N. P. James

The fifth of Cv's English County Guides Norfolk is characterized by the breadth and variation of its countryside....

This book considers the work of the celebrated 17th century court painter Diego Velázquez ....

With its eccentric shape, tacked on like a long medieval shoe to Southern England, Cornwall is not the easiest shape of an area to research....

This essay takes as its focus two paintings by Johannes Vermeer (1632-75): The Milkmaid and Woman Holding a Balance....

In September 1972, three graduates rented two floors above a cash and carry warehouse at 65A Lisson Street, West London. After a couple of months, one emptied his studio, the first floor front room, and opened the space for exhibitions....

A visit to the Palace of Knossos in Crete in 2005 leads to the story of the fabled Ring of Minos, lost for 2,000 years but rediscovered in the 1930s, now in the local museum of Herakleon. The....

This essay considers the major Cézanne exhibition at the Tate Gallery London, staged from 8th February until 28th April 1995....

This book will focus on the activity of two leading artists of their generations: Anthony Caro and Alison Wilding, both of international standing....

This work talks about the visits to Paris in January 2003 and August 2005. Walks through the city absorb changing moods of its social occupation that suddenly transform....

Interview with leading British sculptor Alison Wilding, RA, recorded at Tannery Street Studio, Bermondsey, in 1995. She describes the making of Harbour, in alabaster and pvc moulding, and Echo, a stainless steel sculpture exhibited at Karsten Schubert....