Photography transformed the practice of art history. Before the development of good reproduction photography, scholars relied on copies (search for … More
Tag: art history
(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
Due North – A Long Weekend in Portland, Maine
The heat came early this spring. By May, it was already hot. I was happy to head north in early … 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
Make It New, Make It Whole: Re-Reading Panofsky’s Abbot Suger after the Notre Dame Fire
I first encountered Abbot Suger: On the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasures, edited, translated and annotated by … More
Show Me Everything
Hubert Robert, Projet pour la Transformation de la Grande Galerie. 1796. Huile sur toile. H. 113; l. 143 cm. Musée … More
Writing Art in the Present Tense
I have a new piece up on the JHI Blog, “Writing Art in the Present Tense.”
Bernini at the Borghese
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Apollo and Daphne, Borghese Gallery. I’ve been submerged in the writing of yet another piece, and haven’t … More
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