A selection of the better paintings from Tissot’s 350+ on the life of Christ, and his unfinished series of Old Testament stories.
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Since they were first shown at the end of the 1800s, Tissot’s 350+ paintings of the life of Christ have been controversial, but much loved.
Sublimely clear and simple paintings showing the routes to Heaven and Hell, but no one knows how they were arranged.
A major influence in Italian art in the 1800s, he was highly skilled in telling stories, and solved problems which had troubled the Masters before.
Did any of the predictions I made on New Year’s Day work out? Some proved to be spookily accurate after all.
The most brilliant history painter of his early career, he became a great teacher, and influenced many artists of the 1800s, including Delacroix.
A simple story with an obvious climax to be shown. But getting the composition right proves a test even for the Masters.
Four fragments remain of what must have been an impressive and moving triptych. Here’s the reconstruction.
For two centuries, Bosch’s innovative ideas and symbols were used in northern Europe. But after 1700, all changed again.
What influence did Bosch’s Temptation of St Anthony triptych have on later paintings? Their history traced from 1430 to 1560.
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