A revolution in Shakespeare studies? Turns out he kept the wife close, and (other people’s) money too Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Here’s a direct link to the film we made with Jan m.youtube.com/watch?v=xfGU...

#otd in 1945 IJN #Yamato was sunk - the greatest battleship ever built, ‘when she went down, five centuries of naval warfare ended’. We’re republishing Jan Morris’s lyrical and moving book pallasathene.co.uk/shop/battles...
There’s also a link there to the film we made with Jan

It’s a comparison of #London and #Paris written in 1780, by one of the first great French journalists. Piquant and funny and we had the best time choosing the pictures. This is the detail we used for the first page in the book. #Mercier #18thcentury

This minute arrived - been a long time coming, but such fun to make. #London #Paris #18thcentury #LouisSebastienMercier

versus a #Michelangelo #grotesque - is this a sculptor's drawing by contrast with #Leonardo 's fascination with moving, sensual, painterly surface? discuss #renaissance #drawing #royalcollection

Another pair beautifully shown by the #royalcollection : #Leonardo Wild Man - every nuance of surface and texture and endlessly tactile hair

The opposite of lightning speed - if ever a genius fitted the definition of an infinite capacity to take pains it is Leonardo. This is his way of exploring highlights and shadows #Leonardo #drawing #renaissance If Tintoretto is action and story, this is existential calm and reflection

Tintoretto at lightning speed, marking out the highlights and the shadows. Not a gondolier, but a figure in a Crucifixion

Late in the day, but the Royal Collection show of Italian renaissance drawings is sensational. If you are near SW1 today... it ends tonight at 5.30. Some of the highlights for me to follow #royalcollection #renaissance #drawing

When I saw the disgusting "trump Gaza" video this morning, the bile rose to my throat.

I won't share it. Instead, help me promote this counter narrative by Tala, from Gaza.

"Gaza is not yours to take. Gaza is ours, and we are still here. This is our land."

BRAVO to her strength and DEFIANCE. 🥹💪

(Hugo did do colour too. Here is a mushroom. Begs the question.)

If that last one was Franz Kline, is this Redon? Hugo’s Planet, anticipating the Earthrise photograph by 100 years and somehow more in tune with now.

Victor Hugo’s birthday OTD. Looking forward to exhibition of his amazing drawings at the RA opening end of March

Rather nice touch for the jacket - designed by NG, we did the inside

Just delivered from printer - to be published by the National Gallery as part of their 200th anniversary - watch out for it later this spring.

Just arrived - first new Lives of the Artists for a while. Top authors! and never before in English that I can see.