Paolo Veneziano
In a recent episode of ‘Travels with a Curator’, Xavier Salomon from The Frick Collection takes us to San Severino Marche, Italy, to discuss ‘Coronation of the Virgin’ by Paolo …
Ozias Humphry
As a member of the Royal Academy, and with the appointment ‘Portrait Painter in Crayons to the King’ in 1792, one might imagine that Ozias Humphry would be more than …
My kingdom was a horse
At the age of 8, George was really interested in looking at bones. As his father was a currier (a dresser of animal skins) he undoubtedly had access to plenty …
Victoria(n) artist
June 28, 1838 was the day Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey. A number of people have described the event which, according to the historian, Roy Strong, was the …
don’t worry
As the number of coronavirus cases trebled in Melbourne this week, other countries struggled with upticks in infections, the economy foundered, and public demonstrations about racism continued, I was reminded …
‘One of the Young Lions of a Butterfly’ – Mortimer Menpes
James McNeill Whistler’s influence extended to Australia. Monica Healy reminds us of another painter in Whistler’s circle. Australian artist Mortimer Menpes was also one of Whistler’s studio assistants – what …
A different Madonna
Every day at 5pm my smartphone ‘pings’ and the DailyArt app sends me an image of an artwork – ‘my daily dose of art’. A couple of weeks ago, the …
Painting music
The third member of James McNeill Whistler’s coterie to spark my interest was Ignace-Henri-Jean-Théodore Fantin-Latour, called ‘Fantin’ by his friends. Fantin (1836-1904) was a painter, printmaker and illustrator who is …
Finding ‘nemo’
If your father happened to be an artist, then it is probably not surprising that he would encourage his oldest child to pursue a different (more predictably profitable?) profession. So, …
The ‘Blanche’ rabbit
After last week’s hiatus, ‘Cocktails with a Curator’ from The Frick Collection has returned. In this episode, curator Xavier Salomon swigs on a Sake highball as he reflects on James …