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Category Archive: Painting

Goddesses of the Week: The Charites or Graces

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Aglaea (representing splendor), Euphrosyne (mirth), and Thalia (good cheer), who together represent the better aspects of human nature, bit got Burne-Jones into trouble.

January 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Life is Short: 2 Painters killed in pandemics

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Titian died of the plague, and Austrian artists were badly affected by the influenza pandemic of 1918, losing both Klimt and Schiele.

January 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Life is Short: 1 Brilliant painters killed by tuberculosis

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From the brilliant pioneer animal painter Paulus Potter to the short and intense star of Amedeo Modigliani, King Death shortened the art of far too many painters.

January 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The Californian Coast of Granville Redmond

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Trained in San Francisco and Paris, he exhibited at the Salon, then painted landscapes in Tonalist style before becoming Impressionist.

January 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Painting within Tent: introduction to a new series

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Join me to explore Maria Merian’s insects in Surinam, David Livingstone and Thomas Baines on the Zambezi, and William Bradford working his way through pack ice.

January 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The Faerie Queene 20: Artegall released and Duessa brought to trial

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After a bitter fight, Britomart kills the Amazon queen and releases her slaves, including Artegall, who later resumes his quest and disposes of the enemy of Queen Mercilla.

January 6, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: 21 The Forum

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Originally a marsh just outside the city’s walls, it came to be the heart of the city, a market, meeting place, and the political hub.

January 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

God of the Week: Janus

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The god of transitions, gates and doorways, who may have lent his name to the month of January. Paintings by Rubens, Poussin and Mengs.

January 4, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Debut: 2 The answers, who painted what

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The answer to yesterday’s quiz: ten wonderful paintings which launched ten major artists of the 19th century, although their better-known works are quite different.

January 3, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Debut: 1 Can you identify the artists?

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Ten early successes of well-known nineteenth century artists. Can you identify who painted each of them? Answers tomorrow.

January 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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