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Fukujusõ (Adonis Flower)

Explicit intent – the art of shunga in Japan

The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences

1 Nov 2013

Tsar attractions – English silver at the Russian court

Early modern visitors to Moscow often brought silver to the tsar – which is why the Kremlin Armoury Museum holds a remarkable collection of pre-Restoration English silver

26 May 2013
Relief depicting Ramtha Vishnai and Arnth Tetnies flanked by attendants; Ramtha Vishnai and Arnth Tetnies sarcophagus. Etruscan; Volcanic tuff.

The eternal embrace: conserving the Tetnies sarcophagi

In July 2011, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, embarked on a two-year project to conserve two of its…