I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 56. Here are my solutions to them, in a […]
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Japanese woodblock prints were influenced by European prints, in turn becoming popular with Impressionists, who attracted Japanese artists to study in Paris.
From about 1550-1680, European painting influenced that in Japan. During 200 years of later isolation, Westernisation continued more slowly.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: We’ll soon […]
How long would it take to bring current high infection rates down low enough to re-open schools? Can this be done with just facemasks?
What’s the difference between a lute and a mandolin? Was Napoleon responsible for the early loss of popularity of mandolins?
Early landscapes constrained the sky to a backdrop. With Rubens and the Golden Age landscape painters it became the subject in its own right.
He resumes his travels, visiting Istanbul, Greece, Italy, then Algeria and Spain. Wonderful watercolours from there and at home in Sweden.
Christ judges Adam and Eve for their sin, Satan transformed into a dragon, and Sin and Death unleashed on man.
Nine daughters of Mnemosyne representing each division of the classical arts. Paintings from Raphael to Moreau.
The Eclectic Light Company 