Food For Thought

A moment of existential crisis evoked in a Baroque masterpiece that once lived in Beirut.

Eric Zafran follows the last four of seven Caravaggio acquisitions by American museums in the finale of his provocative series on Caravaggiomania in the U.S.

In the second of three provocative articles on Caravaggiomania in the U.S., Eric Zafran traces the tale of the first three Caravaggio acquisitions by American museums.

Eric Zafran recounts the fumbled initial attempts of American museums to buy an authentic Caravaggio painting in the first of three provocative articles on Caravaggiomania in the U.S.

An introduction to the Anthony M. Clark Archive at the National Gallery of Art Library, Washington D.C. by Missy Lemke.

Jessi Jezewska Stevens sets foot across Switzerland's famous mountain towns to investigate the legend of pure, alpine air.

Jessi Jezewska Stevens on the energy crisis: a brief history of fire and sin.

An extended topological survey by Jessi Jezewska Stevens.

A gilded impression of Venice by Katy Kelleher.

Friedrich's moonlit seascape and other lessons of the sea observed in Hamburg by Jessi Jezewska Stevens.

Theatermaker Elfie Tromp takes us on a wondrous excursion into the new Boijmans Depot.

The conceptual artist's gravity-defying aerobes inspired Lizzie Marx to investigate their connections with the past.

In the wake of Fondation Beyeler's centennial Goya exhibition, Olivier Berggruen reflects on the ambiguity of the artist's work.

Curator Mitchell Merling examines prudery through American private collecting of four major erotic paintings that ended up as centerpieces of American museums.

Sparked by memories of her visits to Le Marche in central Italy, V&A curator Emily Knight explores the Victorian fascination with Italian Renaissance paintings manifested in the museum's collection.

Scholar of black fashion and visual culture Jonathan M. Square responds to an unusual fragment of a painting by Annibale Carracci.

Poet Richie Hofmann dedicates his new poem, Jupiter, to a painting by Abraham Janssens.

An original study on the market for anonymous 15th and 16th century Flemish paintings, sold between 1946-2015.

Taiwan-born Chinese lyricist and producer Yao Chien opens up about his new-found interest in Old Master paintings that began with books.

Poet James Fenton explores the little-known field of Hafner ware as an area of collecting, after rejecting traditional collecting areas such as stamps and medals.

Uli Sigg presents a witty analysis of what motivates a collector.

Wandering through the streets of Venice, Ben Street takes us to see a sublime Bellini altarpiece in situ.

A discussion of what the Black Lives Matter movement means for art.

Anna Somers Cocks OBE reports on art and life from Turin, where she was sequestered for some time in Spring 2020.

David Ekserdjian presents a survey of films about artists.

Gary Schwartz recalls an emotional journey to the Isle of Bute.

John Spike recalls dining with one of the greatest collectors of Italian Still Life paintings, Silvano Lodi.