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The Art Museum Insider banner Introducing Online Courses with The Art Museum Insider
Art Appreciation 101

Introducing Online Courses with The Art Museum Insider

June 1, 2022 A Scholarly Skater2 Comments

This just in: You can now take online courses about art at my new Teachable school, The Art Museum Insider! A short course about museum visits is already available, and more are coming soon.

Narbonne Cathedral gargoyle The Narbonne Cathedral Dog Gargoyle
Gargoyles · Medieval Art and Architecture

The Narbonne Cathedral Dog Gargoyle

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 A Scholarly Skater1 Comment

Enjoy this photo, sent in by a reader, of a charming gargoyle depicting a Saint Bernard dog from the cathedral of Saint-Just and Saint-Pasteur in Narbonne, France.

Notre-Dame de Paris at Christmas by briethe Chatting About Notre-Dame de Paris on Jo’s Art History Podcast
Architecture · European Art · Medieval Art and Architecture

Chatting About Notre-Dame de Paris on Jo’s Art History Podcast

December 28, 2021 A Scholarly Skater3 Comments

Listen to me chat about Notre-Dame de Paris with Jo McLaughlin of Jo's Art History Podcast.

Thomas Nast Santa Claus Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
American Art · European Art

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

December 23, 2021 A Scholarly SkaterLeave a comment

Count down the hours until Christmas with my articles, both old and new, about artistic representations of Santa Claus.

Garima-Gospels-3 The Garima Gospels – Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts in Ethiopia
Manuscripts · Medieval Art and Architecture

The Garima Gospels – Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts in Ethiopia

November 16, 2021November 18, 2021 A Scholarly Skater2 Comments

The Garima Gospels, two gospel books from northern Ethiopia, may be the oldest surviving illuminated Christian manuscripts in the entire world.

James Ward, Gordale Scar Have a Sublime Halloween
American Art · Art That Inspires Me · European Art

Have a Sublime Halloween

October 30, 2021 A Scholarly SkaterLeave a comment

Enjoy a few of my favorite Sublime landscape paintings, which are definitely frightening enough for Halloween.

Fruit and Flowers by Orsola Maddalena Caccia Orsola Maddalena Caccia at the Met
European Art

Orsola Maddalena Caccia at the Met

August 5, 2021 A Scholarly SkaterLeave a comment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's acquisition of three works by little-known 16th-century painter Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1596-1676) made headlines last year. Earlier this summer, I got to see the two of them, a pair of large still life paintings, in the recently-rehung Old Masters galleries.

Chasse with the Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty enamel In Celebration of Medieval Enamels
Art That Inspires Me · Medieval Art and Architecture

In Celebration of Medieval Enamels

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 A Scholarly Skater2 Comments

I have recently gained a new appreciation for medieval enamels! Their effect is colorful, shiny, and wonderful, and here is some of what I’ve learned about the art form.

Frederic Edwin Church, The Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1852, The Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. An American Landscape Painting Double Feature
American Art

An American Landscape Painting Double Feature

April 20, 2021 A Scholarly SkaterLeave a comment

Here are two of my recent articles celebrating my great love of American landscape painting.

Notre-Dame de Paris in 2015 An Update to Celebrate Two Years of Notre-Dame’s Survival
Medieval Art and Architecture

An Update to Celebrate Two Years of Notre-Dame’s Survival

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 A Scholarly SkaterLeave a comment

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the April 15, 2019 fire that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame de Paris. To celebrate the beloved Gothic cathedral's continued survival, I've gathered the latest news on the building's status and reconstruction efforts.

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