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In Canberra for Botticelli to Van Gogh at the National Gallery of Australia
Apr 13th, 2021 | Dr Kathleen Olive
In Canberra for Botticelli to Van Gogh at the National Gallery of Australia George Salting, born in 1835, was known to fellow students at Sydney Grammar School as a somewhat eccentric Classics scholar. When his Danish-Australian family moved to England, George developed an interest in European painting and embarked on...
Raphael at the Scuderie del Quirinale – a walk in the exhibition
May 14th, 2020 | Dr Kathleen Olive
When Raphael died on 6 April 1520 – according to tradition, on his birthday – the Italian art world immediately felt his loss. This year marks the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, and the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome had planned a large exhibition dedicated exclusively to the “infinite riches”...
The Italian Villa: from ancient Rome to the modern era
Oct 11th, 2019 | Dr Kathleen Olive
Over the last ten years I’ve met more and more people making a ‘tree change’, swapping the stress of the concrete jungle for the tranquillity of the country. They plan a garden to please the eye and stock the table, and a comfortable house with space for pursuits they’ve neglected...
Women artists of 16th & 17th-century Italy
Jul 5th, 2019 | Dr Kathleen Olive
It’s easy to feel like we know all there is to know about great Italian art. But as Dr Kathleen Olive has found out while preparing for her Florence study tour this November, there’s still more to learn… When we talk about Italian Old Masters, we’re usually thinking of great...
The Alhambra of Granada
Jan 25th, 2018 | Dr Kathleen Olive
Quien no ha visto Granada. No ha visto nada. (He who has not seen Granada, has seen nothing at all.) Granada is southern Spain’s precious jewel, and for much of the Middle Ages it dangled – like the glowing pomegranate for which it is named – temptingly before the eyes...
