Shelley's Art History Blog

Just in time for Halloween (or Samhain, dependent on one's preferences), Stan Parchin has explored much of the both sacred and Satanic symbolism running rampant in the woodcuts of ... Read More

That which we now classify as the "Northern Renaissance" has always struck me as a bit less joyful than similar period doings down in Italy. Perhaps it was that the ... Read More

When the Americans in Paris, 1860-1900 traveling exhibition was first announced, it almost sounded like too much of a good thing. Organized by the National Gallery, London, the Museum ... Read More

We often use the term "Once in a lifetime ..." to describe special art historic exhibitions, but an upcoming focus show at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, ... Read More

Very often when I am reading or writing about 15th-century Italian art, there's a droning chorus of "Florence, Florence, Florence..." going on in the background. (Not completely unlike that episode ... Read More

About Guide to Hotels, Charlyn Chisholm, reports that casino and hotel tycoon Steve Wynn might want to tone down his hand gestures a bit in the future when he's displaying ... Read More

This visual essay of Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror installation caused me a great deal of mirth. First, because photographer Robert Alan Espino had me in stitches with the tale of ... Read More

Terracotta Soldiers Coming to British Museum by Stan Parchin London's British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum announced a cross-cultural and academic collaborative program with Chinese museums on September 6, 2005. ... Read More

Manuscript illumination has always fascinated me because those artists - most of whom remain anonymous - given the final task of illustrating a leaf (page) of already-inscribed text worked under ... Read More

by Stan Parchin Crain's New York Business reported on September 25, 2006 that the ongoing external restoration of New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright ... Read More

Though no one could match Stan Parchin's knowledge and keen interest, I am nonetheless awfully excited about the upcoming Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun exhibition at The University ... Read More

Ms. Anne-Marie Jacobus, a museum professional and specialist in nineteenth-century collecting history, has compiled a thorough list of U.K. art fairs being held in Autumn, 2006. Since she lives in ... Read More

Once upon a time, I wrote a glowing review of Grove Art Online, a website that contains the full text of The Grove Dictionary of Art, a 34-volume, 45,000 article ... Read More