Dr. Claire Morgan

In photos: Tracing India's history through vintage chairs An exhibition in Mumbai displayed chairs that told the history of colonial invasions and art movements in India.

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How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue? The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a new study estimates.

My latest for @hyperallergic.com is on Egyptian Blue—& a new study by Mishael Quraishi which prices out the Roman cost & manual labor needed to paint the “Blue Room” at Pompeii. Shout outs & thx: @hilarybeckertxny.bsky.social , @diffendale.bsky.social , @chapps.bsky.social, @valentinadl.bsky.social!

Join us on 26 March for a special talk celebrating Dr Melanie Gibson’s new book on Sir Frederic Leighton, the celebrated Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy.
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Was this already shown at the NGA or a victim of the shutdown? I wanted to see it, but couldn’t find any info about it last year.

The Museum at FIT Presents “Art X Fashion” This exhibition explores the entangled and shifting relationship between fine art and fashion, tracing parallel aesthetics from 18th-century Rococo to postmodernism.

The Museum at FIT’s new exhibition explores the entangled and shifting relationship between fine art and fashion, tracing parallel aesthetics from 18th-century Rococo to postmodernism.

The Helyar Jewel is an exceptionally fine memorial jewel for Charles I, whose portrait is concealed by a hinged cover in the floral enamel back. Made in England, c. 1650 - 1670 (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Artist, impresario, couturier: V&A to stage Schiaparelli retrospective Exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates Italian designer’s moment-making approach to fashion

Artist, impresario, couturier: V&A to stage Schiaparelli retrospective

🌈 Happy #Holi! This ragamala miniature painting depicts Krishna and Radha, whose eternal, divine love lies at the heart of Holi, rejoicing together as gopis shower them with vibrant pink powder. (Artwork 068.002)

‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track...

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The House and interiors show 18 Stafford Terrace (now Linley Sambourne House) where Anne, Lady Rosse, held the meeting to found the Victorian Society.

Louvre Director Resigns Amid Heist Fallout Laurence des Cars's resignation comes months after the infamous jewel heist drew international ire.

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars’ has resigned months after the infamous jewel heist drew international ire.

Fringed with ancient and modern coins, this ceremonial Palestinian woman's marriage cap was part of a bride's dowry, with the number of coins & their value being an indication of wealth & status. Made by female artisans, the shape, embroidery and coins varied from region to region. Donated in 1952.

Book jacket - primary colors, rust, red, black and yellow. Top half is text (title, editors' names, etc). In the bottom half is a drawing of two women - one white-skinned, one dark-skinned - standing facing one white man. Servants behind them hold sunshades over each of the three protagonists.

This imminent volume looks so interesting!

Women and Their Worlds: The Perspectives of Early Modern European Travellers
Edited by Helena Sanson, Małgorzata Trzeciak-Cygan
Series: New Transculturalisms, 1400–1800

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Two-month exhibition to show how foreign artists saw India between 1857 and 1947 Explore a two-month exhibition at Kolkata's Alipore Museum showcasing 40 foreign artists' unique perspectives on India from 1857 to 1947.

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🏛️ Ottoman Iznik Wall Tile, c. 1578 (Western Anatolia)

We are delighted to share the poster with you for Series 8 of our online talks!

Each talk is followed by our popular question & answer session. Combined ticket recommended with all donations split equally between the participating properties. Book here-

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Our Spring lecture series now has just online tickets available, as in-person tickets have sold out! We are really looking forward to welcoming Dr Robyne Calvert to talk about Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald. 🧵

'Gasps of wonder': The 19th-Century US home that embodied the super-rich The largest privately owned home in the US, Biltmore House was an "American chateau built on the scale of a European palace". It reveals much about the dreams of the US's one per cent.

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How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.

There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).

Ear Ornaments, Winged Runner

Moche, North Coast of Peru 400–700 CE (Met Museum)

Portrait of Shah Jahan holding an emerald by Muhammad 'Abed, opaque watercolour and gold on paper

Dated 'saneh ahad', or regnal year one (14 Feb 1628 - 25 Jan 1629) V&A, London

Fabulous jewels surround an image of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (& monk) admiring icon of the Virgin. Precious! By Master of Mary of Burgundy. Today is Mary's day.

Engagement brooch of Maximilian I of Austria and Mary of Burgundy, 1475. She was born on this day in 1457.

La Saliera: gold & enamel salt cellar 1543, masterpiece made for François I, by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Mannerist goldsmith & sculptor, died in Florence #OTD 1571. La Saliera featured in Balzac’s novel La Peau de Chagrin; Cellini inspired Dumas’s novel L’Orfèvre du Roi.
Kunsthistorisches Museum

Gorgeous textiles. #materialculture

British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign The museum says it has reached a fundraising goal so it can permanently display the artefact.

British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign

British Museum Raises $4.8 Million to Snag Rare Tudor Pendant The British Museum has acquired a golden "Tudor Heart" pendant that offers insights into King Henry VIII’s imarriage to Catherine of Aragon.

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#jewelry #jewelryhistory

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America’s Birthday

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#Smithsonian #Folklife #US250

Photos of the Basant kite-flying festival in Pakistan after a 20-year ban LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The Basant kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan is back after a ban 20 years ago, with new safety regulations in place to avoid accidents involving the kite strings.

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