I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 212. Here are my solutions to them. 1: From […]
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, leading portrait painter and founding President of the Royal Academy, was born 300 years ago. He was the most influential British artist for over a century.
From Manet’s remarkably early painting of a cyclist in 1871, to cycling café scenes in Paris around 1900.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: From floppy to […]
In his quest to emulate masters such as Rembrandt and Titian, Reynolds experimented in the preparation and application of his paint, to the detriment of his paintings.
A landscape, Roman history, Orientalism, a scene from Scott’s Ivanhoe, a crucifixion, and more scenes from Byron.
The punishments of Sisyphus, the Danaïds, Ixion, Tityus, Tantalus and Ocnus told in paintings by Titian, Claude, John Singer Sargent, and others.
Born near Kyiv, he started his training there. He quickly became a Cubs-Futurist, then a Suprematist. But he saw himself as Polish, and a member of both the Russian and Ukrainian avant garde.
Tragedy for Agamemnon, who is murdered by his wife, and his son Orestes murdered her (his mother), her lover, their daughter and son.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 211. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Stream […]
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