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Richard Dadd: 7 An appreciation

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In memory of Richard Dadd: ten of his best, and thoughts about his life and work. Would we have been any better towards him even now?

August 1, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 35 Medea and Pelias

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The decline and fall of Medea, as her sorcery is used for murder, and she kills her own infant sons. Paintings by Delacroix, Turner, and others.

July 31, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Richard Dadd: 6 To Broadmoor 1860-1886

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In 1864, he was transferred to the newly-built Broadmoor Asylum. Despite that disruption, he continued to paint.

July 28, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Witchcraft, Birds of a Feather, and Faeries

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Domenicus van Wijnen’s paintings are radically original, quite unlike other works before him, and not matched for more than a century after. Why don’t we know him and these paintings better?

July 27, 2017 General, Painting

Richard Dadd: 5 The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke

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In which Dadd becomes a nineteenth-century Bosch on some seriously psychotropic drugs. It is a masterpiece like no other.

July 24, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Richard Dadd: 4 Bethlem 1856-1859

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A couple of watercolours give some insight into those around him, and pose a perplexing puzzle. He ended the 1850s with another masterpiece based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

July 21, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Richard Dadd: 3 Bethlem 1846-1855

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He painted a series of narratives drawn from the Bible and other sources, and 32 watercolours of ‘Passions’ over this period.

July 17, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Richard Dadd: 2 Travels and Tragedy

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An extended tour of the Middle East proves exhausting, but results in two outstanding paintings. Then Dadd’s world falls apart.

July 14, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Richard Dadd: 1 Family and faeries

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To celebrate his bicentenary, here are some early works, including some of his ‘faerie paintings’ of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

July 10, 2017 General, Life, Painting

The coming year in painting: Degas, Murillo, and more

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There are many important anniversaries to celebrate in paintings this year: here are some tasters.

January 1, 2017 General, Life, Painting

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