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'Ideal and Eternal': Discussing Clark on Bernini

'Ideal and Eternal': Discussing Clark on Bernini

George Smedley

The tomb is clearly intended to serve as a lasting monument to Pope Alexander, and while Bernini presents elements of an eternal cycle within the Tomb of Alexander VII itself, it maintains...

'Ideal and Eternal': Discussing Clark on Bernini

George Smedley

The tomb is clearly intended to serve as a lasting monument to Pope Alexander, and while Bernini presents elements of an eternal cycle within the Tomb of Alexander VII itself, it maintains...

Donatello, Dürer, and the Role of Antiquity

Donatello, Dürer, and the Role of Antiquity

George Smedley

Classical antiquity was key to the way in which Renaissance artists chose to represent their subjects. As seen in Donatello’s Equestrian portrait of Gattamelata and Dürer’s Adam and Eve, the traditions...

Donatello, Dürer, and the Role of Antiquity

George Smedley

Classical antiquity was key to the way in which Renaissance artists chose to represent their subjects. As seen in Donatello’s Equestrian portrait of Gattamelata and Dürer’s Adam and Eve, the traditions...

The Bible of the Poor who Cannot Read: The Role of Biblical Art

The Bible of the Poor who Cannot Read: The Role...

George Smedley

The following is an adapted extract from a broader essay on the usage of the Bible to support secular authority in medieval society. The pragmatic usage of the Bible within...

The Bible of the Poor who Cannot Read: The Role...

George Smedley

The following is an adapted extract from a broader essay on the usage of the Bible to support secular authority in medieval society. The pragmatic usage of the Bible within...

How has the Discipline of Art History Changed Since Gombrich?

How has the Discipline of Art History Changed S...

Conor Sexton

The discipline of art history is one that has, in many ways, changed drastically over the last 73 years since Sir E. H. Gombrich wrote his 1950 The Story of Art....

How has the Discipline of Art History Changed S...

Conor Sexton

The discipline of art history is one that has, in many ways, changed drastically over the last 73 years since Sir E. H. Gombrich wrote his 1950 The Story of Art....

'The Stigmatisation of St Francis' and the Origins of the Florentine Renaissance

'The Stigmatisation of St Francis' and the Orig...

George Smedley

The fresco depicts St Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscans and a deeply influential figure within Catholic belief, receiving the stigmata from Christ, who is depicted in the...

'The Stigmatisation of St Francis' and the Orig...

George Smedley

The fresco depicts St Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscans and a deeply influential figure within Catholic belief, receiving the stigmata from Christ, who is depicted in the...

A Very Edwardian View of Society

A Very Edwardian View of Society

George Smedley

In June 2023 we acquired a collection of drawings from the early 1910s – all signed by an individual name Hugh Davy. The drawings offer a very valuable and insightful commentary...

A Very Edwardian View of Society

George Smedley

In June 2023 we acquired a collection of drawings from the early 1910s – all signed by an individual name Hugh Davy. The drawings offer a very valuable and insightful commentary...