Resources & Recommendations #10

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British Art Matters podcast: Tim Clayton, 2023 Berger Prize winner

In the second episode of British Art Matters podcast, Dr Christina Faraday speaks to Tim Clayton, 2023 Berger Prize winner, about his research and his prize-winning book, ‘James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire’. The first episode features Jonny Yarker (Libson & Yarker), the new chairman of the Berger Prize judging panel.

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Rome According to Maarten van Heemskerck | ARTE.tv Culture

Five centuries after Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck first passionately drew the city of Rome, urban sketchers are revisiting his legacy. Following in his footsteps, this documentary combines the pleasures of art history and drawing in the open air.

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The Pisa sinopites. what they are, what they were used for, how they were discovered

A journalist’s exploration of the Pisa sinopites, preparatory drawings for frescoes preserved at the Museo delle Sinopie in Pisa. Originating from Sinope's red-brown pigment, these sketches were crucial in planning fresco compositions. Discovered during WWII after a bombing damaged Pisa's Camposanto Monumentale, the sinopites offer insight into medieval and Renaissance artistic processes. Their preservation involved detaching frescoes to reveal the underlying sinopites, which were then showcased in the museum. This discovery has provided valuable information on the techniques and methodologies of historical artists.