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Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 37 Aeacus and the Myrmidons

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An unusual myth told vividly by Ovid, which appears never to have been painted. But there are some fine engravings, and a marvellous watercolour by Blake.

August 10, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Arachne and her web: spiders in paintings and prints

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When did spiders and their webs first start appearing as motifs in paintings and prints? Who was the inspiration for Spider-Man?

June 17, 2017 General, Life, Painting

The Psychology of the Riddle: Oedipus and the Sphinx

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Hardly painted before 1800, there has since been a succession of brilliant paintings of this story. Its focus has changed, from the tension as Oedipus tries to answer the riddle, to the femme fatale.

May 28, 2017 General, Life, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Gustave Doré’s unknown paintings

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Known exclusively for his illustrations, Doré painted many large works in oils. He was a master story-teller in those too.

March 15, 2016 General, Painting

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