NEW! Index to Impressions Contents

Now available online for the first time: a complete Index to Impressions Tables of Contents, from Volume 1 (1976) to Volume 42, Part 2 (2021). The index will be updated with each new issue. Found a past article, essay or interview of interest? Order the back issue!

Lecture: Looking at Art through the Lens of Scientific Analysis, Part 2, Red (Dr. Henry Smith)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygEVjiFLg40 On June 16, 2021, this second lecture of a two-part series (view Part 1) explored the nature of color in Japanese painting and prints. Renowned scientist and head of the Scientific Laboratory of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marco Leona, shared the studies of his department and collaborations with art historians and curators. With the Met’s outstanding collection of screens, paintings and woodblock prints,…

Lecture: Looking at Art through the Lens of Scientific Analysis, Part 1, Blue (Dr. Marco Leona)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkmYuViiaU0 On June 9, 2021, this first lecture of a two-part series (view Part 2) explored the nature of color in Japanese painting and prints. Renowned scientist and head of the Scientific Laboratory of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marco Leona, shared the studies of his department and collaborations with art historians and curators. With the Met’s outstanding collection of screens, paintings and woodblock prints,…