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Who Nose?
The 19th century physician and Italian critic, Giovanni Morelli pioneered a method of art analysis based on comparing the physiognomy of figures within renaissance paintings. To Morelli, attention directed to lips, eyebrows, fingernails, ears, even ...
Publishing and the Powergame
I received this from some UK colleagues….This happened to me and other scholars last year. Click on this link to discover the perils of trying to get things published in this gatekeeper riddled profession. ...
The Afterlife of Las Meninas (1). Firing the Starting Gun.
This is the first of a projected series on the afterlife of a painting that has resonated in myriad ways in debates about art since its inception in 1656. I'm going to look at its afterlife: its re-appearance in a variety of disparate contexts ...
Disliking Delaroche
A painting of Charles I by Paul Delaroche, the 19th century French artist, is being restored in readiness for a forthcoming exhibition at the National Gallery, London. So what? I must admit to having a problem with Delaroche's art: it is ...
Poussin v Jonathan Jones
I've objected to Jonathan Jones's reductive view of 17th century art before- see here- so when he wrote an article on Poussin denouncing the artist and accusing Poussin scholars of snobbery, I felt compelled to post. Sadly, Jones's view ...
Inside the Artist’s Studio
On Friday I went to a superb exhibition on the theme of the artist in the studio. Held at Compton Verney, the show comprises a plethora of studio images and artifacts spread across 9 rooms in the neo-classical mansion. For those unfamiliar with Comp...


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