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Category Archive: General

How many cases of Covid-19 was that?

Just how many fresh cases occurred in the UK on 22 May? It should be an easy question to answer, surely?

June 10, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Paradise Lost: Book 5 in paintings and illustrations

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On waking, Eve tells Adam of her dream of Satan tempted her to eat the forbidden fruit. Raphael sent to ensure Adam understands the dangers of Satan.

June 9, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Mnemosyne (memory)

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Daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and mother of the nine Muses, she has seldom been painted on her own, except by Rossetti.

June 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 50

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 50. Here are my solutions to them. 1: cursor […]

June 8, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Visual illusions in paintings: Foreshortening

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Not an illusion as such, it has been used to great effect by a wide range of painters from Mantegna to Munch.

June 7, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Visual illusions in paintings: Glare and Venus Effects

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Two illusions used extensively by painters for centuries before they were recognised. Glare used to accentuate brightness, and Venus for reflection in a mirror.

June 6, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 50

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I don’t […]

June 6, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Finale: The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 2

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More superb paintings from the end of the nineteenth century, including the amazing Martin’s unique merger of Symbolism and Divisionism.

June 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Finale: The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 1

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Looking back at the art of the nineteenth century, there was a large section devoted to Impressionism, but acclaimed Symbolist and other paintings too.

June 4, 2020 General, Life, Painting

How Tintoretto flourished by giving a painting away

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How to succeed as a painter in Venice? According to Tintoretto, cut your prices so they just cover the cost of materials. If necessary, give a painting or two away to secure the commission.

June 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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