CURIOSITIES & DESIRES | Collecting Objects, Collecting Ourselves with Christopher Marshall

Christopher Marshall has a cult following at University of Melbourne where he lectures in fine arts. In this talk we will explore the psychological and social aspects of collecting, what it says about the collector and society. If you are a collector his may be a fascinating insight into yourself!

Dr Christopher Marshall is Senior Lecturer in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include the art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the history of the art market and museum studies, as is reflected in his recent publications which include Sculpture and the Museum, Ashgate (2011); ‘Naples’ in Painting for profit: the economic lives of 17th century Italian painters, Yale University Press (2010).
Pompeo Batoni (1708 – 1787), Sir Sampson Gideon and an unidentified companion, 1767, collection of National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Everard Studley Miller Bequest, 1963