How to distinguish sweet from horse chestnuts in paintings from Sisley, Pissarro, Cézanne, Carl Larsson, Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele and others. And all about conkers.
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After escaping from Polyphemus, Odysseus’ crew release a bag of winds, resulting in all except for his ship being eaten by cannibals. They then reach Circe’s island, where she wants to turn them all into pigs.
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 370. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Focussed lamp […]
As a member of the Salon jury, he ensured the young Impressionists were accepted. He led the way in painting fruit trees in blossom, and a series of innovative nocturnes.
His increasingly sketchy landscapes in the 1850s were well received at the Salon, as he pioneered painting riverbanks from his studio boat.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Focussed lamp […]
Paintings of pre-Impressionist landscapes by Johan Jongkind, Camille Corot, Charles Daubigny, Eugène Boudin, and the young Claude Monet.
More paintings of Russian and Slavic legends and folk tales, including Bogatyrs, Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf, Sleeping Beauty, and the Frog Princess.
Joseph Wright of Derby combined contemporary science in the Age of Enlightenment with impressive lighting and chiaroscuro effects, across a series of paintings from 1765.
Tracing through his techniques and use of different types of study made in preparation for finished paintings of trees, such as those of Salisbury Cathedral.
