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Sheer Delight 2: Texture in oils

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From the fur-trimmed cloaks of Jan van Eyck, to the soft folds of Lisa Gherardini’s dress: clothing and fabrics painted in oils.

April 27, 2022 General, Life, Painting

A short history of shadows in paintings 1

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From the shadowed silhouette painted by the legendary Dibutades to paintings of families involved in shadow play.

November 20, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape embedded 1

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Miniature landscape views embedded in more conventional paintings were not uncommon during the Renaissance, before landscape was established as a genre.

July 31, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: Contents

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An overview and contents of the articles outlining the history of the Italian Renaissance, centred on paintings from Florence.

May 31, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: A timeline in paintings

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A timeline of milestone paintings, first surviving examples of the achievements of the Italian Renaissance, from 1320-1596.

May 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: Changing to oils

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At the start of the 15th century, Italian easel paintings used egg tempera. By the end, Leonardo da Vinci was pushing the technical boundaries using oil paint.

March 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: What changed in the Renaissance and when?

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Considers what exactly changed in painting in the Renaissance, and when we can establish as those dates, compared with literature, for example.

March 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Aerial Perspective in paintings: 1 Ground rules

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The way that distant hills fade in contrast, detail and colour, and how their hue shifts towards cooler colours. From Antonello (1475) to Thomas Girtin.

November 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Virtuoso Performance: glass in paintings 1

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One of the great technical challenges in painting, glassware has been used by young and aspiring artists to demonstrate their skills. Antonello and Cranach to Liotard’s pastels.

September 7, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The first Italian Master in oil: Antonello da Messina 3

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He painted a succession of fine works after his return from Venice, including superb portraits, Christ at the Column, and finally Saint Sebastian.

August 7, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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