Van Dyck in Sicily: Painting and the Plague, 1624-25

Sir Anthony van Dyck, "Self-Portrait" (1620-21), Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence

Dulwich Picture Gallery’s latest exhibition, Van Dyck in Sicily: Painting and the Plague, 1625-25, presents a highly focused exploration of the seventeenth-century, Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck during the years 1624-25 (ends 27 May, 2012). Van Dyck lived in Italy, and principally Genoa, for six years having moved there in 1621, however this concise exhibition focuses on the relatively un-explored period of his residence in Palermo, Sicily.

The tales of Hoffman

Reid Hoffman; photo by Joi, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Yesterday, Artfinder was privileged to host Reid Hoffman, one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs of recent times and Artfinder investor via Greylock, the VC firm where he is partner.

Paintings and politics – Artfinder teams up with Westminster for Parliament Week 2011

Charles Sims, Signing of the Magna Carta

This week has seen the launch of Parliament Week, a national initiative that aims to build greater awareness, understanding of and engagement with parliamentary democracy in the UK.

New App ‘Remi Rough: Selected Paintings’ is launched! (Cue hyperbole and media scrum…)

Remi Rough, Miami Heat (2010), © Remi Rough

Following up from last month’s fantastic interview with street artist Remi Rough – admittedly designed to whet your appetites – Artfinder is proud (and justifiably excited) to announce the launch of our new iPad app, Remi Rough: Selected Paintings, downloadable now from iTunes.