Peter Robb

Peter Robb states the progress of his career elsewhere in this issue, and is ready to speak of himself further as unemployed, of no fixed address, prospects doubtful, last known whereabouts the slums of Naples, where he has spent seven years. He is, however, grand-cousin of the late Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, whose magnum opus, Fairyland, is highly valued in Australian bibliophile circles. The XXXX referred to in his poem is ‘Queensland’s Famous Beer’.

Letter

The Charity Mess

19 July 2012

‘Anyone who has paid their taxes and then wants to give financial support to a museum, an opera house or a donkey sanctuary has every right to do so, and the beneficiaries every reason to be grateful,’ W.G. Runciman writes (LRB, 19 July). ‘But let’s not pretend that the donors are being “philanthropic" and are therefore entitled to pay less tax than they otherwise would.’ I am currently...

Models and Props: Caravaggio in the Studio

Nicholas Penny, 10 August 2000

Even before Caravaggio’s premature death in violent and mysterious circumstances in 1610, pictures influenced by his work were to be found in many different parts of Europe. There were...

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