Mark Shepheard
@shepm.bsky.social
Art historian working on musicians, artists & portraiture: mainly Italian & 17-18C. Producer of the Early Music Experience for 3MBS Melbourne: https://omny.fm/shows/the-early-music-experience/playlists/podcast
Charles Conder, 'Departure of the Orient, Circular Quay', 1888.
Mark Shepheard, 'Departure of the Crown Princess, Circular Quay'. 2025
Mark Shepheard, 'Departure of the Crown Princess, Circular Quay'. 2025
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Charles Conder, 'Departure of the Orient, Circular Quay', 1888.
Mark Shepheard, 'Departure of the Crown Princess, Circular Quay'. 2025
Mark Shepheard, 'Departure of the Crown Princess, Circular Quay'. 2025
Knives out at ANU. New leadership by the end of the teaching break, I wonder...
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Knives out at ANU. New leadership by the end of the teaching break, I wonder...
As bad as Australia Post: suburban Melbourne to inner Canberra via... Brisbane?! 🤦🏼♂️
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As bad as Australia Post: suburban Melbourne to inner Canberra via... Brisbane?! 🤦🏼♂️
'Cézanne to Giacometti' at the NGA, Canberra. Bit of a curate's egg, as exhibitions go, but I did like this 'Still Life with a Pipe' by Braque.
August 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
'Cézanne to Giacometti' at the NGA, Canberra. Bit of a curate's egg, as exhibitions go, but I did like this 'Still Life with a Pipe' by Braque.
Lisbet's pilates game is A+
July 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Lisbet's pilates game is A+
Chopin's private response in 1831 to Friedrich Wieck's gushing and OTT review of Chopin's "Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano', Op. 2.
July 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Chopin's private response in 1831 to Friedrich Wieck's gushing and OTT review of Chopin's "Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano', Op. 2.
I'd avoid any upper-storey windows at ANU once the Chancellor gets back
June 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'd avoid any upper-storey windows at ANU once the Chancellor gets back
$3 million in consultancy fees at 'Their ANU', misleading the senate and potentially manufacturing a financial crisis that doesn't exist. This week's Saturday Paper.
May 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
$3 million in consultancy fees at 'Their ANU', misleading the senate and potentially manufacturing a financial crisis that doesn't exist. This week's Saturday Paper.
'The election of Maffeo Barberini as Pope Urban VIII in 1623': Fabio Cristofani's cartoon and Maria Maddalena della Riviera's tapestry from the 'Life of Urban VIII' series of tapestries made in the Barberini workshop in 1667.
May 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
'The election of Maffeo Barberini as Pope Urban VIII in 1623': Fabio Cristofani's cartoon and Maria Maddalena della Riviera's tapestry from the 'Life of Urban VIII' series of tapestries made in the Barberini workshop in 1667.
First time voting in Australia, so I thought I'd do it in style at Old Parliament House
May 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
First time voting in Australia, so I thought I'd do it in style at Old Parliament House
During his many years at the Cappella Giulia at St. Peter's Basilica (1551-55 and 1571-94), Palestrina would have participated in eight papal funerals. Four of these took place in the seventeen months between August 1590 and December 1591
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
During his many years at the Cappella Giulia at St. Peter's Basilica (1551-55 and 1571-94), Palestrina would have participated in eight papal funerals. Four of these took place in the seventeen months between August 1590 and December 1591
Reminds me of this gem
April 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reminds me of this gem
Extraordinary glass-decorated virginal from early 17th-century Austria or southern Germany. V&A, London.
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Extraordinary glass-decorated virginal from early 17th-century Austria or southern Germany. V&A, London.
The saving grace of the seemingly eternal return flight to Australia is the gin bar in the Qantas lounge 🍸✈️ 🦘
April 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The saving grace of the seemingly eternal return flight to Australia is the gin bar in the Qantas lounge 🍸✈️ 🦘
Only in London .... Falcon by courier
April 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Only in London .... Falcon by courier
Rhapsodizing on the north Norfolk coast yesterday late afternoon and this morning
April 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Rhapsodizing on the north Norfolk coast yesterday late afternoon and this morning
North Norfolk break at Holkham Hall
March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
North Norfolk break at Holkham Hall
Beavering away in Leicestershire this morning: nice view!
March 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Beavering away in Leicestershire this morning: nice view!
'Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings'. The ruins of Bolingbroke Castle, birthplace of Henry IV in 1367.
March 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
'Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings'. The ruins of Bolingbroke Castle, birthplace of Henry IV in 1367.
Lovely day for a siege
March 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Lovely day for a siege
Was a perfect day for it yesterday
March 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Was a perfect day for it yesterday