If David’s neoclassicism emphasised form or ‘disegno’, Delacroix was a colourist. Shown here in details of his paintings.
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How Uther Pendragon, King of England, came to father Arthur, how Merlin arranged for hi
Paintings by Chassériau, Franz von Stuck, Lovis Corinth, and Félix Vallotton telling this story.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 219. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Wealthy […]
Paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Jordaens, Coypel and an unusual watercolour on ivory by Goya, telling this story.
Paintings from 1400, including Tintoretto’s masterpiece, Veronese, and three by Artemisia Gentileschi, telling this story.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Wealthy SMS for […]
The Grand Tour traditionally took young gentry through the Alps, where they could buy paintings of its sublime peaks.
The sign of (human) death. Lots of skulls means mass death or apocalypse. Held by Hamlet, featured in vanitas paintings, and with Mary Magdalene.
Initially constrained by the orthodoxy of the Imperial Academy, the arrival of art schools and public collections around 1900 led to rapid development. A tentative history.
The Eclectic Light Company 