A big headache
In the age of supermodels, it was fun to read that the 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi complained to...
From one artist to another
You don’t have to agree with this side-swipe to appreciate its pithiness.
‘What a genius, that Picasso,’ he said. ‘It’s...
Whatever is splendid in humanity
This lovely phrase about sums up what motivated me to create this and other websites, to celebrate...
The scientist and the artist
This quotation, copied from an exhibition in Budapest, seems a neat summary of the similar qualities needed to make a...
A lyre-bird among carrion-crows
Well, if you're going to outshine your peers, let it be by such a striking margin. Here Leigh Fermor is...
Letters unsent (II)
Clemency Burton-Hill describes the sight that greeted friends of the composer and pianist Erik Satie when, following his death in...
Non-negotiable
The 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi names her price and sticks to it, in a letter to her patron....
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