The ‘divine whirlwind’ seems distinctive of Blake. This traces its origin, and his development of this visionary image.
Bosch
The advent of wet-in-wet, canvas supports, fewer layers, impasto, and visible brushstrokes.
Some of Bosch’s original visual inventions have long outlived him. This is the story of how a hat used to persecute Jews has become a symbol of magic and wizardry.
To mark the 500th anniversary of his memorial service, a collection of his unique owls.
We don’t even know what day he died, but 500 years ago on 9 August 1516, his life was commemorated by family and friends at a memorial mass.
Probably the latest painting of his to have survived, its rich and rollicking detail make it a great masterpiece.
A selection of the better paintings from Tissot’s 350+ on the life of Christ, and his unfinished series of Old Testament stories.
Sublimely clear and simple paintings showing the routes to Heaven and Hell, but no one knows how they were arranged.
Four fragments remain of what must have been an impressive and moving triptych. Here’s the reconstruction.
What influence did Bosch’s Temptation of St Anthony triptych have on later paintings? Their history traced from 1430 to 1560.
