Who was Jef Geys?A brief overview of late Belgian artist Jef Geys, spanning key projects, approaches, methodologies, and complexities
Tarot cards: the pocket-sized RenaissanceFirst recorded in 15th century Italy, tarot cards have reached today's collections following strange paths and through a few discoveries.
In memory of Herman Daled, beyond his collectionA few weeks after his passing, we delve into Herman Daled's seminal involvement with art, an engagement that went much beyond collecting.
Ancient books, an introductionNiche within a niche, ancient books from the Renaissance are very much alive today, torn between objects of fetish and crossroads of stories.
Authentic or not? A brief guide, inspired by Liubov Popova and the LudwigScientific analysis can spot fakes, but only up to a certain point. It needs a rigorous and transparent process.
Sketches of revolution: back to Zurich’s Strauhof in the 1970sFrom the show at the Strauhof in Zurich that chronicled the genesis of Swiss counter-culture, here is a chronology of its most important steps.
Sandro Botticelli: portraiture as a lost paradiseBotticelli's portraits bring us to the golden age of his life, preluding his dramatic fall into debts and oblivion.
Luca Giordano, Fapresto, Famolto, ProteoRibera, Caravaggio, Rubens, Dürer, Veronese and Titian revive in the art of Luca Giordano, turned into elements for a new painting style.
Giambattista Tiepolo: escaping the museum roomTiepolo's painting lives outside museums, inseparable from the places for which it was created. Here is a comprehensive map.
Benedetto Antelami: praise of gravityBenedetto Antelami carves the most spiritual and quotidian figures in the heaviest Medieval stone, founding blocks of cathedrals and cults.
