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Paintings of Florence: 2 Landscapes

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From Corot to Sérusier, the American Thomas Cole to the British John Brett, a collection of superb landscapes of the city.

February 28, 2021 General, Life, Painting

From world view to panorama: 2 Popular panoramas

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A World View with a high aspect ratio, they came to dominate in the latter half of the 19th century, some being major commercial attractions. Now ubiquitous.

February 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The Art in Painting: 3 Cameras

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Did Vermeer use a camera obscura? What went wrong with Impressionist oil sketches? When did Klimt paint from photographs? Does any of this really detract from the art in a painting?

December 20, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Forgotten Pre-Raphaelite Sisters 1

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Paintings by Barbara Bodichon, Anna Howitt (Watts), Rosa Brett, Anna Blunden, Joanna Boyce (Wells), and Lizzie Siddal.

November 12, 2020 General, Life, Painting

On the road: Itinerants and travellers in paintings 1

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Bosch’s two wayfarers, Courbet’s Stone Breakers, and wonderful paintings by Brett, Troyon and Ford Madox Brown show those who lived on the road.

October 31, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The critic as patron: John Brett’s Pre-Raphaelite landscapes

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How one critic established the success of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, but set its landscape painters an impossible challenge.

June 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

… or Pre-Raphaelite

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Why did the Pre-Raphaelites want to return to the ‘purity’ of painting before Raphael? Did they succeed?

April 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Calling the Tune: patrons, donors and dealers in paintings 2

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The vital relationship between painter and patron, donor, dealer and others. Shown in examples from Rubens, Velázquez, Brett, Renoir and Bonnard.

March 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Ford Madox Brown constrained by Pre-Raphaelite ideals

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His four best paintings viewed in their historical context, and consideration of the constraints that he painted under. What if?

January 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 17 Putting it all together

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From fresco to varnish: a succinct summary of all the different media which have been used in painting, with links to more detailed articles.

July 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

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