What Readers Say About Us

 Here are some independent comments on the Journal drawn from our Contact Page, social media and the 'Net. Names have been abbreviated for privacy. To contact us, or to make comments, go to our Contact page


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A treasury, really -- Lana

Fascinating resource -- Patrick

You have really cool / eclectic / interesting articles -- Julien J

​Fantastic website -- Suzanne M

​Just reading more of your wonderful Journal. It's splendid -- Shannon

​Absolutely marvellous treasure trove -- Annie C

I'm fascinated by your Journal. Do you have a social media presence? -- John [Yes. see Twitter [X] @artinsociety, or Blue Sky @artinsociety.bsky.social]

Offers an approach to art that is quite fun, understandable and very interesting for a wide audience -- Iconography of T

Thank you for doing this magazine. I came across it yesterday and it's very well put together, blending academic qualities with entertaining angles. I look forward to reading more articles here -- Kristian

Your site and writing are wonderful -- Glendon

Fascinating art journal -- Lani

Great and interesting -- Cristina

I am so happy to have found your site -- Francesca

Thank you for the great work... keep it up -- B.D.

I discovered your Journal by chance & found it fascinating -- Martin

​A great informative site -- Ojieh F

Beautiful and interesting -- Arcangelo

I have been reading [your website]...especially like the articles on "time;" very thought provoking. So glad I found your site! -- Lee M

What a brilliant journal -- Paul W

Love your articles --- Olivier B

​What an exciting idea and project -- Helge H

​So great to find your Journal -- Maria A

​Excellent resource -- John B

​Brilliant stuff -- Camilla F

Fascinating web[site] full of interesting articles -- Anna S

A wonderful resource -- Victoria W

Amazing site -- Krystyna M

Wonderful! -- Randall L 

​Excellent website -- Mariano

This Journal project is the absolute best -- Duncan F

It's a fascinating site -- Lynn B

​This is amazing -- Mariann H

​Superb -- Cudger C

A great thing to explore -- Konrad B

Fascinating site -- Gabriel C

Wow! Your website is a treasure -- Kathleen W

Fantastic -- Trish S

Lovely stuff! -- William D

​What a treasure of articles! -- Donna B

A great resource -- Andi S

​Very interesting journal -- Marion M

​Delightful reading -- Annette K

​Your website is terrific! -- Rachel O

It's fantastic -- Kathleen M

Really easy to use... fine and interesting content -- Sydney T

​A rare gem...simply amazing -- Krystyna

​Amazing work -- Noor

​What a splendid place -- OHV

​Fantastic resource -- Viral H

Fascinating and informative articles... I am always learning some thing new from you. Wonderful -- Janice

Thanks for your brilliant blog -- Heather H

Interesting and well-written articles -- Lucille H

​Very interesting -- Mara

​Wonderful treasure trove -- Maureen

The amount of work and the study of sources behind your articles is truly amazing -- Nouzha

Such beauty and curiosities -- Jeane R

​Amazing -- Elshafee

​Wonderful -- Spock C

Beautiful and interesting listing of articles -- Marjukka K

I really enjoy your articles -- Andrew A

Great stuff on your website -- Katrina W

Finally ~ this journal is exactly what I've been looking for -- Lynne M

Wonderful journal -- Rezia

Great website -- Terri

​Amazing -- Mario A

Your articles are so good and appreciated -- Madame J

Great website! -- David B

Amazing website -- Carla

Exquisite content -- Rap

​I love your Journal -- Uzzi

Your articles are great... a great resource. I've learned a lot from reading them -- Michaellyn M

I am an art teacher and find this incredibly useful for my students -- Sue

I really like your website, especially the book reviews section -- Kevin G

An amazing art resource -- Michelle

​Wow, nice -- Michael

Fantastic resource -- arx

Excellent site -- Andrew H

Wonderful, wonderful journal -- Duncan

Worth every minute of reading, as well as all the other entries on this website -- von R

​Very glad to have found your blog -- Nidhi

Amazing! -- SCA

Outstanding resource -- John T

Thank you for creating a wonderful website -- Rago

Really good -- Jennifer

Great content and free! -- CW

Great work -- SoC

A fabulous resource -- Sallyg

Fantastic. What a great resource -- Jawg

Wonderful range of subjects -- Miles O

​Highly informative -- Danielle M

Highly recommended ... a fund of interest and accessible knowledge -- Christine M

A fascinating and worthwhile website -- Boatman

Huge fan of your perceptive and entertaining insights -- Rachel M

​Interesting reads --Veikko K

​Very informative -- Paul

This is wonderful -- thykhyde

Cool -- Kate

Excellent Bruegel essays, so interesting and informative -- Ann M

I enjoy looking at and reading what you share -- Peter M

​Your Journal and [twitter] account are superb -- Diana

Your website is really wonderful -- Irena

Your articles are great -- Wabi P

Amazing articles! -- Vince


Millais, Charles Dickens and the Holy Family

What a compelling article! -- Drossel

​A very interesting article --Sarah

A delightful and informative read -- Dean B

Interesting article -- Ga R

Fascinating... I never would have spotted all those things -- Christine

What a treat, a new article to start the day – Michaellyn 

Really nice research and context – H Thompson

Very interesting -- Und 

I was particularly touched by [the conclusion] -- Ken S

Worth reading (transl "Läsvärd"]  -- Inger


Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat

A great read -- Ben Y

Great stuff, as always -- Michaellyn


The dramatic life of a controversial masterpiece: Leonardo’s portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci

​A wonderful piece of research and writing -- I had not come across this painting and now feel thoroughly illuminated -- Gillian A 

Excellent article! Makes the painting really fascinating -- blueh

Enjoyed reading about Ginevra -- Michaellyn

Absolutely fascinating, tragically enigmatic -- Ann M

That was so interesting -- Leigh G

Great read -- Parry R

Such a great read, fascinating -- Eva R

​An intriguing story of a masterpiece -- Mandeville

Plenty of detailed and verifiable information... but some intriguing mysteries remain -- Mrs L

Good article -- Elliot

Truly fascinating -- Arundel

A fascinating post -- Darcey G

This story has everything I love about art history! Such a captivating read -- Claire M


Seeing the Light: Bruegel’s Conversion of Saul

A fascinating and very persuasive reading of this incredible painting -- Ann M

Intriguing article -- Ceri

Very interesting -- Michaellyn

Fascinating -- Jujie

Deception and Misdirection: Hieronymus Bosch's The Conjuror 

Absolutely fascinating account -- Ann M

What a great article -- Bina R

Wonderful article -- Michaellyn M

A very thorough article -- Matt R

​So many layers of interpretation in this painting -- Rodrigo

​A solid article on one of art's great mysteries -- Distil

​Fascinating -- Thistle B

​It makes me happy to read a text by somebody who knows how to look -- Pauline V

This is fascinating -- Allison


Murder, Caravaggio and The Taking of Christ

Totally extraordinary tale with a richly layered murkiness worthy of the Master -- Minoo

Really interesting -- Christine / Ann M

Fascinating -- Wendy S / Wabi S

A mad story! -- Daryl F

Now, that's a provenance story -- Heaven M 

What a great story -- Kev S

​An incredible story -- Kate A

Excellent -- Vince


Bruegel and the Two Faces of Summer

Great article about a great painter -- PHG

Very good link --Lemnos

Lovely essay -- Wendy S

Interesting read -- Di

Very illuminating article  -- Ann M

Terrific article -- Rose A

Excellent read -- Anna W


Gabriel Metsu and the gentle art of letter writing

Fascinating article -- Donna

Very interesting -- Michaellyn


Reflections on a Masterpiece: Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 

Fascinating analysis and an excellent read -- LintenB

​Very insightful analysis -- Richard M

Must-read article -- Oxy

Excellent analysis -- Michaellyn

A fascinating article -- Francesca S

Very interesting -- SlimmerP

Well worth reading this article -- HistoryL

​Great article -- Hetty

Wonderful article --Run

Now THIS is an essay, an intriguing one -- Moira R

Fascinating analysis --MadW

A great read -- Jools

Interesting -- Mark S

Very interesting -- History L

Fascinating article -- Alice R

A treat -- Earwe

Loved it....truly thought-provoking -- Omar

An amazing article -- Ken S

The Art of Shadows

Really interesting article -- Aesthetic

Absolutely fascinating -- Ruth D

Enjoyed [it] immensely --- Francesca S

Nice article  -- Edwin

Made me realise how little I actually see in day-to-day life -- Michaellyn M

A most interesting piece -- Barbara C

Very nice synopsis -- Wendy S

Fascinating -- Marcia S

​Great article -- Patrick H


An Exploration of Vision, Reality and Illusion -- Jan van Eyck's Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele

Loved reading this article. Excellent research and explanation -- David C

Fascinating reading -- Walt D

Illuminating as always -- Michaellyn M

​Great, wonderful article -- Louis P

​Enjoyed reading your van Eyck article very much -- Donna

Great read -- Ephie B


Bruegel's Peasant Wedding Feast: the case of the missing bridegroom and other mysteries

A very good article -- Brian O

Loved this article -- Aliza E

Excellent article -- David C

Fascinating -- Angela S

Terrific -- Val S

So much to examine and think about -- Lili

Enjoyable read -- Bogey B

Good read! -- Julia

Wonderful -- Cynthia M

I love this -- Peter B

This is great -- Nick

Really enjoyed this examination -- Just K

Intriguing -- Inca

Excellent work... a detailed analysis, such a pleasure to read -- Samuel M

Really enjoyed your article -- Jamie

Thoroughly enjoyed the article -- Jeannie


How one man saved the "greatest picture in the world"

Wow, such an amazing story and article -- Sue M

Really enjoyed the article -- Stefanie C

Thank you for this wonderful account -- David

Really interesting article! -- Carla C

What a wonderfully erudite piece of writing. Love your journal and this article -- Heather

Worth every minute of reading, as well as all the other entries on this website - von R

​Excellent article -- David A 


Carpaccio's Miracle on the Rialto

So interesting -- Michaellyn

Fascinating piece - Isadora

​Very interesting -- Tawanda

​Excellent article! I've never read such a description of slaves in Venice -- Isabel M 

Fascinating article, enjoyable reading! -- Deborah

Extraordinary -- Elizabeth

Just fascinating. Isn't it amazing how art in so intertwined with our history? -- Lynne P

Fascinating explanation -- Paul M

​Fascinating article -- jaimi

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Exploring Gustave Caillebotte's Paris Street, Rainy Day

Fascinating visual biography and forensic explanation of Gustave Caillebotte's 'Rainy Day' --- Richard B

Enjoyed reading your analysis of Rainy Day. --Michaellyn

I appreciate knowing more about Caillebotte.-- ArtD

Love this. Love Caillebotte -- Hazel

I had no idea about his contribution to boat design and horticulture -- Paroma

I very much enjoyed the article -- Wendy S


Forgotten Women Artists: Christina Robertson: A Scottish Artist in Russia

What a superb story... and what a brilliant artist! -- Diana

An interesting story -- Kathryn R

Wonderful to see a new piece on Christina Robertson ... her story is so intriguing -- Louise H

Such an interesting article -- Marty


Forgotten Women Artists #5: Thérèse Schwartze and the business of painting

A fascinating read -- Sylvia D

I adored reading this article -- Myrka

Absolutely fascinating -- Eric C

Thank you so much for this eye-opening article -- KAH

Fascinating -- Frank B

Fascinating woman from a fascinating family! -- Wil

Interesting article -- Shari

You captured her story beautifully -- Cora

​Glad you've brought her back to life! -- mtv

Really interesting -- Bellum


Masters of All they Survey -- Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews

An in-depth study of a major work which is also a delight to read -- Mike H

A most interesting article -- History L

Illuminating -- Michaellyn

Excellent -- KAH

Really interesting read-- Lynda

Depicting an epoch -- Giuseppe

Fascinating -- Mike 

Well written review, fascinating! -- Cobalt

​Great article -- Isabel

Intriguing... excellent article. Thank you for this story, you brought them to life -- Lana

​Great article on the back story -- Pandora

What an excellent article -- Sonia

​Illuminating and entertaining -- Christine

​A great read, very well written, and funny -- Carole

​What a great read -- Aliza E

Very interesting article -- FoV


​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

Thank you for this thorough article -- Denise W

Fascinating article -- Srinivas K

Thank you for my late night read -- Tree N

Very interesting article -- Marianne W

​Very instructive -- Ronald G

​Very well written piece ...greatly enjoyed reading -- David C

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


A very rich book for the very rich

Brilliant, both scholarly and accessible -- Christine M

'The giving of gifts' in miniature, colourful detail, with equally detailed explanatory insight -- Ivor M

Really enjoyed reading this article -- Kit

Very good, I really liked it -- G1749


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

Fascinating read! Now I finally know what's going on in this painting... It really is heartwarming -- Wil

A wonderfully informative tour around the painting -- Kathryn R

I enjoy studying the details in this format... the features help understanding -- Mary B

​This article is terrific -- Norma D


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

Fascinating article! --  French B

Interesting... glad it came to my attention -- Austin

​A great read, I learned a lot -- Tony

Fascinating history of such an inspiring painting -- Laurie W

Wonderful and interesting article -- Constance V

This article is fascinating -- Toshia 

A must-read...fantastic text...brilliant line about the significance of the village church steeple

 -- Jasna

Really excellent article -- twf

​Got so much from my reading of your work -- Chonky

Very informative and interesting article -- Ann M 

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

Excellent essay -- Peter B

Thank you for your background and analysis -- Victoria R

Excellent commentary -- John H

Extremely interesting -- Umberto


Forgotten women artists: #1 Arcangela Paladini

Fascinating! -- Maria A

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

Very interesting -- Andrew H

Do read this article -- Laraine B

Your article was so informative! -- Wendy S


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

A fascinating article -- Nigel H

Interesting read! -- Kalpasree B

Mix up your favourite beverage, settle back and enjoy a fascinating long read -- Jak

​Fascinating article -- Rose D

Awesome in-depth article, well-written, rich and insightful -- DataR


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

Loved your piece about Sargent and Rose-Marie -- JB

I enjoyed reading your piece on the background of 'Gassed'. So much to learn each day -- Michaellyn M

​Enjoyed the article. Beautifully done -- D.E.L 

Wonderful story -- Carolyn G

Fascinating article, very moving -- Em

Heart-breaking story - Tereze


Sarka of the South Seas

I really enjoyed this article-- it was incredibly informative and enlightening -- Jake

Loved your articles on Charles Sarka... I felt that I was in that time period, living it through the artist's eyes -- Marina W


Lost masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art from the Nebamun tomb chapel

Great piece -- Sonya

​Mighty interesting -- Lana

Stunning article -- Sonam

Fascinating --  Roufa


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

​Great -- Nick

A fascinating read, so much to take in -- Diana B

Really interesting and full of facts I didn't know and interpretations which give food for much thought -- History L

Fine article -- Boet


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

Delighted to read the story --Davalene


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

Wonderful article -- Marten H

What a great article -- Michaellyn

​Informative and well-written -- Larry 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

​Very informative -- Kevin B

​Great article -- Marc

I enjoyed your article on Julie Manet -- Miles O


Titian Prudence and the three-headed beast 

Helpful essay on the different explanations of Titian’s Allegory -- Frame

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.]

Excellent article -- Danielle M


The life and death of Mummy Brown

Incredibly entertaining and informative... great read -- Danielle E

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

Very interesting (though gruesome) article -- Anna M

​Fascinating -- Ashlee


Art in a Speeded-up World Pt 1: changing concepts of time

A wonderful set of essays on time and art -- Evalyn

​Excellent read -- Arthur 

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

Very interesting article -- David J

Bloody fantastic -- Leather D

​Fascinating article on how the world of art...reacted to the advent of photography -- Whaups

Excellent article series -- James H

Enjoyed reading [this] -- Michaellyn

Interesting article  -- J White


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

Fascinating article -- Knight 


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

​Truly inspiring and exciting to read -- Khalil


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

A very interesting read -- Andrew


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

​Very enlightening piece -- Nidhi


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

​I loved your analysis -- Joyce C


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


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

I very much enjoyed the article -- Eloise D

Your excellent article has added more to my appreciation of this fascinating puzzle -- DS

I really enjoyed it... so many interpretations... fascinating -- Lynda

Such wonderful detail -- Zoe O

A Sunday diversion: the Carpaccio mystery -- Eamon C

Oh my, your article just stole my Sunday morning. What a fascinating story! -- Karolina  M

Well worth the read -- Psych. A

​Fascinating article -- Ruth

Absolutely wonderful information -- Gillian A

What an interesting read! -- Aylsa

Fascinating article -- Lev

​What a story! -- Bonnie T 


The extraordinary career of Granville Redmond

Beautifully done -- Elizabeth


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

Wonderful article.... a magnificent piece of reading -- Duncan


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

Overall, an excellent article -- Davalene


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

What a fabulous analysis of a painting -- Mark R

Excellent essay -- Tim R 


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

Absolutely wonderful article, expansive and fascinating -- Marsh-R

Good article... shows many aspects... very informative -- Alexa

Loved the recent article on Shelley -- Lili

Very interesting article -- PinkL 


The Two Women in White

Good article! -- Cass L