About Art History
Art history is the study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts; that is genre, design, format, and style. The study includes painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, furniture, and other decorative objects.
Student fears having to quit UK over uni marking boycott
... But with a deadline of 26 July looming the Edinburgh University English and Art History student cannot renew her visa...
A secret room that saved this girl's life
... Murnau mit Kirche II is a highly significant work in Art History, harking back to what the Russian had absorbed from Cezanne and Van Gogh in Paris, but also looking ahead to the influence he would have over Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and others in New York...
Vincent Van Gogh: Hidden self-portrait discovered by X-ray
... Van Gogh became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western Art History...
Save Venice: The forgotten female artists being rediscovered
... " Venice is renowned as a city of artistic treasures, where it can feel as if every tiny church holds a masterpiece, where every museum yields up the greats of Art History; Titian and Tintoretto, Canaletto and Veronese...
'Electrifying' Vincent van Gogh self-portrait exhibition hailed by critics
... Against the pale grey walls of two small, understated galleries blaze some of the most vividly evocative self-portraits Art History can offer...
The Papers: 'Tomb of steel' and 'why were warnings ignored?'
... A professor of Art History, Christopher Norton from the University of York, has found that the embroidery s measurements fit perfectly into a long forgotten area of Bayeux Cathedral...
Leonardo da Vinci feud: The previous Mona Lisa mystery
... A bit rubbish , It s the genuine article for a number of reasons, Martin Kemp, Emeritus professor of Art History at the University of Oxford, is not says...
What role will Carrie Symonds play in Downing Street?
... The 31-year-old grew up in south-west London before going on to study Art History and theatre studies at Warwick University...
The Papers: 'Tomb of steel' and 'why were warnings ignored?'
Many of the papers feature images of the white refrigerated Container in which 39 bodies were found
Photographs of the white refrigerated Container in which 39 bodies were found appear on many of Thursday's front pages.
The calls it "The Tomb of steel".
The Daily Telegraph says police are.
, asks the Daily Mail in its headline. The Paper says The National Crime Agency had warned three years ago that people smugglers were switching to Purfleet - the port in Essex thought to have been used by the Container .
says officials had failed to heed repeated warnings about criminal gangs smuggling migrants in refrigerated containers.
The metal-sided trailers are used, according to the, because their Human Cargo cannot be detected by thermal imaging cameras used at ports.
The Paper suggests that checks on containers from ports such as Zeebrugge are "almost non-existent".
The Telegraph describes "Belgium as the new battleground in The Fight against illegal immigrants", while analysis in The Guardian blames government policy for the deaths, saying smugglers use life-threatening methods to reach Britain when safe and legal routes are shut down.
says spot checks have now been increased on lorries arriving in the UK. But its editor asks: How long will these continue?
While and report splits within Boris Johnson 's cabinet over How To proceed with Brexit, both papers also suggest there are disagreements within Labour as well.
The, even if ordered to. One backbencher explained they fear a "massacre" at the polls.
According to, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing "significant pressure" to resist any government calls for an election.
Responding to Wednesday's National Audit Office report that suggested fracking was "years behind schedule", ".
The Paper blames a green Social Media for terrifying The Public , using what it calls "out-of-date and debunked US stories".
The Telegraph reports that.
The Paper says it is just one of a series of planned disruptive amendments.
Several newspapers report that smart motorways - which have hard shoulders that should be used only at peak times - are "a bit too smart".
The Head of Highways England has admitted that drivers do not understand when to use them.
The Mail says because of delays in installing technology to spot broken down vehicles. The Extra kit is now being added on existing motorways.
The FT reports that the on installing an average of 4,000 electric vehicle charging points and heat pumps A Day if the government is to meet its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Twenty-five million charging points are required.
The Telegraph suggests living near such a point boosts the value of properties nearby.
And finally, The Mystery of why the Bayeux Tapestry is so long and thin, according to the Telegraph.
A professor of Art History , Christopher Norton from the University of York, has found that the embroidery's measurements fit perfectly into a long forgotten area of Bayeux Cathedral .
Prof Norton tells The Times . But another art historian backs the theory, adding The Match with The Cathedral 's dimensions also implied that the tapestry was made locally.
Source of news: bbc.com
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