The Power and Pathos exhibition of Hellenistic bronzes has moved from the Getty Museum to the National Gallery in Washington - its final stop. If you have the chance, do…
One of the great delights of wandering a museum in person (rather than online or in a book) is serendipity. I hadn't realized the gilded plaster cast of Sherman's Memorial…
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, museums were built to impress: when you walked into the grand entrance, there would be a moment when you stopped in your…
One of the genres of that reappeared during the Renaissance was portraiture: hundreds of meticulously executed paintings have survived. Sculptured portraits are far fewer, and sculptured portraits with added color are even…
Because many people dream of coming to New York, and because I'm never sorry to come back home: a list of favorite references on New York City's history and sights.…
If you know me from Facebook or ForgottenDelights.com, or have read my books or heard me lecture, you have a good idea of the type of art I like. This blog is…