One of the finest still-life painters of any age, some of her work celebrated the sensual pleasures of food, others the futility of life.
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Who is the wanderer and painter in Thomas Fearnley’s landscapes? Does he have any deeper purpose, or was he just a graphical signature?
An overview, comments on its narrative nature, and indexes to the previous articles about the Frieze.
Not just superb paintings, but one of the great visual tropes of Western art, and one of the best wedding speeches ever.
Bringing together some characteristics and features of three narrative Chinese handscroll paintings.
A landscape without human or animal figures often looks eery or unnatural. This new series looks at how figures are used in landscape paintings, with copious examples.
Six men fight to the death to settle a whole war. But that is only part of a story which seems too good to be true. And a great masterpiece by David.
According to legend, he held the bridge which kept the Etruscans out of the city, while the bridge behind was demolished. Some wonderful paintings.
Last of the four sections in the Frieze, it consists almost entirely of paintings added since the first version. These show episodes from Munch’s own life.
Transferring a decision-making guide from a quick flowchart into Tinderbox notes.
The Eclectic Light Company 