Ben Zweig / History

The Suicide of Judas in Medieval Art

Posted on February 29, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • 2 Comments

Judas’ suicide is one of the most infamous this side of Romeo and Juliet. Looking at examples of medieval art, Ben Zweig looks at how the interpretation of the act has evolved over the centuries. Continue reading »

Alexander McGregor / History

Hollywood Walk of Shame

Posted on February 27, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • 4 Comments

With financial pressure to export films abroad, fears of communism domestically and pressure from the Catholic Church, representations of Jews in mainstream 1930s American cinema vanished. Continue reading »

Painting of the Week / Thomas Abbs

Painting of the Week: 14

Posted on February 24, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Ary Scheffer, Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta appraised by Dante and Virgil (1835), oil on canvas, 166.5 x 234 cm, Wallace Collection. Continue reading »

Current Affairs / Simon Martin

Roma Bocciata

Posted on February 23, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

Having scrapped their Olympic bid for 2020, one can only hope Italy’s enthusiasm for belt tightening will now extend to curbing MPs luxurious lifestyles. Continue reading »

Galleries

Ragamala: Poetry, Passion, Song

Posted on February 22, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Highly coloured, very delicate and beautifully executed, Ragamalas were a form of art that flourished throughout the royal courts of India in the late 1400s, only to dwindle in the 1800s with the decline of aristocratic patronage. Continue reading »

Author Journal / History / Second World War