Category: History of Art

• Bernini in Rome

  Short Biography Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born on December 7th, 1598, to Pietro Bernini and Angelica Galante, in Naples. His father was already an established artist and, after receiving a papal commission to work on the marble relief in the Cappella Paolina of Santa Maria Maggiore, relocated with his family to Rome. After founding a…

  TheMuseumInspector

  April 27, 2023

  Art History, History of Art, Uncategorized

  Art, History, Italy, Museum, Rome, travel, Writting

• LGBTQ+ History: Trevor Thomas

  A cultural gem sits in the heart of Leicester. Behind the closed doors of New Walk Museum, opened in 1849, sits one of the most extensive collections of German Expressionist Art in the country. Boasting artists such as Franz Marc (1880-1916), Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and Conrad Felixmüller (1897-1977). The permanent exhibition details the progression of…

  TheMuseumInspector

  July 3, 2020

  History of Art

  Curating, Expressionism, LGBTQ+

• My Top Five Surrealist Women

  You’ve likely heard of Salvador Dalí, André Breton, Max Ernst, and Man Ray, but what about their female contemporaries? The publication of the first Surrealist Manifesto in 1924, led to the founding of the Surrealist group, led by André Breton. Whilst I admire their exploration of automatic writing and the unconscious mind, I find myself…

  TheMuseumInspector

  May 26, 2020

  History of Art