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Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 13
‘Extreme Unction’, a measured masterpiece from Poussin’s first series of the Seven Sacraments, has been acquired by the Fitzwilliam Museum
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 12
57 paintings from the collection of Sir Denis Mahon have been assigned to UK museums. This modello by Giordano goes to the National Gallery
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 11
The acquisition of Veronese’s ‘Venus Disarming Cupid’ for the Worcester Art Museum was described by the director as a ‘game changer’
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 10
Michael Wellby’s bequest to the Ashmolean Museum includes close to 500 Renaissance and baroque pieces of silver and other rarities
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 9
This gem of a painting by Paul Bril depicts Saint Jerome in a mountainous landscape and was recently acquired by the Mauritshuis
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 8
This bust of Saint John the Baptist was recovered from a cache of Nazi-looted art, and now enters the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 7
The Getty has acquired one of Lieven van Lathem’s most important illuminated manuscripts, ‘The Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies’
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 6
Only 20–30 Netherlandish paintings are known to survive from the early 1400s. The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen recently acquired one
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 5
Decorative ceramic censer stands were used in Maya ceremonies. Two exceptional examples have entered the Kimbell Museum, Fort Worth
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 4
This tiered relief depicting the 12 tribes of Israel is a superlative addition to the Musée de Cluny’s impressive holdings of ivories
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 3
This alabaster head is known as Miriam, and is among 374 ancient artefacts from Tamna, Yemen given to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery this year
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 2
This rare YHD drachm is one of 1,200 silver coins dating from 5th–4th century BC gifted to the Israel Museum this year
Apollo Advent Calendar: Day 1
Apollo is counting down to Christmas by taking a closer look at some of the greatest acquisitions, gifts and bequests of 2013
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