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Modern Christmas paintings: Adorations

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Modern interpretations of the adorations of the shepherds and the three kings or magi, from William Blake to Sichulski’s triptychs in 1938.

December 26, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 19 Weaving

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Weaving turned yarn into fabric ready to make into garments. Associations include industry, passing time, fidelity, and the myth of Arachne.

December 9, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 14: British poetry and Arthurian legend

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Two new narrative themes that became distinctive in the mid-19th century were contemporary English poetry, and the legends of King Arthur.

November 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

The Thread of Time in paintings 1: The Fates

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Painting time as a concept is very difficult. Once solution is to show the Fates, as depicted by Rubens, Goya, Burne-Jones, Jacek Malczewski and others.

January 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 3 Rags to riches

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Increasingly popular during the 19th century, stories of people going from rags to riches have seldom appeared in paintings. Here are Cinderella and Robin Hood, and an explanation.

October 22, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 2 Perseus and Theseus

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How well do paintings of the stories of Perseus and Theseus fit Booker’s Seven Basic Plots? As he gives these as examples of Overcoming the Monster, do his stages work?

October 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A life of Perseus in paintings 2

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From his battle with the sea monster to the deadly fight at his wedding to Andromeda, paintings by Titian, Veronese, Burne-Jones, Vallotton and others.

September 26, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A life of Perseus in paintings 1

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From conception in the rape of Danaë by Zeus, to his mission to bring the head of Medusa to King Polydectes, paintings by Klimt, Burne-Jones, and others.

September 25, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Eating al fresco: paintings of outdoor meals 1

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A selection of meals eaten outdoors, by the gods, in Boccaccio’s Decameron, Manet’s controversial luncheon, and by a boating party.

May 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: A guide and contents

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From Aphrodite to Vesta, a reference summary of all the major Classical goddesses, with links to individual accounts.

April 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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