
Dr. Art History.
@wtfarthistory
global art history, with humor. professor. curator. queer. parent. (views my own) (they/elle)
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Extremely strong “Night before the Battle of Winterfell” vibes rn
Genuine medievalist reporting for astrology duty 🫡
Say no to fires this month. Cancers, get your official medieval astrology reading from a real genuine medievalist: gty.art/3VAuYRb
Walking the Camino de Santiago for two weeks and finding lots of great history along the way. Here is the iron age site of Castromaior, a hilltop site with sweeping views of the Rio Miño valley in Lugo, occupied since VI century Bce

Cool provenance…what’s Latin for: before us, nothing!

[Why] Are[n’t]Archaeologists Talking About Looting? Reviewing Archaeological and Anthropological Conference Proceedings 1899–2019 | International Journal of Cultural Property “It remains a niche and infrequently discussed topic” at conferences Why? cambridge.org/core/journals/…
First line of #XMen97 : “As we await more details out of Paris…” — @BeauDemayo What details are we awaiting out of Paris? Been too nervous to ask b/c I’m worried it’s obvious… 🙃✨ (plz/ty for such an amazing and queer-affirming series!!)
Evil has had many names. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.

ONE more week to see Blood: Medieval/Modern @GettyMuseum before it closes on May 19th! getty.edu/art/exhibition…
Great write-up of Blood in CARLA, feat. work by @JordanEagles, @mschf @LilNasX : contemporaryartreview.la/blood-medieval…
I AM ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEW: Airbnb announced a new "Icons" collection that will feature iconic stays, including the opportunity to step into X-Men '97. "Live like the X-Men as you stay in a 2D animated re-creation of Marvel Animation’s X-Mansion in Westchester, New York."
Blood, now with the coolest playlist on the internet!
Blood has always been a universal source of inspiration for artists. 🩸 One of our latest exhibitions takes a look at art that depicts blood in a number of contexts—devotional, medicinal, genealogical, and menstrual, to name a few—and we made a playlist to go along with it:…

For the provenance nerds out there, here's a fun counter-example: Koutouakis and Spink, both red flag names, show up in the impeccable provenance of the Getty's Mazarin Venus, which is documented back to 1850s, and perhaps 1510. h/t @J_E_Barr getty.edu/art/collection…
The lack of transparency on the reason for returns is a persistent problem: "The California museum did not reveal what new information had come to light about the excavation, and officials in New York did not yet respond to a request for information." news.artnet.com/art-world/gett…
I flagged the bronze bust (71.AB.45) in April 2012 as one of 10 objects that Turkey claimed as looted. The museum largely ignored Turkey’s demands, but more than a decade later new evidence emerged that supports the claim. chasingaphrodite.com/2012/04/20/the…
BIG: The @GettyMuseum is returning its majestic bronze Statue of a Youth to Turkiye after seeing @ManhattanDA evidence it had been looted in Bubon along with bronzes recently returned by @metmuseum @mfaboston and others getty.edu/art/collection…
And just like that, the Getty’s record for the bronze head it is returning to Türkiye has been vaporized. So much for the preservation of knowledge!

BIG: The @GettyMuseum is returning its majestic bronze Statue of a Youth to Turkiye after seeing @ManhattanDA evidence it had been looted in Bubon along with bronzes recently returned by @metmuseum @mfaboston and others getty.edu/art/collection…
Just checkin’ in with y’all after a coupla pretty intense episodes of #Xmen97 … 🫶🏽 I wanna know … How are y’all doin’ Sugah? #xmen #XMen97 #rogue #gambit #magneto #storm #mutants #grief #depression #trauma #anxiety @Disney @DisneyStudios @MarvelStudios @Marvel @MarvelGames…
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