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Finding Words / Art Speaks

Finding Words / Art Speaks

September 24, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History

Lately I have found myself completely unable to write; like I have all these words, thoughts, and ideas swirling in my mind that, when I sit down to write, will not translate onto the page. I don’t know when this…

Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

July 4, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Education, High School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

I have received a lot of emails recently from high school students or new college students wondering how to approach the study of art history. This is a response I wrote to those who emailed me using Tumblr. My goal…

The Last Day of Pompeii

The Last Day of Pompeii

April 26, 2015 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, History, Shorts, Tumblr

Some brief thoughts on Karl Briullov’s The Last Day of Pompeii (1830 – 1833).

7 Tips for Succeeding in your Art History Course

7 Tips for Succeeding in your Art History Course

April 23, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Lists, Undergraduate Education

Whether you are taking your first art history course or are an art history major, here are seven things you can do to help yourself succeed in, and get the most from, your  art history classes. 1. Take lots of notes. Every professor formats…

Brief Thoughts on The Passion of Christ through Honthorst's Eyes

Brief Thoughts on The Passion of Christ through Honthorst’s Eyes

April 4, 2015 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Dutch Baroque, Explorations, Sacred Art, Shorts

Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”…

Q&A: How do I know if I will be a good curator?

Q&A: How do I know if I will be a good curator?

March 30, 2015 · by Amy · in Careers, Higher Education, Museums, Q&A, Undergraduate Education

A student writes in saying they feel like they will not be good at curating, and wonders how would they know.

Q&A: "I've started to feel as if I'm not made to be an art historian.... Any advice, please?"

Q&A: “I’ve started to feel as if I’m not made to be an art historian…. Any advice, please?”

January 6, 2015 · by Amy · in Academia, Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader seeks advice as they struggle with their place as an art history major.

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The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art
Noah Charney and Ingrid Rowland
W. W. Norton & Company (2017)

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— Michael Baxandall

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