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Category Archive: Painting

When history is fiction: painted inventions of Pierre Guérin

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The fictional Marcus Sextus, Napoleon pardoning the rebels of Cairo, and Narcissus where he shouldn’t be: disinformation in history painting.

January 27, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Ukrainian painters: Kyriak Kostandi

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After his training, he returned to the city of Odesa to paint and teach others, and became a key figure in the city’s arts into the 20th century.

January 26, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 30 Frozen motion and blur

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Perception changed with photography, and we came to interpret blur, lines and other devices as indicating motion.

January 25, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 29 Motion and billows

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Motion can be implied against the rules we learn about how the world works. It can also be shown in billowing garments.

January 24, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 32: Troilus and Cressida

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One of King Priam’s sons falls in love with a Trojan woman late in the Trojan War. When Hector is about to duel with Achilles, what could possibly go wrong?

January 23, 2023 General, Life, Painting

All the fashion: 2 Milliner

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Milliners trimmed and sold hats to customers, which appeared to be more rewarding, and the chance to wear the latest fashions.

January 22, 2023 General, Life, Painting

All the fashion: 1 Seamstress

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View by many as the start of a slippery slope to prostitution, dressmaking demanded long hours of work in return for a pittance/

January 21, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Ukrainian painters: Mykola Kuznetsov

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Born to the north of Odesa, Ukraine, he painted Tschaikowski in his last year, and scenes from life in the country.

January 20, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 28 Peacock and dove

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Two birds associated with different beliefs: Hera or Juno’s peacocks, and the white dove as a physical manifestation of the Holy Spirit.

January 19, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 27 Eagle and owl

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Two birds associated with myth: Zeus’s eagle, often used to indicate his presence in disguise, and the symbol of night and wisdom, the owl.

January 18, 2023 General, Life, Painting

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