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    • Millet and the Angelus
    • The Two Women in White
    • Bruegel’s White Christmas: The Census at Bethlehem
    • Elsheimer’s Flight into Egypt: how it changed the boundaries between art, religion and science
    • The rescue of the fabulous lost library of Deir al-Surian
    • Feathers, fashion and animal rights
    • Lost masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art from the Nebamun tomb-chapel
    • On the Trail of the Last Supper
    • Floating pleasure worlds of Paris and Edo
    • The emergence of the winter landscape
    • Toulouse-Lautrec, the bicycle and the women's movement
    • From the Rokeby Venus to Fascism Pt 1: Why did suffragettes attack artworks?
    • From the Rokeby Venus to Fascism Pt 2: the Strange Allure of Fascism
    • The Futurists declare war on pasta
    • The art of giraffe diplomacy
    • Science becomes Art
  • Catastrophes and scandals
    • The Controversies of Constantin Brancusi: Princess X and the boundaries of art
    • Bernardo Bellotto and the reconstruction of Warsaw
    • Surviving the Black Death
    • Julie Manet, Renoir and the Dreyfus Affair
    • Art and Survival in Patagonia
    • The Isenheim Altarpiece Pt 1: Pestilence and the Concert of Angels
    • The Isenheim Altarpiece Pt 2: Nationalism, Nazism and Degeneracy
    • The shocking birth and amazing career of Guernica
  • Forgotten Women Artists
    • Forgotten Women Artists: introduction
    • Forgotten Women Artists: #1 Arcangela Paladini: The Rapid Rise and Fall of a Prodigy
    • Forgotten Women Artists: #2 Jane Loudon
    • Forgotten Women Artists: #3 Marie-Gabrielle Capet: Stepping out from the Shadows
    • Forgotten Women Artists #4: Michaelina Wautier: entering the limelight after 300 years
  • Lives and livelihoods
    • The Sphinx of Delft: Jan Vermeer’s demise and rediscovery
    • Rose-Marie Ormond: Sargent’s muse and “the most charming girl that ever lived”
    • The extraordinary career of Granville Redmond, deaf artist and silent movie actor
    • Dr Jekyll, Frankenstein and Shelley’s Heart
    • The Adventures of Nadar: photography, ballooning, invention & the Impressionists
    • Colonial artist, thief, forger and mutineer: Thomas Barrett's amazing career
    • Watchmen, goldfinders and the plague bearers of the night
    • Sarka of the South Seas
    • The discovery of an early graphic novel
    • Should artists get royalties?
    • Strange encounters: the collector, the artist and the philosopher
  • Techniques and technology
    • Art as a barometer of climate changes
    • The life and death of Mummy Brown
    • Egyptian blue: the colour of technology
    • Prussian blue and its partner in crime
    • Why wasn't photography invented earlier?
    • Comets in Art
    • Art in a Speeded Up World >
      • Overview
      • Pt 1: Changing concepts of time
      • Pt 2: The 'new' time in literature
      • Pt 3: The 'new' time in painting
    • Early influences of photography >
      • Pt 1: Initial impacts
      • Pt 2: Photography as a working aid
      • Pt 3: Photographic effects
      • Pt 4: New approaches to reality
  • Authenticity and meaning
    • Understanding Petrus Christus’ A Goldsmith in his Shop
    • Lost in Translation: Bruegel’s Tower of Babel
    • Perception and Blindness in the 16th Century
    • "All life is here": Bruegel's 'Way to Calvary'
    • Carpaccio’s double enigma: Hunting on the Lagoon and the Two Venetian Ladies
    • Bruegel's Icarus and the perils of flight
    • Michelangelo's disputed Entombment
    • Titian, Prudence and the three-headed beast
    • The origins of an Australian art icon
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  • Country-by-country guide
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The Sphinx of Delft: the demise and rediscovery of Jan Vermeer
Excellent read -- Nick I
Fabulous, I read it with great enjoyment -- Christina
I really enjoyed the article and learned something! -- Kieiren M
​Great read! -- Secret I 
Fascinating -- Hughes H
A wonderful and enlightening read -- David H
​Great -- Mr E
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Fascinating article -- Srinivas K
Thank you for my late night read -- Tree N
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Understanding Petrus Christus’ A Goldsmith in his Shop
Fascinating detail and and detective work -- Cireena
Very interesting -- Susan
Beautiful to look at,  fascinating to read the breakdown -- Piper
Fascinating article -- Dawn N

Such an interesting article -- Michaellyn
​Really liked the analysis -- NCV
Fascinating article -- JC
Wonderful article to read -- Niv R
​Lovely -- Silvia T


Bruegel’s White Christmas: The Census at Bethlehem
What an enjoyable interpretation of this amazing work. Thoroughly enjoyed reading this article -- Dolores
Wonderful article indeed. Thank you for letting us peek into that world -- Pat A
Fascinating article -- Corinne
Lovely piece --WuW
Great article -- Max T
Fascinating details.....This is one to savour -- Marilyn T
Beautifully written -- Chris W
Enjoyed that -- Deborah
Now I finally know what's going on in this painting!... It really is heartwarming -- Wil

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Millet and the Angelus
Brilliant article -- Misiak
Fascinating account -- BofC 

A lovely article -- David
Quite an insightful article -- AuthI
Fascinating -- Norma L
Interesting story -- Richard B
Absolutely fascinating -- Lindsay T
​I learned many things -- Jennifer
​What an incredible story -- IB
​Thanks for sharing these fascinating stories -- Kathleen W
Very interesting -- Gardener F
Fascinating story -- Marilyn T
​Great article -- DesF
Fascinating -- Nalim M
I will never look at this painting the same way again, its history is amazing -- VIv
A really interesting article -- Kate H
Fascinating article -- Tom
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Lost in Translation: Bruegel’s Tower of Babel
Fascinating article! Well worth reading -- Pauline W
Great read indeed -- Bozena W
A fascinating close-up -- Scott G

Très intéressant article -- Marielle
​Wonderful articles on Bruegel! -- Arthur C


Perception and Blindness in the 16th century: Bruegel's The Blind Leading the Blind  
A really interesting article -- Carolyn G
Thank you for your background and analysis -- Victoria R
Excellent commentary -- John H

Forgotten women artists: #1 Arcangela Paladini

Fascinating! -- Maria A

An article that gives her credit where credit is due -- Tamdini

Forgotten women artists: #2 Jane Loudon
Fascinating -- Anne C

Forgotten women artists: #3 Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Great article -- Tricia B
​Thanks for your work done by women artists -- Colin W

Forgotten women artists: #4 Michaelina Wautier
Another gem -- Lana
I love your article -- LuArt


Prussian blue and its partner in crime
A fascinating article and a must-read -- Spectrum
Absolutely brilliant, fascinating story -- Naomi
Brilliant! It's a fascinating case -- Verity
Intriguing and chilling -- Rebel Hand/Frances
Interesting read! -- Kalpasree B
Mix up your favourite beverage, settle back and enjoy a fascinating long read -- Jak
​Fascinating article -- Rose D


Art and survival in Patagonia
Really enjoyed it -- Elizabeth C
​Most interesting -- Martin F


The origins of an Australian art icon
Fascinating read, particularly the critique on racial purity and how it was received by critics and what it said of society at the time - Dil
Thank you for your terrific article on Australian Beach Pattern -- Michele
Fascinating -- David W


Rose-Marie Ormond: John Singer Sargent’s muse and “the most charming girl that ever lived”
A confluence of stunning talent and heartbreaking nobility. Thank you for a wonderful article -- Pat A
Great article -- Annette K
Excellent article, very well written and documented -- Isabelle P
Very moving article -- Peter B
Great article -- Ground Imp
I just read about Rose-Marie and cried -- Terri
A fascinating and heartbreaking history -- MLR 


Sarka of the South Seas
I really enjoyed this article-- it was incredibly informative and enlightening -- Jake

Lost masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art from the Nebamun tomb chapel
Great piece -- Sonya
​Mighty interesting -- Lana


Comets in art
Fascinating -- Shannon

Michelangelo's disputed Entombment
Thorough and perceptive -- John S


Bruegel's Icarus and the perils of flight
A marvellous and elegantly written source -- Diana J
I read your wonderful article [and] completely agree with your arguments -- Yoni

Another excellent piece -- Naomi
Very informative and expansive... greatly enjoyed it -- Richard M

Very interesting article both on the origins & interpretations of the myth and the paintings -- Rosemary G
Both informative and so admirably lucidly written -- Georgeann
A very interesting article -- William R
Fascinating and readable -- Thomas S
​Wonderful piece -- Will G
Truly enjoyed the article on Bruegel's Icarus -- Aviva D


The art of giraffe diplomacy
Great giraffe diplomacy article. Kudos -- Alberta
​Excellent! -- Jamal
​Great read -- Lin C
​Wow, a great read -- Anthony M
​Brilliant article -- Annette G
​Great story -- Isil A
Wonderful, fascinating, poignant study of giraffes in diplomacy -- JVV
​A delight to read -- Arlene W


Toulouse-Lautrec, the Bicycle and the Women's Movement
Fantastic piece on art and cycling history -- Vincenzo
Fascinating and illuminating article -- Peter S
Most interesting and unique information about Toulouse-Lautrec's world -- Sonja H

The Isenheim Altarpiece, Pt 1 and Pt 2
Fascinating article ~ P&T
I really enjoyed reading this -- Jake

The article on the Isenheim Altarpiece was especially interesting -- Roy
What a fascinating post! -- Jen
Another extremely interesting article​! I learn so much from these, thank you -- Bridget 
Great article -- Kath
​Fascinating article -- Trevor W


Julie Manet, Renoir and the Dreyfus Affair
Thank you for the insightful article about Julie Manet -- Tricia
Many thanks for your articulate article on this divisive moment in French history. You are succinct while superbly covering all the major points: a most difficult thing to achieve -- Cynthia S N
A very enjoyable history lesson -- Phillip J


Titian Prudence and the three-headed beast 
Helpful essay on the different explanations of Titian’s 
Allegory -- Frame

The life and death of Mummy Brown
A ridiculously fascinating article ... do take a few minutes to read it: it is well worth it -- Electric
This article is soo interesting. I love it! -- Lucille H
​Brilliant article! -- Heather T
Fascinating... excellent article -- Thomas
It's wonderful -- Ellie
Magnificently disgusting (and fascinating) -- Black Plume 
What a brilliant article-- Suzie
Great read -- Deborah
Good lord! Thank you, it is fascinating -- Helen
Fascinating -- Remy
Delightfully intriguing and a bit surprising -- John
Simply amazing -- Maye
Excellent article -- Leo
​Fascinating stuff -- Tess
Great story! -- Pieter
Fascinating article -- Jennifer M
What lame scholarship is this?... Your ability to fully understand history apart from your prejudice calls your entire ability to comprehend what you read into question -- Jack [hey, can't please everyone, I suppose -- Philip.]


Art in a Speeded-up World Pt 1: changing concepts of time
Enjoyed very much -- brings so much together so readably, and fully documented -- Vic Web

Great article, very interesting and thought-provoking.-- Christine W
This is a great series... very wide-ranging -- Vic Web
Fascinating stuff -- Long Victorian
Brilliant article -- Kalpasree B 


​Art in a Speeded-up World Pt 2: The "new" time in literature
Great piece... This is such a good article -- explores so much -- 
Vic Web

Why wasn't photography invented earlier?
Whole article on photography history art is great -- Lisa H
Immensely interesting and well-researched -- Lana

Early influences of photography
Excellent -- Lise M


Bernardo Bellotto and the reconstruction of Warsaw
Very interesting and informative article. Thank you! -- Jamal
​Fascinating article -- Nick S
A lot of interesting details -- Maclej

This is very interesting -- Cynthia
​Fascinating article -- Krystyna M
Fascinating article -- Jenny L
This article was fascinating -- Panda P
Excellent, thought-provoking article -- Quinn P 

Watchmen, goldfinders and the plague bearers of the night
Very interesting reading -- David
Corpse bearers an appealing plot stirrer. Much appreciated -- William
Excellent piece -- Discover Medical
A really enjoyable article -- Iain
​Excellent -- Sally B

Colonial artist, thief, forger and mutineer: Thomas Barrett's amazing career
What a story! -- Helen
​Fascinating read -- Banished 
​Great article -- Alan H
​Intriguing article -- Jocelyn H

Floating pleasure worlds of Paris and Edo
I look forward to more of your writings -- Taylor
Very interesting article -- Francesca
​Such an insightful article -- Peter S
An interesting and educational article -- Max J
​Fascinating article -- Rene C

The emergence of the winter landscape
Fascinating -- Matthews
Great, really interesting -- RSF
​Fascinating read -- MGRG

Science becomes art
Very interesting - Lunar Soc
This is really interesting -- Eve
​Fascinating read -- Robin H
Marvellous -- Lin C
Incredibly fascinating -- Faria C
Fascinating article -- Alex M


Egyptian Blue: the colour of technology
Amazing article -- Rawrnundsen
Fascinating article! -- Francesca S
​Fascinating -- Martin A

The controversies of Constantin Brancusi
​Brancusi article great -- Paul W

From the Rokeby Venus to Fascism
Fascinating stuff -- Cheshire K, Oliver B
Some of best-written and well researched articles I found -- SAK


On the trail of the Last Supper
Awesome -- Robby
Excellent article -- Angela G
​Marvellous -- Lin C
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Carpaccio's double enigma: Hunting on the Lagoon and the Two Venetian Ladies
Thank you... for the fascinating article on Carpaccio's fishing cormorants -- Francesca

Art as a barometer of climate changes
Great article about art and climate history... great teaching resource! -- Conor M
Fascinating on art and climate change -- Eleanor F
Magnificent article, worth a careful read and re-read -- Cudger C
Excellent article! -- PGS
I learned a lot -- MI

An excellent article, giving uncommon attention to scientific rigour as well as the findings themselves. Covers much more than Venice and sea-level rise; deals with cave-art and Breughel, for example. Very much worth your time -- Dominic B.

Feathers, fashion and animal rights
Fascinating! -- Avril T 
​Serendipitous and disturbing -- Karen L
Another great article -- Vic Web
​Very interesting -- and shocking -- FMW
Really interesting historical piece -- One Welfare
Well worth a read -- Comp Animal
Fascinating article -- Elize B
Loved the article -- Michaellyn M

The Adventures of Nadar
This is a must-read for all lovers of the history of photography -- Fotogeschichte
Wonderful character -- Brown B
Very interesting article -- Susan B
What a great read -- Joshua F
Well-written article about one of France's most interesting and impressive men -- Hazel S

What a man! Very evocative article -- Heather T
Incredible! A joy to travel in the imagination of a genius -- Trans A

Elsheimer's Flight into Egypt 
Really interesting - Jillanne
​A beautiful painting and a learned account -- Rose D


Strange encounters: the collector, the artist and the philosopher
A lively, well-written article -- Flying C

Dr Jekyll, Frankenstein and Shelley's Heart
Really fascinating -- Vic Web
This is right up my street -- Naomi C

"A series of curious coincidences"— love the way these are revealed here! -- Victorian W
Excellent article! -- PGS

The Two Women in White
Good article! -- Cass L

 

















 

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