From Blake onwards, dreams often take over the whole view, with the dreamer the only link to reality. Examples from Blake, Rossetti, Hodler and others.
Detaille
Using repeated forms, usually regularly spaced, is a well-known technique for increasing depth, adding optical effects, and more.
Isn’t it easy to tell sunrise from sunset in a painting? It turns out not, but here are some clues which can help, in wonderful paintings.
Dreams painted by more modern artists, from William Blake to Paul Nash. These tend to become progressively harder to read.
After the huge death toll of the war, including 2 major painters, a week in Paris in May resulted in a further 7,000 deaths, and the destruction of public buildings. Hardly a painter in France wasn’t affected.
Paris was under siege from September 1870 to the end of January 1871. Painters commanded its defenders, and showed its distress.
War Artists can work in any of the genres, but history painting is a natural choice. Here are some of the best from 1800 to 1945.
The Eclectic Light Company 