This portrait was formerly attributed to a number of artists, including Raphael, an artist in the circle of Correggio, and Paolo Morando.

Jusepe de Ribero was a Spanish-born painter and printmaker who spent his entire  artistic career in It

This intriguing and beautiful image is from a set of fifty prints known as the E-series Tarocchi, which is one of the most significant examples of early Italian engraving.

Marcantonio Raimondi is recognised as having introduced a new chapter in the history of printmaking, that of the so-called ‘reproductive’ print.

1981 was quite a year. In the US, Ronald Reagan was sworn into office, and MTV went on the air. Britain thrilled to the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana….

How long is it since we stretched out on a grassy patch to gaze at clouds? Remember Shakespeare’s Hamlet and his question to Polonius, ‘Is that not a camel, I…

When Charles Burney, the English music historian, visited the famous singer Carlo Broschi, called Farinelli, at his villa in Bologna in 1770, he observed: ‘He seems very much to regret…

Among South African artist and ‘visual activist’ Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits, the series titled Ntozakhe (Parktown) contains two main interwoven narratives, both of which have their foundations in South Africa’s racial…

From the sixteenth century onwards, global trade transformed the market for luxury goods in Europe.

Launched in a Milan nightclub in 1988 as part of a collection of three, the late Dame Zaha Hadid’s Wave sofa embodies the designer’s predilection for fluid architectural fo

Lavinia Fontana of Bologna (1552 -1614) is considered the first professional woman painter of Renaissance Italy, and proved an inspirational role model for her compatriot, the painter, printmaker, draughtswoman and…

Technical analysis of maiolica in the NGV Collection At first glance these maiolica wares, beautifully decorated plates and jugs from centuries ago, appear deceptively simple in design and solidly sound….

Framers in Focus: A series of essays on 19th century Melbourne frame makers produced by the NGV Centre for Frame Research. J.

Framers in Focus: A series of essays on 19th century Melbourne frame makers produced by the NGV Centre for Frame Research.

The colour blue is dominant in the work of Yolŋu artist Dhambit Munuŋggurr, who first discovered the hue in 2005, when she was left wheelchair bound after a car accident…