Art #historian | Words for The Times and more | Co-founder: @amaterialworld.bsky.social
https://louisamckenziearthistory.com
Louisa McKenzie
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Make sure to join us online on Monday 2 February for @amaterialworld.bsky.social talk 'Experiencing Chintz in Early Modern Japan: Global Textile Encounters and Local Printing Practices'
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#MaterialCulture #History
✨ Happening online today! Book for free here: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#materialculture #fashionhistory #earlymodern #textiles #textilehistory
I wrote about some of London’s top #coffee spots for @thetimes.com. Read it here: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
#coffeelover #londonfood
All about the #tapestry today for @thetimes.com. Read it here: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
#bayeuxtapestry #interiordesign
Diamonds are a collector’s best friend. Find out more about this ultra-rare blue-green diamond in my latest for @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
#diamonds #jewellery #jewelry #collecting
I wrote a guide to the best #alternative #valentinesday gifts for @thetimes.com. Read it here: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
I previewed #tefaf for @thetimes.com and selected 6 standout pieces to look out for: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
#tefaf2026 #artfair #collecting
My first academic article, ‘“This Hall Has the Look of a City”: Display Strategies for Wax Ex-Votos and Botticelli’s Compositions for the Adoration of the Magi’ has been published in Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte Volume 89 Issue 1:
doi.org/10.1515/zkg-...
#arthistory #botticelli #renaissance
Louisa McKenzie
The Warburg Institute
Louisa McKenzie
A Material World
Louisa McKenzie
Louisa McKenzie
Louisa McKenzie
This paper suggests that the deliberate, structured way in which wax ex-votos were arranged in the Florentine church of Santissima Annunziata should not be overlooked as a factor that contributed to t...
My first academic article, ‘“This Hall Has the Look of a City”: Display Strategies for Wax Ex-Votos and Botticelli’s Compositions for the Adoration of the Magi’ has been published in Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte Volume 89 Issue 1:
doi.org/10.1515/zkg-...
#arthistory #botticelli #renaissance
Louisa McKenzie
This paper suggests that the deliberate, structured way in which wax ex-votos were arranged in the Florentine church of Santissima Annunziata should not be overlooked as a factor that contributed to t...
Textile wall hangings are fashionable once again, thanks to a certain very long tapestry returning to England. Here’s where to source your own ancient and modern versions
🐴 It’ll soon be the #yearofthehorse. Celebrate with this curated section of #gifts for @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...
#lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #giftguide
Every year in Maastricht priceless treasures go on sale, from a jewel-encrusted book of Shakespeare’s poems to a self-portrait by Rembrandt. Louisa McKenzie selects six of the most precious collectors...
Join us for our next event: 'Experiencing Chintz in Early Modern Japan: Global Textile Encounters and Local Printing Practices' by Keiko Suzuki (Ritsumeikan University)
🗓️ 2 Feb
🕰️ 5:30pm UK time
📍online @warburginstitute.bsky.social
Book for free: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#textiles #history
Get the lunar new year off to a galloping start by offering equestrian designs from Hermès, Burberry, Ferrari et al