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Australia’s WWI Heroes on Film

Bridgeman Footage goes down under with clips of the Australian armed forces in World War One,...

Artists on Film

One of the beautiful things about the invention of the camera is the preservation of fleeting,...

Artist Spotlight: The short colourful life of August Macke

German Expressionist artist August Macke (1887-1914) rewrote the course of German art as one of...

Artists & their Muses: The women behind history’s greatest paintings revealed

Did you know that Botticelli’s ethereal faces were said to be of one woman, the beautiful...

Artist’s Resale Right: Ten Years On

Over the past ten years, the Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) has benefited countless artists and...

Cutting-edge fashion: the slashed sleeve in Early Modern Europe

When you are being immortalised in paint, to be looked upon by family and friends for generations...

What’s Hot in Australia: Top Aussie Artists in Auction

Want to know what artworks sizzle Down Under? Here’s our award round-up of the most popular and...

A Celebration of Motherhood

For as long as artists have been wielding their brushes, the relationship between a mother and...

A Dazzling Duet: Image and Music in the Baroque period

With the anniversaries of two great baroque composers coming up this year, what better time to...

Marvellous Monsters from the Luttrell Psalter

With its luscious decorations, the Luttrell Psalter is one of the most famous and treasured ...

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