Great art is about emotion. In the eighteenth century, and especially for the English stage, critics developed a sensitivity to both the passions of a performance and what they called the transitions ...

When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...

Curator and art historian Danielle Thom of the Victoria and Albert Museum looks at the relationship between classical sculpture and bawdy prints in 18th-century London. Show more The 18th century ...