David Ekserdjian

This former head of the Metropolitan finds Rembrandt boring

A review of ‘Rendez-vous with Art’, by Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford. It’s a minor miracle that this book doesn’t lapse into self-indulgent meandering

In the dialogue in front of Raphael’s ‘Madonna della Sedia’, Martin Gayford takes the lead [Bridgeman]
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  • Rendez-vous with Art

    Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford

    Thames & Hudson, pp. 248

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