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Category Archive: Painting

Auguste Renoir 9: 1906-1910

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He falls in love with Cagnes, moving first to a rented flat, then to a house built for him amid ancient olive trees. And he painted furiously.

November 27, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Orlando Furioso: Rinaldo in combat, and Charlemagne’s palace under threat

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At the siege of Paris, Rinaldo arrives with the Scottish and English reinforcements, and engages with the Saracens, while one man runs amok in the city itself.

November 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Auguste Renoir 8: 1901-1905

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In which Renoir seeks comfort from his arthritis in the south of France, first in Le Cannet, then Cagnes-sur-Mer. Marvellous landscapes.

November 25, 2019 General, Life, Painting

There’s no smoke without painting 2

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Smoke in paintings by Poussin, Millet, Homer, Sargent, Waterhouse, Rossetti, and others with more subtle meanings about wind, magic, and gambling.

November 24, 2019 General, Life, Painting

There’s no smoke without painting 1

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The Sack of Troy, Turner, Vesuvius erupting, an unusual Manet maritime, Vallotton, Paul Nash, Monet, Luce, Signac, Stella and more going up in smoke.

November 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

A Song at Twilight: Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw 2

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He travelled further afield in the 1880s, focussing on his nocturnes and paintings of twilight, which retain their fine detail.

November 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

A Song at Twilight: Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw 1

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A painter of nocturnes greater than Whistler, he developed a great love for night scenes, and was commercially successful.

November 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Commemorating the 700th anniversary of Duccio’s death

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Bridging between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, he was a master who helped shape our whole visual culture.

November 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Orlando Furioso: Saracens attack Paris, and a self-healing monster

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The Saracens launch their assault on the city of Paris. Meanwhile, Astolfo is making the long journey back to Europe, during which he has capture a giant and kill a monster who self-repairs.

November 19, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Auguste Renoir 7: 1896-1900

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He continued to develop his style and technique in landscapes, with a remarkable lightness of touch, and figures shown as cutouts from their background.

November 18, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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