Matisse called the Barnes Foundation “the only sane place to see art in America.” But the clamor over moving one of the world’s foremost collections of impressionist, post-impressionist and modern art ...
The world’s most famous painting isn’t famous merely for its subject’s inscrutable smile. In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' (1503–1506), which had been on display at the Louvre since 1797 (and ...
The Reel Story: This documentary looks at the development of the Barnes Foundation's unmatched $25 billion collection of post-Impressionist art and the effort by Philadelphia's elite to move it from ...