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"A Chubbier Minerva", or welcome to my Substack.
“Quelli col solo ingegno, separata ogni matera, mesurano le forme delle cose.
Jan 11, 2022
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Agnes Crawford
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The Treasures of the Pharaohs
A glimpse of this excellent Egyptian exhibition, the piece that moved me the most, and info on how to join me on a trip to Egypt in the autumn!
Jan 15
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Agnes Crawford
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January's Monthly Postcard from Rome
L’Epifania tutte le feste le porta via, as the phrase has it: Epiphany takes away all of the holidays.
Jan 11
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Agnes Crawford
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A Podcast about Rome: Episode 28: The Aqua Alexandrina
One of the major public works during the reign of Severus Alexander was the last of the eleven major Roman aqueducts built over the course of the…
Jan 5
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Agnes Crawford
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Amor Vincit Omnia, Caravaggio (briefly) on Manchester Square
During my Christmas trip to London I made a foray on Saturday morning to one of my favourite museums, the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square.
Dec 30, 2025
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Agnes Crawford
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Vespa Tunes XXIV: Nostalgia Canaglia, Romina Power & Al Bano, 1986
Jul 26, 2025
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A Wander through Ostia Antica, part 1
Aug 26, 2025
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From Troy to Tomb Raiders: The Extraordinary Life of the Euphronios Krater
Jun 23, 2025
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"The Best Picture in the World": one of my favourite paintings, and the serendipitous tale of how it survived the Second World War
Jul 21, 2025
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A Festive Postcard from Rome
A battery of festive Roman photos, no paywall so please share with anyone who might like some Roman festivity as 2025 draws to a close!
Dec 29, 2025
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Agnes Crawford
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Vespa Tunes XXVII: Christmas with the Yours, Elio e le Storie Tese, 1995
There is an Italian musical genre which has no real translation, rock demenziale. Coined in the late seventies by the singer/songwriter/comic/disc…
Dec 20, 2025
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Agnes Crawford
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Rus in Urbe V: the Caelian Hill
Part I: From the Archeological Park via Ss Giovanni e Paolo and the Roman Houses to Villa Celimontana
Dec 18, 2025
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December's Postcard from Rome
I’ll be doing a live-streamed Christmas walk on 21 December, info and how to join is at the end!
Dec 10, 2025
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Pharaonic Ambitions: Obelisks in Rome
I: The Lateran Obelisk
Nov 30, 2025
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Some of my favourite views of Rome
11: Madonna del Parto
Nov 24, 2025
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Agnes Crawford
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1350: The Jubilee without a Pope
1350.
Nov 19, 2025
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Agnes Crawford
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November's Postcard from Rome
The Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums—Giotto and Caravaggio; Gentile da Fabriano and Crivelli; Bellini and Titian; an unfinished Leonardo; an…
Nov 12, 2025
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Bessarion, the Flagellation, and the Fall of Constantinople
In my most recent monthly newsletter I mentioned that the Piero della Francesca lecture trip I led last month took us on a foray to the palace of “Duke…
Oct 31, 2025
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