We are characters in Act III Scene IV of a longer story and it’s just basic self-respect to want to know how we got here. Everyone deserves a chance to ask.
The premodern world held possibilities and imagined futures: the physical and metaphysical systems that were actively built and contested then continue to inform the world in the present. Read our statement on the value of Renaissance & Premodern Studies: www.rensoc.org.uk/statement-on...
Take that, Picasso: the frenzied work by Faith Ringgold that took MoMA by storm by Hettie Judah for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The artist, who has died aged 93, spent her life battling white male dominance, in the gallery and beyond. Her work foregrounded Black American experience with a raw and unforgettable power
Fascinating post today by Sarah Lindenbaum on a delightful copy of the book of common prayer, with multiple early modern female owners buff.ly/3x7ASkk#HerBook#EarlyModern#18C
As we have previously noted, the Book of Common Prayer is one of the books most likely to have been owned by a woman. As of the writing of this post, eight other examples have been featured here. A co...
Her husband: nO yoU cAnNot bE a cOnCErt pIanISt Anna Casparsson: *creates stunning embroidered art instead* A fascinating musical-visual intersection at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm
It’s only taken her 8 months but Madame is finally starting to get the hang of this feline research assistant malarkey.
Want to know more about the discoveries relating to Thomas Cromwell's Book of Hours, now on display in the Wren? This blog post will tell you everything, from the link with Holbein's portrait to how Raman spectroscopy was used to identify the jewels in the binding. Not to be missed! t.ly/ot3RS
