Portrait of a Young Woman, Seated
In the latest in his series of personal musings on some of the Fitzwilliam’s treasures, Philip Stephenson introduces us to the lives and loves of early 20th century artistic Paris.
Christmas Corner at the Fitz
In the Fitzwilliam Museum, there is a glorious corner where three Renaissance paintings of the Adoration of the Shepherds huddle together. Philip Stephenson tells their story.
Henry Moore, Hill Arches, 1960
In lockdown, themes of protection and incarceration are in tension. Are children ‘safe at home’, or ‘stuck at home’? Philip Stephenson explains how Henry Moore explored those themes in bronze.
Paintings for our times: Brueghel's Village Festival
Lamenting the loss of the Cambridge Beer Festival, Philip Stephenson draws inspiration from Brueghel’s festival-goers, in his latest commentary on the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection
Paintings for our times: Nicholson’s Armistice Night, 1918
Philip Stephenson’s series of commentaries on art from the Fitzwilliam Museum continues with a reflection on VE Day 1945 and its resonances with the Armistice, as depicted by Sir William Nicholson RA in 1918.
Paintings for our times: The Annunciation, Domenico Veneziano, 1447
Philip Stephenson considers ‘spiritual distancing’ in the Annunciation by Veneziano
Paintings for our times: Seurat’s Île de la Grande Jatte
Philip Stephenson considers echoes of characters across two paintings by Georges Seurat