Travel
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Portraits, carvings and Pemberley: Sudbury Hall
Sudbury Hall will always be one of my favourite country houses to visit as it is so close to home (it is another lovely Derbyshire country house), so I have very vivid memories of visiting (including a school trip when I was five in which I fell in love with this 1920 portrait of Violet, read more
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A Whirlwind visit to the Met
Where can you find a British country house, Italian chapel, Spanish monastery, French chateau, sculpture courtyard and Egyptian temple, besides thousands of art treasures, in the middle of New York City? The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, backing onto Central Park. read more
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Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their Seaside Retreat
Osborne House, situated on the Isle of Wight, was the family retreat from the city for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. read more
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An Afternoon in “the Sistine Chapel of Impessionism”
Few places come close to the romance of Paris, and Monet’s beautiful Nymphéas, or Water Lilies, in the Musée de l’Orangerie are a must visit to see the his genius. read more
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Titian and the Painted Poetry for Philip II
The Museo del Prado has some beautiful Renaissance paintings, but for me, the jewel in their crown are the beautiful paintings by Titian for his Poesie series for Philip II of Spain. read more
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The Piazza Navona and the Four Corners of the World
The best place to go for Bernini in Rome is the Piazza Navona, where you’ll find his beautiful Fountain of the Four Rivers, a sculpture of travertine and marble commissioned by Pope Innocent X. read more
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“You are made for Rome and Rome is made for you” – The Genius of Gianlorenzo Bernini
Bernini is often associated with the magnificence of Baroque Rome – and so he should be. Pope Urban VIII is said to have told him “You are made for Rome and Rome is made for you”. read more
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La Dolce Vita, A Perfect Roman Holiday
Just like I wrote practically a mini love letter to Paris, I could also write one to Rome. These European cities are so beautiful, and it is helped completely by the way they are enshrined in literature, film and other forms of popular culture. read more
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Michelangelo in Rome
Rome wasn’t built in a day, so the saying goes. The classical sits beside the modern, the Renaissance holds hands with the ancients; and who better to explore from the Renaissance than Michelangelo. read more
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The Birth of Modern Life at Musée d’Orsay
In the nineteenth century, Paris became the city of modernity. But art, it seemed, needed to catch up – and Baudelaire’s call for artists to paint modern life is truly evident at the d’Orsay. read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 