Joachim Whaley
Master of the putti: instructive book explores Albrecht Dürer's obsession with the little cherubs
Survey including 91 illustrations shows how the artist used the winged gods prolifically in his work
How Luise Dorothea became the grandmother of German Classicism
An exhibition in Gotha looks at her influence
The whole world in wood and copper
Prints were the main source of visual (mis)information for three centuries
Did he influence Dürer or Dürer him? On Jacopo de’ Barbari
As an artist, Jacopo de’ Barbari became almost invisible
Kissin’ and collectin’ cousins
How one branch of a German noble family married into every European royal family and acquired spectacular works of art
Deutschland über alles? On the early Renaissance art market
Contrary to popular opinion, the Early Renaissance German art market developed simultaneously with, not later than, those in Italy and the Low Countries
The Hessian Minerva: on the collector Karoline Luise of Baden
Two appreciations of the remarkable 18th-century artist and collector
Barbie and Ken in the Enlightenment: Joachim Whaley on 18th-century dolls
The extraordinary dolls’ town made by a Thuringian duchess
Painting the Reformation: the Cranachs celebrated
Six books reveal the multifaceted output of the elder and younger Cranach in Thuringia
The Cranachs and Luther, a beautiful friendship: Joachim Whaley on the Luther Decade
Part one of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist
How the Cranachs made Luther unmistakable: Joachim Whaley on the Luther Decade
Part two of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist
Luther, Cranach and political propaganda: Joachim Whaley on the Luther Decade
Part three of a series on Luther’s favourite painter and publicist
Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick: one of Europe's greatest collectors
His outstanding collection secured his legacy, says Joachim Whaley
Portrait of Prince Nicholas II Esterházy as an avid collector, a bankrupt, and a womaniser
The Prince's passions cost him his fortune but gave Hungary a fine collection of art