions like The Met, whose collections acquire a powerful resonance with this small object in their midst." — @WSJ https://t.co/zsksdXPzZJ

...was at variance with the prevailing taste in the Netherlands for a smooth, elegant, courtly manner of painting, he continued to paint self-portraits, history subjects, and portraits for patrons in the Netherlands, as well as collectors from abroad. https://t.co/plcB1YUhXp

There's more to Alma Thomas than colorful abstractions, an eclectic show of the artist's marionettes, still lifes, and other work proves: https://t.co/MSB2nmddnr https://t.co/aLNdpZii1I

With her visionary textiles, Anni Albers envisioned a total collapse of the division between fine art and craft https://t.co/eMKPxojYWi

Now on view at LACMA: "Cauleen Smith: Give It or Leave It" 🎆 Cauleen Smith is a Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist whose work reflects upon the everyday possibilities of the imagination. Learn more and plan your next trip at https://t.co/NUMqVdcyK2 https://t.co/WkeUXnTMWs