therena ❀
@therenabm.bsky.social
* Brazilian-American 🇧🇷
* Technical Art Historian, BA, MA, MLitt 👩🏻🎓
* Women’s history, pigment analysis, & Renaissance to Early Modern works 🎨
* Editor & Writer for The Colour Club 💌
* Portfolio: @therena.jpeg (instagram)
* Technical Art Historian, BA, MA, MLitt 👩🏻🎓
* Women’s history, pigment analysis, & Renaissance to Early Modern works 🎨
* Editor & Writer for The Colour Club 💌
* Portfolio: @therena.jpeg (instagram)
Happy World Pigment Day! 22 March 2025
🤍💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🩷
Check out @ worldpigmentday on Instagram!
#worldpigmentday #pigments #art #arthistory #colour
🤍💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🩷
Check out @ worldpigmentday on Instagram!
#worldpigmentday #pigments #art #arthistory #colour
March 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Happy World Pigment Day! 22 March 2025
🤍💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🩷
Check out @ worldpigmentday on Instagram!
#worldpigmentday #pigments #art #arthistory #colour
🤍💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🩷
Check out @ worldpigmentday on Instagram!
#worldpigmentday #pigments #art #arthistory #colour
Personally, I love a painting within a painting 🥰
This detail of a stunning Brazilian painting found in the Pelotas Library was a beautiful hidden gem in my visit 🎨🖌️
What are some of your favorite “paintings within a painting”? 💫
#painting #arthistory #art #brazil #oilpainting #library #museum
This detail of a stunning Brazilian painting found in the Pelotas Library was a beautiful hidden gem in my visit 🎨🖌️
What are some of your favorite “paintings within a painting”? 💫
#painting #arthistory #art #brazil #oilpainting #library #museum
March 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Personally, I love a painting within a painting 🥰
This detail of a stunning Brazilian painting found in the Pelotas Library was a beautiful hidden gem in my visit 🎨🖌️
What are some of your favorite “paintings within a painting”? 💫
#painting #arthistory #art #brazil #oilpainting #library #museum
This detail of a stunning Brazilian painting found in the Pelotas Library was a beautiful hidden gem in my visit 🎨🖌️
What are some of your favorite “paintings within a painting”? 💫
#painting #arthistory #art #brazil #oilpainting #library #museum
Found this gorgeous copy of Shakespeare’s As You Like It (translated to Portuguese) in the Pelotas #Library in #Brazil🌹
They had such a beautiful collection of vintage & antique books as well as contemporary works! I was in complete awe 🤩 wish I could have taken some home with me!! #history
They had such a beautiful collection of vintage & antique books as well as contemporary works! I was in complete awe 🤩 wish I could have taken some home with me!! #history
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Visited the beautiful Pelotas Library 🌸
You never know what hidden gems you might find if you don’t take the time to explore 🌟✨
You never know what hidden gems you might find if you don’t take the time to explore 🌟✨
March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Visited the beautiful Pelotas Library 🌸
You never know what hidden gems you might find if you don’t take the time to explore 🌟✨
You never know what hidden gems you might find if you don’t take the time to explore 🌟✨
Just signed up for a webinar with the Australian Institution of Conservation on International Colour Day, 21 March!! I’m so excited 🤩
March 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Just signed up for a webinar with the Australian Institution of Conservation on International Colour Day, 21 March!! I’m so excited 🤩
I thought this was a cute shirt at first glance, but it only got better upon closer inspection - I love it 🤣🫶🏻
I wonder which art collection this statue belongs to & in which Museum Gallery it’s displayed 🤔 hmmm
#ArtHistory #ArtJokes #ArtCollection #Museum #Art #ArtFinds
I wonder which art collection this statue belongs to & in which Museum Gallery it’s displayed 🤔 hmmm
#ArtHistory #ArtJokes #ArtCollection #Museum #Art #ArtFinds
February 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I thought this was a cute shirt at first glance, but it only got better upon closer inspection - I love it 🤣🫶🏻
I wonder which art collection this statue belongs to & in which Museum Gallery it’s displayed 🤔 hmmm
#ArtHistory #ArtJokes #ArtCollection #Museum #Art #ArtFinds
I wonder which art collection this statue belongs to & in which Museum Gallery it’s displayed 🤔 hmmm
#ArtHistory #ArtJokes #ArtCollection #Museum #Art #ArtFinds
February 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
One of my favorite things to do is sketch statues in museums & get an understanding of form & perspective! 💫
Here’s my sketch of a statue of a woman from the V&A, back when I was living in London 💌 x
(Hands are still a work-in-progress for me)
#Sketch #London #Statue #HistoryofArt #Drawing #Art
Here’s my sketch of a statue of a woman from the V&A, back when I was living in London 💌 x
(Hands are still a work-in-progress for me)
#Sketch #London #Statue #HistoryofArt #Drawing #Art
February 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘
Here’s a glimpse at a cataloguing & condition report project I did for the National Trust for Scotland, a 19th-century scrapbook owned by Miss Jane Nicholson, wife of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson✨Beautiful Victorian Valentines exhibiting true artistry, detail, & true love 💐💌
Here’s a glimpse at a cataloguing & condition report project I did for the National Trust for Scotland, a 19th-century scrapbook owned by Miss Jane Nicholson, wife of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson✨Beautiful Victorian Valentines exhibiting true artistry, detail, & true love 💐💌
February 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘
Here’s a glimpse at a cataloguing & condition report project I did for the National Trust for Scotland, a 19th-century scrapbook owned by Miss Jane Nicholson, wife of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson✨Beautiful Victorian Valentines exhibiting true artistry, detail, & true love 💐💌
Here’s a glimpse at a cataloguing & condition report project I did for the National Trust for Scotland, a 19th-century scrapbook owned by Miss Jane Nicholson, wife of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson✨Beautiful Victorian Valentines exhibiting true artistry, detail, & true love 💐💌
Some of my favorite artworks by Bridget Riley CH CBE 💫
Enchant (2004); Vein (1984); High Sky (1991)
❤️💙🧡💜💚💛💗
#BridgetRiley #OpArt #VisualPerception #ColourTheory #WomenArtists #BritishArt
Enchant (2004); Vein (1984); High Sky (1991)
❤️💙🧡💜💚💛💗
#BridgetRiley #OpArt #VisualPerception #ColourTheory #WomenArtists #BritishArt
February 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some of my favorite artworks by Bridget Riley CH CBE 💫
Enchant (2004); Vein (1984); High Sky (1991)
❤️💙🧡💜💚💛💗
#BridgetRiley #OpArt #VisualPerception #ColourTheory #WomenArtists #BritishArt
Enchant (2004); Vein (1984); High Sky (1991)
❤️💙🧡💜💚💛💗
#BridgetRiley #OpArt #VisualPerception #ColourTheory #WomenArtists #BritishArt
Font Vert (green ground), introduced in 1756, defined Sèvres porcelain's mid-18th century elegance. The c.1756 Pot à sucre Hébert’s vivid glaze embodies Rococo's nature-inspired opulence, showing how colour shaped design and taste. 🌿✨ #Rococo #Sèvres #ArtHistory #Porcelain #MadamedePompadour #Green
January 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Font Vert (green ground), introduced in 1756, defined Sèvres porcelain's mid-18th century elegance. The c.1756 Pot à sucre Hébert’s vivid glaze embodies Rococo's nature-inspired opulence, showing how colour shaped design and taste. 🌿✨ #Rococo #Sèvres #ArtHistory #Porcelain #MadamedePompadour #Green
Hues developed at Sèvres, such as Fond Vert and Pompadour Pink, became synonymous with Pompadour. These shades featured in both the manufactory’s creations and her renowned portraits, including the Munich Portrait (1756) and Madame de Pompadour at her Toilette (1750) by François Boucher💫 #ArtHistory
January 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hues developed at Sèvres, such as Fond Vert and Pompadour Pink, became synonymous with Pompadour. These shades featured in both the manufactory’s creations and her renowned portraits, including the Munich Portrait (1756) and Madame de Pompadour at her Toilette (1750) by François Boucher💫 #ArtHistory
‘Six Wives’ #Exhibition - National Portrait Gallery, London
Truly a remarkable exhibition about these incredibly women in history, forced to live under the shadow of a man who easily dismissed them with no regard. Loved the curation of the collection 💕 #SixWives #Tudor #WomensHistory
Truly a remarkable exhibition about these incredibly women in history, forced to live under the shadow of a man who easily dismissed them with no regard. Loved the curation of the collection 💕 #SixWives #Tudor #WomensHistory
December 21, 2024 at 3:39 PM
‘Six Wives’ #Exhibition - National Portrait Gallery, London
Truly a remarkable exhibition about these incredibly women in history, forced to live under the shadow of a man who easily dismissed them with no regard. Loved the curation of the collection 💕 #SixWives #Tudor #WomensHistory
Truly a remarkable exhibition about these incredibly women in history, forced to live under the shadow of a man who easily dismissed them with no regard. Loved the curation of the collection 💕 #SixWives #Tudor #WomensHistory
some of my favorites 💙
December 21, 2024 at 3:25 PM
some of my favorites 💙
#Throwback to the National Gallery London’s #VanGogh exhibition ✨
I’m a sucker for surface texture & Van Gogh’s use of colour/light 🎨
It was a fantastic collection & only made me appreciate his work even more!! 💛
#exhibition #art
I’m a sucker for surface texture & Van Gogh’s use of colour/light 🎨
It was a fantastic collection & only made me appreciate his work even more!! 💛
#exhibition #art
December 21, 2024 at 3:25 PM
#Throwback to the National Gallery London’s #VanGogh exhibition ✨
I’m a sucker for surface texture & Van Gogh’s use of colour/light 🎨
It was a fantastic collection & only made me appreciate his work even more!! 💛
#exhibition #art
I’m a sucker for surface texture & Van Gogh’s use of colour/light 🎨
It was a fantastic collection & only made me appreciate his work even more!! 💛
#exhibition #art
Museu do Doce, Pelotas, RS
History of how desserts & sweets serve as a sense of identity for this city. Perfect representation of oral, material, & food history, passed down by generation 🍬🍮🍰
What a special experience to learn about my culture 💚🇧🇷
History of how desserts & sweets serve as a sense of identity for this city. Perfect representation of oral, material, & food history, passed down by generation 🍬🍮🍰
What a special experience to learn about my culture 💚🇧🇷
December 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Museu do Doce, Pelotas, RS
History of how desserts & sweets serve as a sense of identity for this city. Perfect representation of oral, material, & food history, passed down by generation 🍬🍮🍰
What a special experience to learn about my culture 💚🇧🇷
History of how desserts & sweets serve as a sense of identity for this city. Perfect representation of oral, material, & food history, passed down by generation 🍬🍮🍰
What a special experience to learn about my culture 💚🇧🇷
#Conservation highlight from the Museu de Arte de Porto Alegre!
Varnish cleaning patch tests on this massive portrait 😍—showing the restoration process without distracting from the artwork’s overall visual impact 💖 Love seeing this displayed in a public museum!! ✨ #VarnishCleaning #ArtRestoration
Varnish cleaning patch tests on this massive portrait 😍—showing the restoration process without distracting from the artwork’s overall visual impact 💖 Love seeing this displayed in a public museum!! ✨ #VarnishCleaning #ArtRestoration
December 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
#Conservation highlight from the Museu de Arte de Porto Alegre!
Varnish cleaning patch tests on this massive portrait 😍—showing the restoration process without distracting from the artwork’s overall visual impact 💖 Love seeing this displayed in a public museum!! ✨ #VarnishCleaning #ArtRestoration
Varnish cleaning patch tests on this massive portrait 😍—showing the restoration process without distracting from the artwork’s overall visual impact 💖 Love seeing this displayed in a public museum!! ✨ #VarnishCleaning #ArtRestoration
We're holding space for Sèvres Porcelain 💚💖 Fond Vert and Pompadour Pink cast their own spell - Madame de Pompadour used these iconic colors to captivate the French court, leaving a legacy of elegance & power ✨ #PompadourPink #FondVert #ArtHistory #Rococo #MadamedePompadour #HoldingSpace #Wicked
December 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
We're holding space for Sèvres Porcelain 💚💖 Fond Vert and Pompadour Pink cast their own spell - Madame de Pompadour used these iconic colors to captivate the French court, leaving a legacy of elegance & power ✨ #PompadourPink #FondVert #ArtHistory #Rococo #MadamedePompadour #HoldingSpace #Wicked