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David

Reading visual art: 7 One arm raised

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The meaning of one arm raised depends on the position of the fingers: is it an index finger pointing to heaven, or a sign of benediction?

October 27, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight 13: A short history of clothes and fabrics in paintings

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An overview starting with the sculptural folds of the late 13th century, peaking with Raphael and Rembrandt, and dissolving with Renoir and Sargent in the early 20th century.

July 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight 7: Uniformity and dissolution

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David’s Neoclassicism brought uniformity and lack of surface texture. Romanticism followed, with garments dissolving into brushstrokes.

June 1, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Francisco Goya: Rebellion

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In 1814, following the restoration of the Spanish monarchy, Goya painted four works showing the uprising of 1808. One of these is now a major work of the European canon.

September 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Crème de la Crème: Winners of the Prix de Rome for painting 1

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Founded around 1666, the Prix de Rome was an annual contest for narrative painting. First prize was study at the French Academy in Rome.

July 3, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Spanish painting in the late eighteenth century: after David

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Mengs’ influence over Spanish painting was replaced by the neo-classicism of Jacques-Louis David. Paintings from 1784 to 1813.

June 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A history of history painting after 1800: to 1869

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From David’s history paintings of the end of the eighteenth century, the genre went from strength to strength, with major works by Goya, Géricault, and even Manet.

March 27, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: Overview and Contents

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A brief overview of the legendary and mythical history of the city and its empire, with links to all the articles in this series, and some of the finest paintings.

February 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: 20 The Capitoline Hill and Tarpeian Rock

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Key parts of the background of paintings of the story of the rape of the Sabine Women, this hill was originally a fortress, then the major temple to Jupiter.

December 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of writing 2

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Paintings by David, Richard Dadd, Carl Larsson, Pierre Bonnard, and Jean Béraud exploring the roles of writing in the nineteenth century.

December 6, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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