Book Publication – Collectionner : acteurs, lieux et valeur(s) (1750-1815)

Collectionner : acteurs, lieux et valeur(s) (1750-1815), eds. Ludovic Jouvet, Alice Ottazzi and Maël Tauziède-Espariat This book brings together the proceedings of the symposium organised by the GRHAM (Research Group in Modern Art History) and the Collection Seminar on 26 and 27 October 2020. In an innovative interdisciplinary perspective, the twelve contributions question the practice … Continue reading Book Publication – Collectionner : acteurs, lieux et valeur(s) (1750-1815)

De l’Hôtel Particulier au musée – in French (23 Jun 2022)

De l’Hôtel Particulier au musée : Mécénat privé et institutions publiques à l’époque de Calouste Gulbenkian   Jeudi 23 juin 2022 : de 10.00 à 17.30 La Collection Al Thani Hôtel de la Marine, Paris Réservation gratuite et obligatoire   Journée d’études en lien avec l’exposition « Gulbenkian par lui -même : dans l’intimité d’un collectionneur », 10 juin-2 … Continue reading De l’Hôtel Particulier au musée – in French (23 Jun 2022)

Review: National Treasures: Saving the Nation’s Art in World War II

National Treasures: Saving the Nation’s Art in World War II Caroline Shenton, 2021. London, John Murray Press, 336 pp. ISBN 9781529387438 (hardcover) £16.99; ISBN 9781529387452 (paperback) £10.99; ISBN 9781529387469 (ebook) £16.99; ISBN 9781529387445 (Audiobook Downloadable) £25.  - Eleni Vassilika Preparations for World War II evacuation of artworks began essentially in the 1920s by the Committee … Continue reading Review: National Treasures: Saving the Nation’s Art in World War II

Workshop Roundup: Spoliation and Recovery of Art and Antiquities from Italy 

Spoliation and Recovery of Art and Antiquities from Italy  Tuesday, 22 March 2022 Workshop roundup (by Eleni Vassilika) Dr Barbara Furlotti (Courtauld Institute) spoke of the Italian laws against spoliation that were in place from the late 15th century. She described the case of Vincenzo Gonzaga and the collection of Peranda that Pope Clement VII … Continue reading Workshop Roundup: Spoliation and Recovery of Art and Antiquities from Italy 

Collecting with a View: Elizabeth Pergam

COLLECTING WITH A VIEW: A series introducing the research and collecting interests of our Steering Committee members. Dr. Elizabeth Pergam 1-What are you reading at the moment? My work and pleasure reading is in some way connected. When I was writing my dissertation, I was mostly reading nineteenth-century British and some French novels. For pleasure … Continue reading Collecting with a View: Elizabeth Pergam