Pupil of Richard Wilson, one of the fathers of British landscape painting, he accompanied Captain Cook on his second exploratory voyage to the Pacific.
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Arrivals at the inn bring an unexpected turn of events: first four horsemen and a lady who end the deception of Princess Micomicona, then a man and a woman from Algiers.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 105. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Play […]
Three paintings within 5 years, usually claimed to be responses to the Dreyfus Affair. But one was much more about modern art and photography.
From Apelles, in around 330 BCE, the personification of Truth has had particular importance to painters, in the faithfulness and accuracy of their work. Here she is.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Play down a […]
Two portraits which were refused by their clients. One brought the painter’s revenge, the other almost proved the death of the artist.
After a 4-year apprenticeship, Goya struggled to get further training. He spent two years in Rome, but on his return won his first major commission, for a huge fresco.
A small selection showing how still life painting was an essential part of his art, even more fascinating and enigmatic than his landscapes.
Between 1817 and 1842, he went on a succession of expeditions in the US, Colombia, and the Pacific islands, as artist and naturalist. Yet he was even buried in an unmarked grave. Does modesty pay?
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