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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

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

Goddesses of the Week: Horai (Horae), the Seasons or Hours

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They range in number from 3 to more than a dozen, have various names and roles, but in paintings are most commonly followers of the sun chariot.

December 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Nativity: Innovation

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Nine very different nativities, from the apocalyptic warnings of a martyr, through the Emperor Augustus, to Maurice Denis’ nativity in a contemporary French town.

December 26, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Nativity: Invention

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Paintings from 1263 to 1504 show how the traditional Nativity developed. Examples by Duccio, Campin, Botticelli and Fra Bartolomeo.

December 25, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of writing 1

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Paintings by Botticelli, Raphael, Velázquez, Gerard ter Borch, and Vermeer, including an unusual Madonna in which the Virgin Mary is writing the Magnificat.

December 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Legendary Lands 1

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With Umberto Eco as our guide, explore Parnassus, the Garden of Earthly Delights, Alcina’s island, Colchis, and the Garden of the Hesperides.

November 7, 2020 General, Life, Painting

God of the Week: Hermes (Mercury)

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Seldom shown in lead roles, superb paintings by masters including Botticelli, Blake, Renoir, and Velázquez, and one strange myth to finish.

November 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

God of the Week: Ares (Mars)

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Most popularly painted in his lovemaking with Aphrodite, Ares developed a life of his own in painted allegories, particularly those of Rubens.

October 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: 5 The last king’s downfall

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Lucretia’s rape and suicide, painted by Veronese, Artemisia Gentileschi, Rembrandt, and Kneller, and a wonderful David.

September 10, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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