Originally, I was an English student: I read lots and loved analysing books. Then last Christmas I became absorbed by my a-level art history course and began learning about artists’ lives, analysing paintings and studying critics. I was hooked. I first heard of Art History...
If you ever decide that the stress and effort of flying is just too commercial and looks into alternative ways of getting to Italy, do not, if you value your sleep, time or mental health, take the boat to Venice. While the magnificent city...
An ode to Judith with the Head of Holofernes – 08/2/11 Gentileschi depicted three faces in a quite economical space as though they’d been disturbed (they look fairly perturbed as they rush to hide murderous traces.) The painting is Artemesia Gentileschi’s ‘Judith with...
An ode to Amore Dormiente Love by traditional inkling: A mischievous child with eyes twinkling. Imagine instead love lying half dead. What was Caravaggio thinking? Composed on AHA Spring Course, 08/2/11 The painting is Caravaggio’s ‘Sleeping Cupid’, painted in 1608 when the...
As the Paralympics open today, remember the Olympic cauldron, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and his studio. If you do not know about Thomas Heatherwick and you are interested in art, then you should follow these links, book into the V & A exhibition, and...
