The Ephemeral Museum: Old Master Paintings and the Rise of the Art Exhibition

Rating:
Summary: A little lacking
Review: I bought this book because I was particularly interested in how old master exhibitions have evolved to the present date. This book does a great job of tracing the history of old master exhibitions but fails to even mention the old master blockbuster exhibitions in the second half of the 20th century. The cover image features the National Gallery's recent Vermeer exhibition but it's not even mentioned in the book. I know Mr. Haskell passed away in Jan 2000 so perhaps he may not have been able to complete the chronology prior to the book's publication.