A Scholarly Skater
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How Viewing Art is Good for Your Mental Health
Studies suggest that looking at art can increase happiness, decrease stress and anxiety, improve cognition, help us be mindful, and connect us to the past.
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French Tradition at Delaware’s Nemours Estate
During a recent visit to Wilmington, DE, I visited Nemours Estate, the unforgettable home and formal gardens of industrialist Alfred I. Dupont.
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The Narbonne Cathedral Dog Gargoyle
Enjoy this photo, sent in by a reader, of a Saint Bernard dog gargoyle from the cathedral of Saint-Just and Saint-Pasteur in Narbonne, France.
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The Garima Gospels: Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts in Ethiopia
The Garima Gospels, two gospel books from northern Ethiopia, may be the oldest surviving illuminated Christian manuscripts in the entire world.
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Have a Sublime Halloween
Enjoy a few of my favorite Sublime landscape paintings, which are definitely frightening enough for Halloween.
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Orsola Maddalena Caccia at the Met
The Met’s acquisition of three works by little-known 16th-century painter Orsola Maddalena Caccia made headlines in late 2020.
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In Celebration of Medieval Enamels
I have recently gained a new appreciation for medieval enamels. Here’s some of what I’ve learned about this colorful, shiny, and wonderful art form.
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Yearly Updates on the Notre-Dame de Paris Restoration
In 2019, a devastating fire ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris, the most iconic of all Gothic buildings. Find updates about the cathedral’s current status here.
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Rembrandt Lost and Gained: Portrait of a Young Woman at the Allentown Art Museum
The Allentown Art Museum recently celebrated the addition of a Rembrandt painting to its collection. The catch? The museum has owned it for sixty years!
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The Pastel Portrait Delights of Rosalba Carriera
Learn about Rosalba Carriera (aka the “Queen of Pastel”), her innovation in portraiture, and her distinctly feminine take on 18th-century pin-ups.
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Frick Madison Shines New Light on Old Friends
I was one of the first people to enjoy Frick Madison, whose combination of old art and modern architecture literally shines new light on beloved artworks.
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Art is a Tyrant: an Entertaining Biography of Rosa Bonheur
Art is a Tyrant: The Unconventional Life of Rosa Bonheur is Catherine Hewitt’s really enjoyable new biography of French animal painter Rosa Bonheur.
