Enlightened Princesses: How they Shaped the Modern World
Joanna Marschner introduces her new book Enlightened Princesses, which accompanies a landmark exhibition showcasing the valuable and important…
Art
Magda Cordell, the Lost Brutalist
The Art of Brutalism is an engaging and expansive look at the Brutalist art produced in Britain between 1952…
The Art of Brutalism: The Style of No Style
To celebrate the release of The Art of Brutalism (with the Paul Mellon Centre) – a fascinating inquiry…
Picture a Revolution: Russian and Soviet Art Books from Yale
2017 marks a century since the revolutionary year that brought about the fall of the Russian Empire and…
Depression Era Painting and Its Resonance: America After the Fall – an extract
As the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition America After the Fall arrives at the Royal Academy of Arts,…
Mapping the Medieval City – Jerusalem 1000-1400 at The Met
Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international centre, home to multiple cultures, faiths and languages. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People…
Richard Ormond looks back on the making of John Singer Sargent, The Complete Paintings
To celebrate completion of John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, Richard Ormond – Sargent’s great nephew and co-author of…
On His Way to The Met • Max Beckmann in New York, with Curator Sabine Rewald
New York energised the German Expressionist Max Beckmann and stimulated his imagination when he lived there from September…
Join Vincent on his journey in The Vincent van Gogh Atlas
The Vincent van Gogh Atlas: join us on a nineteenth-century journey with celebrated artist Vincent van Gogh as…
Neuroarthistory: John Onians reenvisions the history of European art
European Art: A Neuroarthistory, by John Onians ‘The innovativeness of European art is the product not so much of…
‘Fashion Victims’ of post-Revolutionary France – by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
‘For the first time in centuries, France could not dictate the course of fashion’ – Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell To…
Dada’s Women, 100 years on – by Ruth Hemus
‘No one can escape from DADA.’ Ruth Hemus, an expert on the early 20th century Avant-Garde and author…
Remembering Vincent van Gogh: Richard Kendall on van Gogh and nature
‘There are certainly emotional responses to the natural world in his paintings, often because of the sheer thrill…
Fractal Worlds: Maths, Fractals and Maybe Some Art
by Michael Frame, author of Fractal Worlds Mathematics and art have had an active relationship for centuries. Think…
After Caravaggio: An Extract
‘Valentin is today widely recognised as a painter of impressive achievement … one of the key figures in…