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Chassériau

Death on the Wing: Crows and ravens in paintings 1

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Escorts of valkyries, the bird of the gibbet, and seeker of carrion: crows and ravens are associated with death, magic, and more.

November 2, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Napoleon of Painting: the bicentenary of Théodore Chassériau 2

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Born 200 years ago today, he should have been one of the major artists of the 19th century, but died when he had only just turned 37.

September 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Napoleon of Painting: the bicentenary of Théodore Chassériau 1

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A pupil of JAD Ingres when he was only 11 years old, his first work exhibited at the Salon when he was only 16: a precocious and brilliant narrative artist.

September 19, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Next Year in Paintings: da Vinci, Courbet, Renoir, and more

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Plans to celebrate anniversaries of major painters, series on narrative paintings, and more, for the coming year.

January 1, 2019 General, Life, Painting

From Indiscretion to Burlesque: Mazeppa in paint

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An odd story about the leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks and his youthful indiscretion becomes a poem by Byron, and finally burlesque titillation.

October 7, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Susanna and the Elders 2: Masters and the modern

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Paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Jordaens, Chassériau, von Stuck and Lovis Corinth give slightly different accounts of this story.

August 12, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Alberto Pasini’s Oriental World, 2

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Although intricate in their detail, none of these paintings is larger than 90 cm in either dimension – and several are quite painterly in a miniature way.

June 14, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Alberto Pasini’s Oriental World, 1

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A pupil of the great Chassériau, he spent several years touring the Middle East with French diplomatic missions. Here are his paintings.

June 13, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Sappho and the perpetuation of legend

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Ovid’s fictional letter made it clear how the legend of Phaon was absurd. Yet it has been painted repeatedly ever since.

March 16, 2018 General, Language, Life, Painting

Théodore Chassériau: Brief brilliance

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Mentor to Gustave Moreau, his brief career showed his brilliance. Claimed by Ingres to be ‘the Napoleon of painting’.

February 18, 2017 General, Painting

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