and Faculty Curator of the Art of the Americas

Catherine Hall-van den Elsen delves into 17th-century Spanish society

this book provides clarity and insight into the visual consequences of artists’ use of materials and deepens our understanding of how paintings on canvas behave over time and in relation to their environment

and Pablo Picasso used commercial or industrial paints based on synthetic resins

Manet & Morisot ornaments and Faculty Curator of theAn intimate exploration of an artistic friendship at the heart of the Impressionist movement douard Manet (18321883) was a pioneer of modern painting, and Berthe Morisot (18411895) was the sole female founding member of the Impressionist group. To each other, they were colleagues, friends, andfollowing Morisots marriage to Manets brotherfamily. Unfolding over a period of fifteen years, theirs was arguably the closest relationship between any two