Photography transformed the practice of art history. Before the development of good reproduction photography, scholars relied on copies (search for … More
Category: art history
The Pope’s Funeral
The Metropolitan Museum owns a quietly beautiful drawing by Michelangelo, a presentation drawing illustrating his design for a tomb dedicated … More
Consensus
“Scholars agree…”“Most scholars believe…”“It is the generally accepted opinion…”“It is the scholarly consensus…” These phrases crop up, again and again, … More
(Almost) Doubled: Jost Amman after Lucas Cranach
Jost Amman made his copy of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s print, The Penitent St. Jerome, at the very beginning of … More
Copy and Original: Drawings
A while back, I posted two sets of drawings on Instagram. Each pair consisted of a copy after an Old … More
Copy and Original
Set A A.1 : Albrecht Durer, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, from The Small Passion. c. 1508. Woodcut. Sheet: … More
Old Master Drawings – Pricking and Pouncing
A few weeks ago, I finally took the plunge and started taking a wax carving class. I’ve wanted to learn … More
Ars Longa, a belated introduction, and some scattered thoughts on publishing
When I first started writing, I wrote out of sheer desire. I had all kinds of reasons for why the … More
Yellow Woman, 1
This piece first appeared in the JHI Blog’s June Reading Recommendations roundup. The first part of the text is more … More
“Look at this photo”
It’s been a long hot summer here in New York, and we are only halfway through the season. Paul Fusco … More
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