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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Voice Map app is your very own personal guided tour. You'll experience an in-depth introduction to key works of art at the National Portrait Gallery, all at your own pace. Stop, pause, take a break, and resume when you want too. Link in bio & for my website too. #Theforeigninventionofbritishart

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join me on my course - Italian Renaissance Drawing as we examine the drawings of Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and more to find out what was the crucial role that drawings played in the formation of Western European art history @citylitarthistory @citylit link leslieprimo.co.uk

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Beth G-G @bethgg.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Very excited to come home to this today - The Foreign Invention of British Art by @artfirstprimo.bsky.social. First flick through looks brilliant & makes me feel it'll be a good companion to @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social's 'invention' 🥰 (now I wish I didn't have such a brutal week & could just read)

Book cover. The Foreign Invention of British Art by Leslie Primo, published by Thames & Hudson. Full cover image is detail Hans Holbein the Younger 'The Ambassadors'.

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Beth G-G @bethgg.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Morning. Starting off today with a bit of @artfirstprimo.bsky.social on Joshua Reynolds, Laura Mvula on soothing sounds and a frothy coffee on waking me up a bit.

Image of living room with book in foreground, open on chapter 10, Joshua Reynolds, Grand Manner Portraiture and the Legacy of Mai. Background shows blurred room with television showing pink screen of Laura Mvula on Spotify with two, framed pictures above television,closed curtain and corner of fireplace.

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I am delighted to be presenting my book #TheForeignInventionOfBritishArt @wimbookfest, where I will be sharing the stage with and discussing James Payne's book @greatartexplained I hope to see you there for what promises to be a fascinating conversation. #theitinerantarthistorian

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The reviews and features. Find out more with myself and Sarah Dunant @hatchardspiccadilly where we will be in conversation @thamesandhudson and @whitefox_publishing. My pic curtesy of @evavermand thanks to @annabelr0binson @fmcmassociates #TheForeignInventionOfBritishArt ##theitinerantarthistorian

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Reviewed in @royalacademyarts magazine and also on sale @waterstones @nationalgallery @dulwichgallery @serpentineuk @bookshop.org and @hatchardspiccadilly I'll be here 15/07/25, 18:30 i@fmcmassociates @thamesandhudson ##theforeigninventionofbritishart ##theitinerantarthistorian

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Paula @paulasmithard.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Excellent talk & book launch by @artfirstprimo.bsky.social Recommend www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/the-fo...

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The familar sights of Venice from my hotel @pensioneaccademia and out and about on my daily commute to work. But as the sun sets, the costumes come out as Carnival looms. Daybin the life of #theitinerantarthistorian author of #TheForeignInventionOfBritishArt link in bio.

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Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Welcome to a cold, wet, and, of course, damp Venice. A perfect day to visit @museopalazzogrimani to experience the #cabinetofwonders exhibition a rare opportunity to glimpse into the Renaissance mind-set of obsessive collectors. #theitinerantarthistorian Author of #TheForeignInventionOfBritishArt