An ingenious telling of the story of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the jaws of a sea monster results in many superb paintings.
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With the love affair over, the Frieze tackles the resulting anxiety, in which the key themes in its first painting are developed in detail.
How to tell Breton from Millet, and trying to settle the question as to which was the greater artist.
A truly beautiful hand scroll in blue-green style, which tells the story of an ancient ode using exquisite images.
With no diplomatic mission to accomplish, and an open commission, Rubens was free to express his experience of war.
When you’re a great narrative painter and a diplomat, one painting might be all that is needed to secure a peace treaty.
The second section maintains the botanical metaphor, in which love flowers, and passes. Six superb paintings explain.
The short conclusion to the house of Cadmus is touching, doubly transformative, and painted by a single artist.
Which do you prefer: Facebook or Twitter? For me the choice was simple, and Facebook’s response has only reinforced my decision.
Some extraordinary paintings exploring transient and unusual effects of light, culminating in a retrospective, and his most radical work of all.
The Eclectic Light Company 