Henry Moore: The Art of Seeing – An introduction to the exhibition at the Museo Novecento (29 April 2021, 17:30 CET)

A talk by Sebastiano Barassi, Head of Collections & Exhibitions, Henry Moore Foundation, and co-curator of the exhibition, followed by a discussion with Francesca Baldry, Collection Manager for the Acton Collection at Villa la Pietra, NYU Florence. Henry Moore (1898-1986) is one of the most celebrated artists of the modern era. This lecture provides an introduction to the … Continue reading Henry Moore: The Art of Seeing – An introduction to the exhibition at the Museo Novecento (29 April 2021, 17:30 CET)

Book Launch: Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums (18 May, 2021)

BOOK LAUNCH  18 May 2021, 3pm–4.30pm (UK)  Via Zoom  Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums, 1789–1939 Edited by Susanna Avery-Quash and Barbara Pezzini  Join Susanna Avery Quash (National Gallery, London), Inge Reist (Frick Collection New,  York) and Imogen Tedbury (National Gallery, London) to explore themes and ideas covered  in Old Masters Worldwide published as … Continue reading Book Launch: Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums (18 May, 2021)

Exhibition: Creating a National Collection: The Partnership Between Southampton City Art Gallery and the National Gallery, London

MONET AND GAINSBOROUGH IN ONE OF NATIONAL GALLERY’S LARGEST LOANS TO A UK GALLERY AS SOUTHAMPTON EXHIBITION REVEALS 92-YEAR COLLECTING PARTNERSHIP Creating a National Collection: The Partnership Between Southampton City Art Gallery and the National Gallery, London 28 May – 4 September 2021 Southampton City Art Gallery Admission free Claude Monet, The Petit Bras of the … Continue reading Exhibition: Creating a National Collection: The Partnership Between Southampton City Art Gallery and the National Gallery, London

The Collections of Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (27 April, 2021)

The Collections of Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Viceroy of Sicily between 1622 and 1624 Maria Beatrice Failla Tuesday 27 April, 6.30pm. (BST) Online In the summer of 1625, in the Royal Palace of Palermo, in a city still ravaged by the plague, the goods and collections of Prince Emanuele Filiberto, who was a direct … Continue reading The Collections of Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (27 April, 2021)

Review: Elizabethan Globalism: England, China and the Rainbow Portrait

Elizabethan Globalism: England, China and the Rainbow Portrait Matthew Dimmock, 2019. London : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. 336pp., 90 colour & 7 b/w illustrations. ISBN 9781913107031.  - Susan Bracken This beautifully illustrated book discusses a potential stimulus to the production of the famous Rainbow Portrait (collection of the Marquess of Salisbury), which … Continue reading Review: Elizabethan Globalism: England, China and the Rainbow Portrait