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A drawing by Battista Franco and its Venetian context
The Department of Prints and Drawings in the National Gallery of Victoria possesses a small pen drawing1Pen and bistre: 20 x 21 cm, purchased through the Felton Bequest, 1923.
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Ymage D’Alabastre: a medieval sculpture of Saint John the Baptist
The alabaster image of St John the Baptist (fig. 1) held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria1 Felton Bequest 1923; Inventory number 1301/3 (D.A
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A Campanian phlyax vase
The National Gallery of Victoria was very fortunate to be able to acquire in 1973, thanks to the generosity of the Felton Bequest, one of the finest extant Campanian phlyax…
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Rembrandt’s Shell – conus marmoreus L.
In 1972 a specimen of Rembrandt’s art was added by courtesy of the Felton Bequest to the fine collection of one hundred and twenty etchings by the master held in…
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Goya’s Caprichos
In 1976 the Department of Prints and Drawings in the National Gallery of Victoria acquired a first edition set of Goya’s Los Caprich
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A monotype by Degas: Madame Cardinal scolding an admirer
Madame Cardinal scolding an admirer is one of a series of monotypes made c.
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Three recently acquired Greek vases
During the past two years (1977–78) three notable additions have been made to the collection of Greek pottery in the National Gallery, each of which illustrates an aspect of Greek vase-painting not…
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Two Paintings by Huang Pin-hung (1864–1955)
The acquisition last year of two paintings by Huang Pin-hung (1864–1955) was made possible by the Felton Beques
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An Attic red-figured bell-krater
In April 1975, the important collection of Greek vases at Nostell Priory near Wakefield (England) was sold at auction.
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Three newly acquired symbolist graphics by Ensor, Aman-Jean and Munch
One of the aspects of the last two decades of the 19th century is the emergence in art of new shoots of movements and styles, which were to come into…
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A maiolica plate signed ‘F.R.’
By no means every plate in early 16th century Italy told a story.
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Bushido: Way of the Samurai
The art and culture of the samurai encompasses more than 800 years of Japan’s history and creative pas
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The development of the collections of decorative arts in the National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is unique amongst the public galleries of Australia in its efforts to build up a fine and representative collection of decorative arts
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Recent additions to the collection of Greek vases
For the Greek vase collection in the National Gallery of Victoria the year between the spring of 1979 and the winter of 1980 must be regarded as an annus mirabilis, since…
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A note on Salvator Rosa’s study for The death of Empedocles
The sheet of studies by Salvator Rosa in the National Gallery of Victoria (fig.