Who was Sir Joshua Reynolds’ editor?
Barrie Sheppard continues to delve into the life of the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. Barrie writes: ‘Joshua Reynolds and lexicographer, novelist, essayist and literary critic Samuel Johnson were close friends …
Dan (Hercules) Andrews
The current COVID-19 situation is a chastening experience. I was thinking about how mythological heroes, in particular Hercules, coped with adversity. It was then that I found this cartoon from …
By George – it’s Svengali!
Busson is not an aristocratic surname. So, it is not surprising that the Parisian tradesman and speculator, who left France in 1789 to avoid charges of fraud, decided to add …
Marriage Guidance!!
Another poetic insight into art by Lynn Morgan: Thank you again, Lynn. My grandmother always used to say: ‘The second marriage is for the KILL!’
Unfinished business
Xavier Salomon, The Chief Curator at The Frick Museum, makes no secret of his fondness for the art of Paolo Veronese. In the two most recent episodes of ‘Cocktails with …
Tom and Jerry
As the current coronavirus situation remains precarious, and lockdown likely to continue for weeks to come, today’s cartoon in ‘The New Yorker’ reminded me of the need for ‘comfort experiences’ …
At the Neues Museum
The post on Nefertiti reminded Barrie Sheppard of his visit to Berlin. Barrie writes: ‘While in Berlin in 2011, I sought out the Nefertiti in The Neues Museum. Apart from …
My favourite piece
In response to my invitation to post ‘art that has changed my life’, Leone Shaw has sent the following. Leone writes: ‘Carved from limestone 3,500 years ago, as part of …
Season 1 – ‘The Shirleys’
Readers responded enthusiatically to the miniseries ‘The Graftons’ and hoped more might eventuate. Let’s meet ‘The Shirleys’. Our series begins in the affluent Surrey town of East Sheen on 20 …
This Artwork Changed My Life
During the week Robyn Price sent me a link to an article on the Artsy website which prompted this post. The article is one of several in a series: ‘This …