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Altogether Now: 7 William Powell Frith, The Railway Station, 1862

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Another huge human panorama which captured the spirit of the age, set in Paddington Railway Station. Not his last, though.

March 18, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Art and Science: 13 Pseudoscience

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Physiognomy originated in ancient Greece, but was codified by Lavater in 1772; phrenology followed from 1796, and together they attracted many painters.

March 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Altogether Now: 6 William Powell Frith, Derby Day, 1856-8

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This quintessentially Victorian artist painted a richly narrative scene full of stories and visual anecdotes, so typical of the era.

March 11, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Altogether Now: Introduction to uniquely visual narrative

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How many verbal stories or movies tell dozens of different stories? Here are paintings that are not only so rich in narrative, but tell all those stories at the same time.

January 28, 2022 General, Life, Painting

To the beach! 1

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From West and Frith’s early paintings of the beach at Ramsgate, through their increasing popularity in the 19th century, to Boudin, Monet and Renoir.

August 14, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Comical Canvases: Humour in paintings 1

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It’s unusual and difficult to make humorous paintings. Here’s a fine selection from Bosch, Brueghel and Rubens to the late 19th century.

March 13, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Full Steam Ahead: 2 Part of the revolution in art

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In the 1870s, Manet and Monet introduced steam trains to the world of art. At the Salon, they were met with ridicule, but became an important theme in Impressionism.

February 14, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Critics and painters: Fry, Bell and the twentieth century

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How two people changed the history of painting in the twentieth century, and destroyed John Singer Sargent’s reputation.

June 24, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Only When I Laugh: laughter in paintings 1

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Ever noticed how stern everyone looks in paintings? Here are some exceptions from Frans Hals, Murillo, Vermeer and others.

June 13, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Wedding Paintings 3: Others

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Some personal, even intimate wedding paintings, from Rubens, Hans Gude, William Frith, and two Naturalists. And they all lived happily ever after.

April 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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