Diary of an art historian
Diary of an art historian is a monthly blog by the British art historian, writer and broadcaster Bendor Grosvenor discussing the pressing issues facing the arts today
Criminal thoughts about a Rubens portrait and watching Nanette on my summer art detox
Rubens’s portrait of his daughter Clara Serena gave me the urge to steal a painting
Diary of an art historian: at last, some common sense for the abolition of image fees
Birmingham Museums Trust takes the lead and places images in the public domain, but who will follow?
Do not allow art to cleanse crimes
The art world has yet to tackle issues around works like Picasso’s $115m child-prostitute portrait
Design or colour? Look to Titian
A shoestring trip to La Serenissima—and a thumbs-up for Simon Schama
How abolishing museum image fees could boost audiences
New research shows that image licensing is barely profitable for some UK museums
Stop reading, start looking: today’s art history students are not getting a grounding in connoisseurship skills
When I put an image of a well-known Titian on the screen, only one of 40 could identify the artist
How to identify a wreck
Better public understanding of condition requires greater access to digital images
