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  • Cultural trends and changes
    • Gabriel Metsu and the gentle art of letter writing
    • Exploring Gustave Caillebotte’s Paris Street, Rainy Day
    • A very rich book for the very rich
    • Millet and the Angelus
    • The Two Women in White
    • Elsheimer’s Flight into Egypt: how it changed the boundaries between art, religion and science
    • Feathers, fashion and animal rights
    • On the Trail of the Last Supper
    • Floating pleasure worlds of Paris and Edo
    • 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
    • How one man saved the greatest picture in the world: Piero della Francesca’s Resurrection
    • Vermeer’s concert, the Gardner collection, and the art heist of the century
    • The Controversies of Constantin Brancusi: Princess X and the boundaries of art
    • 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
    • Forgotten Women Artists #5 Thérèse Schwartze and the business of painting
    • Forgotten Women Artists: Christina Robertson: A Scottish artist in Russia
  • Lost and found art
    • Emerging from Obscurity: Georges de La Tour's Musicians' Quarrrel
    • Murder, Caravaggio and The Taking of Christ
    • The rescue of the fabulous lost library of Deir al-Surian
    • Lost masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art from the Nebamun tomb-chapel
    • The Sphinx of Delft: Jan Vermeer’s demise and rediscovery
    • Carpaccio’s double enigma: Hunting on the Lagoon and the Two Venetian Ladies
    • Bernardo Bellotto and the reconstruction of Warsaw
    • The discovery of an early graphic novel
    • Michelangelo's disputed Entombment
  • All about Bruegel
    • Seeing the light: Bruegel's Conversion of Saul
    • Bruegel’s White Christmas: The Census at Bethlehem
    • The emergence of the winter landscape
    • Bruegel and the Two Faces of Summer
    • Bruegel's Peasant Wedding Feast
    • Lost in Translation: Bruegel’s Tower of Babel
    • Perception and Blindness in the 16th Century
    • "All life is here": Bruegel's 'Way to Calvary'
    • Bruegel's Icarus and the perils of flight
  • Lives and livelihoods
    • The extraordinary career of Granville Redmond, deaf artist and silent movie actor
    • Rose-Marie Ormond: Sargent’s muse and “the most charming girl that ever lived”
    • 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
    • Should artists get royalties?
    • Strange encounters: the collector, the artist and the philosopher
  • Techniques and technology
    • The Art of Shadows
    • 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 >
      • Art in a Speeded up World: overview
      • Changing concepts of time
      • The 'new' time in literature
      • 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
    • Deception and Misdirection: Hieronymus Bosch’s The Conjuror
    • Reflections on a Masterpiece: Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere
    • An exploration of vision, reality and illusion
    • Carpaccio's Miracle on the Rialto
    • Masters of All they Survey -- Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews
    • Understanding Petrus Christus’ A Goldsmith in his Shop
    • Titian, Prudence and the three-headed beast
    • The origins of an Australian art icon
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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

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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

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 

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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
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

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

 

















 

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