Savage Tales: The Writings of Paul Gauguin
‘This is not a book,’ the artist Paul Gauguin declared in the opening words of his unconventional memoir…
Art History
The Elizabethan Image by Sir Roy Strong – An Extract
In November 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the throne and was confronted with a politically, socially, and culturally fractured…
Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
The Avant-garde and the New Typography
How did Jan Tschichold help to form the New Typography in the early twentieth century? Why were he…
Content Collection | For Art History 2019
This year the Association for Art History’s Annual Conference takes place in Brighton from the 4–6 of April….
Nicholas Hilliard, the 1577 Self-Portrait – creating a gentleman-artist
Nicholas Hilliard (b. c.1547) – portrait painter to Elizabeth I, James I, and their courts – was buried…
Veiled Presence: Body and Drapery from Giotto to Titian
Veiled Presence: Body and Drapery from Giotto to Titian elucidates the symbolism of veils and highlights the power of…
The 170th Anniversary of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
On 8 September 1848, a group of young artists and writers met to write a manifesto and found The Pre-Raphaelite…
The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections – by Robin Simon
To mark the occasion of the opening of the New RA on 19 May 2018 and the celebration of…
Monet and Architecture: An interview with Richard Thomson
The new exhibition Monet and Architecture opens at London’s National Gallery on 9 April. It’s been nearly twenty…
April is for Art History
April is the month when art historians from near and far gather for the annual Association for Art…
International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
To celebrate both International Women’s Day and the centenary of women’s suffrage in Britain, we’ve taken a look…
Lee Lozano: Not Working by Jo Applin – An Extract
Lee Lozano: Not Working An extract about Lee Lozano’s life Lee Lozano (1930–1999) was a major artist in the…
Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory by Griselda Pollock – An Extract
Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory An extract about Charlotte Salomon’s life Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943) was a German-Jewish…
Gluck: Art and Identity by Amy de la Haye and Martin Pel – An Extract
Gluck: Art and Identity An extract about Gluck’s life Hannah Gluckstein (who called herself Gluck; 1895–1976) is one…