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Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 15: Hamlet 2

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Paintings of the death of Ophelia, from the first by Delacroix in 1838 to an etching from 1889. The most popular scene which happens entirely off-stage.

September 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Crème de la Crème: Winners of the Prix de Rome for painting 2

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The Prix de Rome changed in the 19th century. Its subjects became more obscure, and its successes few and far between.

July 4, 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: 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

A History of Rome in Paintings: 12 Civil War

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A succession of individuals – Sulla, Pompey and Julius Caesar – tried to take control of the Republic. From the first consulship of Sulla to the murder of Pompey.

October 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Is there a Willow? Paintings of Ophelia to 1889

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Millais’ wonderful painting of Ophelia wasn’t the first such work. From West and Delacroix to Rossetti and Bastien-Lepage, here she is.

August 3, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Paul Sérusier: 2 Harvest

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Three exceptional paintings are dominated by geometrical forms. In one, a huge golden cylinder hangs in the night sky. Was this an innovative abstract painting?

April 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Scourge of the Early Renaissance: the Black Death 2

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Later painting of the Black Death and plague stressed the importance of divine intervention in limiting its spread.

November 18, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 17b Julius Caesar 1

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From his early successes in Spain, Caesar had his heart set on high office. He worked hard for nearly ten years in his campaigns in Gaul, and even landed on the shores of Britain.

October 1, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 0 Introduction to a new series

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How could I follow my 85-part account of Ovid’s Metamorphoses? With the greatest collection of biographies of classical figures, an inspiration to Charlotte Corday herself.

May 7, 2018 General, Language, Life, Painting

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