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Reading visual art: 15 Punch and Judy

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Pierrot and Harlequin went on to be clowns in the circus, and Pulcinella became Mr Punch in popular Punch and Judy shows. And they live on still.

November 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Late Autumn

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As the fiery reds of falling leaves change to dull earth browns, and we get the odd flurry of snow, we know that winter is almost upon us.

November 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of 1921: 1 People

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Fine paintings from 1921, by John Collier, Christian Krohg, Félix Vallotton, Maurice Denis and others.

December 13, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A short history of shadows in paintings 2

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Telling a story using shadows, and the nineteenth century controversy over the colour of shadows.

November 21, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Eating al fresco: paintings of outdoor meals 2

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Another boating party, William Merritt Chase’s family in Brooklyn, an 18th century pique-nique, and Bonnard’s friends by the sea.

May 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Paintings in a Country Churchyard 2

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Churchyards and graveyards in the darker side of French history, in Egypt, and in deep countryside by the fjords of Norway.

January 31, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Dust to dust: Paintings of funerals 2

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Response to Courbet’s ‘Burial at Ornans’, a curious work by Edvard Munch, and very disturbing thoughts about burial alive.

August 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Finale: The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 2

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More superb paintings from the end of the nineteenth century, including the amazing Martin’s unique merger of Symbolism and Divisionism.

June 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of lunch

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Paintings by Velázquez, Manet, Renoir, Sorolla, and others.

December 15, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Bring on the Elephants – in European painting 2

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In paintings by JMW Turner, Gustave Moreau, Lovis Corinth and others. Strangely so many put into danger or conflict by humans.

October 27, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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