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Young woman in a library surrounded by files

Working alongside your studies

...research. A door leads to another here. Extra-curriculars Although classes are often held in museums/galleries/archives, as art historians we are always on the search for new exhibitions. Beyond the classroom,...
photograph of three courtauld lecturers handling a medieval ivory object at the British Museum

Visiting Expert archive

...Kunstmuseum Basel, and since 2008 curator of Early Netherlandish and German paintings at the Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. He is the curator and/or co-curator of several exhibitions, e.g. The...
Guercino (1591-1666), Aurora, circa 1620

Aurora

Guercino

In 1746 Canaletto travelled to England from Venice, and over the following decade produced a rich record of mid-Georgian London, making drawings for the market. In this elaborately finished work,...
A man lies in bed wrapped up tightly in white sheets, looking afraid, whilst a man stands over him lecturing him, holding a book and wearing all black with a black cap. An assistant stands behind this doctor, holding an overly large clyster.

Le Malade Imaginaire (The Hypochondriac)

Honoré Daumier

Known for his acerbic caricatures, Honoré Daumier here loosely interprets a scene from the satirical play Le malade imaginaire (The Hypochondriac, 1673) by the French playwright Molière. Argan, the patient,...
A landscape painting with blue sky, mountain ranges and a large river running through. In the foreground a red-cloaked figure rides a horse across a ridge, assisted by another figure in front.

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

This superbly carved work belongs to a group of ivories illustrating the Passion (Death and Resurrection) of Christ. The narrative begins at the bottom with the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration...
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), Young Girl Seated, 1785

Young Girl Seated

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

This wistful young girl has at times been identified as the artist’s daughter Rosalie (1769-1788). The traditional title, La Resignée (The Resigned One), seems particularly poignant in light of Rosalie’s...
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Holy Family with Saint Joseph Reading

Holy Family with Saint Joseph Reading

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

In 1746 Canaletto travelled to England from Venice, and over the following decade produced a rich record of mid-Georgian London, making drawings for the market. In this elaborately finished work,...
A drawing of a nude woman, seemingly kneeling on a chair, although the chair is not visible. The background is completely dark with the figure contrasting in light colours. Both legs and arms fade into the edges of the paper, and there are no harsh lines.

Female Nude

Georges Seurat

This superbly carved work belongs to a group of ivories illustrating the Passion (Death and Resurrection) of Christ. The narrative begins at the bottom with the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration...

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