Month: April 2018

Set in the Museo degli Argenti, now also called the Medici Treasury to reflect the scope of its collections much more correctly, this exhibition brought together works of art from throughout the Florentine museums to show the taste and range of collecting interests of Leopold de’ Medici (1617-1675), younger son of Cosimo II and Maria … Continue reading Book Review: Leopoldo de ’Medici Principe del Collezionisti. Exhibition catalogue edited by Valentina Conticelli, Riccardo Gennaioli and Maria Sframeli, Florence, 7 November- 28 January, 45€

For those who want a lively and engaging account of rise of Sotheby’s under Philip Wilson and first-hand stories of the art world during his time as chairman from 1958 to 1980, this book is a must. It shows the art world as it was then and how Peter Wilson created an international company selling … Continue reading Book Review: Sotheby's Maestro: Peter Wilson and the Post-War Art World, ed. by Katherine McLean and Philip Hook, London, Sothebys 2017. £15.00

Seminar on Collecting & Display Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St London, WC1 E Alice Ottazzi,  “Les derniers venus sont aujourd’hui les premiers”: English print collections in 18th-century Paris 16 April 2018 at 6pm Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor ______________________________________________________ This paper aims to investigate the (re)discovery of English art in 18th-century … Continue reading Seminar in Collecting and Display: Alice Ottazzi, English Print Collections in C18th Paris, Monday 16 April 2018, London

S.A.W Workshop: Back to Front Wednesday 11 April  |  6pm 58 Jermyn Street, London  In collaboration with art critic and journalist Susan Moore, Dickinson will stage a Slow Art Workshop  (SAW) entitled Back to Front, where specialists reveal what clues can be identified on the reverse of a painting, as well as pointing out less obvious details found on, or … Continue reading Workshop: Simon Dickinson Gallery, London, 11 April 2018