Bellotto: The Königstein Views Reunited
Viewed together in this exhibition, the immediate impact is spectacular.
Criticks – BSECS online reviews
The eighteenth century was the first great age of criticism. In this spirit, the Criticks website provides entertaining, informative and provocative reviews of events and media that are of interest to scholars of the eighteenth century. These complement the reviews of books that are published in the journal of the Society, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Plays, concerts, operas, exhibitions, films, broadcasts and online resources are here considered in depth by experts in the field. If there is an event that you would like to see reviewed in these pages, or if you would like to review for us, please contact one of the editors below:
Criticks Editor
Criticks Subject Editors
Fine Art: Miriam Al Jamil
Media: Gráinne O’Hare
Music: Brianna Robertson-Kirkland
Theatre: Katie Aske
A Pair of Shoe Exhibitions: Northampton Museum and Art Gallery/’Shoephoria’ at Bath Fashion Museum
These two exhibitions have different functions and achieve their goals in different ways. But it is interesting to note the shared emphasis on the emotional and personal significance of footwear, and
Grinling Gibbons: Centuries in the Making
A rare opportunity to see many of Gibbons’ finest works in one place, and to marvel anew at the brilliance of the ‘Michelangelo of Woodcarving’.
Making History: Shakespeare and the Royal Family (Online Exhibition)
A valuable resource, an entertaining diversion, and a rare achievement worthy of celebration.
Riesener Season at The Wallace Collection
An exemplary model of collaboration across institutions and disciplines, successfully appealing to specialists and the general public alike.
Found and Lost: Francis Place (1647-1728) in Scotland
Dr Helen Pierce contemplates the fate of Francis Place's missing artwork.
George IV: Art & Spectacle
A fascinating exhibition, beautifully displayed, where every object and painting has an interesting story to tell about George IV.
Forgotten Masters
Paintings full of character, colour and a genius for life are finally given their rightful attribution in The Wallace Collection’s ‘Forgotten Masters’ exhibition.
British Baroque: Power and Illusion
A superb demonstration of art conservation skills and curatorial confidence.
Tate Britain’s William Blake
An inspiring exhibition which both confirms and confounds our expectations of Blake, proving once more the many resonances of his artistic vision.