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A weekend on the River Thames in paintings: 1 Maidenhead to Battersea

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A river cruise starting with JMW Turner at Maidenhead in the Berkshire countryside, and ending with Whistler at Battersea Bridge.

September 17, 2022 General, Life, Painting

The Complete Angler in paintings 1

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Fishing with rod and line plays a significant part in the myth of Daedalus, and adds calm and timelessness to many landscapes.

February 12, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Channel Coasts: 1 England

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A journey in paintings from Newlyn Harbour in Cornwall, past the Isle of Wight, to end at Dover – the English Channel coast.

August 21, 2021 General, Life, Painting

British landscape painting before Turner: 1800-1820

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More paintings by great artists who preceded JMW Turner, including James Ward, Thomas Girtin, Philip de Loutherbourg, John Crome, John Sell Cotman and John Constable.

April 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Life is Short: 1 Brilliant painters killed by tuberculosis

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From the brilliant pioneer animal painter Paulus Potter to the short and intense star of Amedeo Modigliani, King Death shortened the art of far too many painters.

January 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Aerial Perspective in paintings: 1 Ground rules

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The way that distant hills fade in contrast, detail and colour, and how their hue shifts towards cooler colours. From Antonello (1475) to Thomas Girtin.

November 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Skying 2: The open sky

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Innovation moved to the countryside around Rome, with Joseph Vernet, and Valenciennes, who prescribed skying in his textbook on landscape painting.

July 23, 2020 General, Life, Painting

River power: Paintings of watermills 1

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From Dürer in about 1500, through van Ruisdael, Hobbema, Vernet, Girtin, to Constable watermills were popular in landscape art.

May 9, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Tilting at Windmills – in paintings, 1

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Paintings of windmills from Hieronymus Bosch, Rembrandt, Jacob van Ruisdael, Thomas Girtin, and others.

March 14, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Bridges in paintings: Before Impressionism

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Bridges have had huge impact on man, but aren’t normally considered aesthetically attractive. Paintings from van Eyck to Jongkind show increasing interest among artists.

July 13, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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