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March 5, 2013

What’s a connoisseur?


“The connoisseur might be defined as a laconic art historian, and the art historian as a loquacious connoisseur.” –Erwin Panofsky in Meaning in the Visual Arts (1955)

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Published on March 05, 2013 07:00

February 22, 2013

The conversation of specialists


The College Art Association Annual Conference opens today in Los Angeles…


“What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it’s charming.” –Edgar Degas



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Published on February 22, 2013 07:27