She became quite popular in 19th century paintings, in association with Morpheus and his opium poppies.
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Ruggiero is thrown into jail, about to be cruelly killed, when his opponent for the hand of Bradamante helps him escape. Things then go from bad to worse.
Reading many European paintings depends on identifying classical deities shown. This new series helps you do that, and understand what’s going on.
During his lifetime, Durand-Ruel bought a total of 1,500 paintings by Renoir, over 1,000 Monets, 800 Pissarros, over 400 by Degas, and almost 400 from each of Sisley and Mary Cassatt.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 42. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Mouse […]
Apple has clearly put its FaceTime video service as a top priority feature for support at present, to […]
Concludes a history of the unicorn in paint, from travellers’ tales and Paulus Potter, through Gustave Moreau into the early 20th century.
In the Renaissance, the unicorn wasn’t legendary at all, but had appeared in classical accounts of natural history. It was as real as a rhinoceros.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re still allowed to do. 1: I’ve been […]
He continued to paint religious works and folk tales after his spell in Kiev painting frescoes in the cathedral there.
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