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‘Often the most appropriate frame is the most invisible frame.’ Meet the National Gallery’s head of framing, Peter Schade, who quietly transforms how the UK’s masterpieces are seen

Henry James only rarely provides proper physical descriptions of his characters but when he does its just unlike anything else. This is incredible. "An accidental cohesion of relaxed angles"! From Portrait of a Lady.

'Portrait of John Singer Sargent' by Giovanni Boldini, 1890 oil on panel 14¼" x 11 inches / 36,2cm x 28cm

This is fantastic

"I have been watching the interior of a scroll emerge from the mist" Incredibly exciting research: high-powered CT scans & AI are being successfully used to decipher ancient scrolls from a library preserved when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 thetimes.com/article/562aef…

Magnificent #NotALion Roseberys London next week. Double sided, Bohemian, £1k-£1.5k. Naive, of course, but a wonderful image that I could imagine appealing outside the usual old master crowd. A bargain at that price. roseberys.co.uk/a0658-lot-5711…

I love ⁦The London Library⁩ classification system … Topography.Taiwan, Topography.Tasmania and then Topography. Teutonic Archeology. Nothing better than the serendipity of book stacks.

Thoughtful & heartening critique of the comparison often drawn between Mary Shelley and Taylor Swift, which helps us appreciate Shelley's significant achievements & reveals the comparison as a form of philistinism—a refusal to judge & engage. commonreader.co.uk/p/no-taylor-sw…

Cesare at @Gynbourne is a knockout: terrific cast, brilliant arrangements, & magical, stunning staging which come together brilliantly to be more than the sum of its many parts. youtube.com/watch?v=8QDENg…

New research, commissioned by Historic England, emphasising cultural heritage as an "effective tool for enhancing economic performance" encouraging artistic and scientific creativity and the regeneration of places. Department for Culture, Media and Sport Harman Sagger #CultureHeritageCapital

Why might the Stonehenge stones have been transported from Scotland overland rather than by sea? Mike Pitts has some ideas. #Stonehenge

This is an incredible book. I don’t know why it’s not (even) more famous

RIP Alain Delon (1935-2024) He was one of the coolest & most handsome actors ever, but sometimes I feel that his acting ability is underappreciated. His presence on screen alone is enough to make people watch a film. You all know how much I adore him. He will be sorely missed

Claudia Cardinale in a white silk cocktail dress trimmed with ostrich feathers. Gérard Pipart for Nina Ricci Haute Couture Collection Fall/Winter 1964-65.

Am late to the TV show *Atlanta* , about a rapper and his entourage, but it’s brilliant: surreal, serious, genre-bending and funny.

We are delighted to announce the #BGPrize2024 longlist. Read more here: thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/inside-the-cov… #longlist #nonfiction Isabel Hilton @newsbrook Alison Flood Peter Hoskin Tomiwa Owolade

The terrible story of what happened to Northern Ballet's #Geisha which you would all love and should see. Kenneth Tindall 𝙰 𝚕 𝚎 𝚡 𝚊 𝚗 𝚍 𝚛 𝚊 𝙷 𝚊 𝚛 𝚠 𝚘 𝚘 𝚍 Gwyneth Hughes David Nixon. My piece The Spectator. #culturalappropriation #Japan #ballet The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation The Japan Society spectator.co.uk/article/how-cl…

Almost time for tweed

Nowhere does dreichness quite like Edinburgh. A lone ice-cream van in the haar. That's a special kind of melancholy 🩶