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Barbizon, the road to Impressionism 2

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From 1853, painters of the Barbizon School continued to innovate. Then in 1865, the young Alfred Sisley and Auguste Renoir came to paint there.

April 10, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Barbizon, the road to Impressionism 1

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When Constable’s ‘Hay Wain’ won a gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1824, it inspired the foundation of the Barbizon School, and led to Impressionism.

April 9, 2022 General, Life, Painting

The Complete Angler in paintings 2

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More anglers caught with their rods and lines in paintings by Troyon, Corot, Hodler, Carl Larsson and a surprise catch from Tom Thomson.

February 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 5 Voyage and Return, Orpheus and Eurydice

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The fourth ‘basic plot’ is the story of voyage and return, for which we turn to Ovid’s account of this couple, and a dozen superb paintings. But does the model fit?

November 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 8 Tearing the book up with trees

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How trees came to invade Impressionist landscape paintings, in direct contravention to established principles.

October 27, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The 700th anniversary of Dante’s death: 1 His life

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The great Florentine poet and writer Dante died of malaria on 14 September 1321, 700 years ago this Tuesday. A celebration of his life in paintings.

September 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Down on the farm: paintings of farmyards 1

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Farmyards crowded with people and their animals, from Paulus Potter to some less well-known Impressionists such as Henri Rouart.

May 22, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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: 1 World views

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From an elevated viewpoint, finely detailed, great depth, figures and buildings tiny in the immensity of the view, far distant horizon – it’s a World View.

February 6, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: 23 Aesculapius comes to town

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The curious legendary origin of a now vanished temple to Aesculapius on Tiber Island in Rome, shown in paintings and engravings.

January 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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