“The Silence of Scholars”: A guest review by Erin L. Thompson
The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase by Nigel Spivey [Review]
Posted on 14 November 2020
The infamous ‘hot pot’ is more than just a crime victim
Caravaggio’s Cardsharps on Trial by Richard E. Spear [REVIEW]
Posted on 3 November 2020
An art historian’s inside reaction to an art court case
The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World’s Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs
Posted on 27 October 2020
Fungus crime, art crime, same same?
The Dorak Affair by Kenneth Pearson & Patricia Connor [REVIEW]
Posted on 14 October 2020
Over 50 years old and still a useful and interesting read
Random Treasure: Antiques, Auctions and Alchemy by Roger Stewart [REVIEW]
Posted on 6 October 2020
Delightful book about the antiques market experience by a random collector
The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore
Posted on 26 September 2020
Art thieves are almost never women, she’s is the fascinating exception
The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell [Review]
Posted on 20 September 2020
Not everyone owned paintings, but everyone owned books…and they were looted by the Nazis
Landscape with Smokestacks: The Case of the Allegedly Plundered Degas by Howard J. Trienens [REVIEW]
Posted on 13 September 2020
Art restitution case that was never made
Discerning Sources of Supply within the Human Remains Trade via Patterns of Visual Dissimilarity & Computer Vision, by Graham et al.
Posted on 9 September 2020
Where do skulls sold online come from?
Art Forgery: The Case of the Lady of Elche by John F. Moffitt [REVIEW]
Posted on 5 September 2020
I’m not sure how the author made this case boring, but yawn
The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting by Ben Lewis [Review]
Posted on 29 August 2020
A controversial painting and everything weird in the art market