Observed arrival · 2026-10-25
Curators on the Case: The Paintings’ Long Histories
A Johns Hopkins research project traces the ownership, making, and changing meanings of paintings in the Herrington bequest.
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- The project describes curatorial care as an ethical responsibility and foregrounds dead ends and shifting conclusions.
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The project combines archival research, material investigation, scientific imaging, and art history to examine production, ownership, and changing meaning. Its visible collection links name altarpiece fragments, while a Goudstikker spotlight follows a sticker on two Adriaen van Ostade tavern scenes; the homepage describes the research as iterative, with questions that can remain unresolved.
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