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A moment in time: clocks and time in paintings 2

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From Rebecca Solomon’s Appointment (1861), through Cézanne’s clock without any hands, to Christian Krohg’s at almost midnight.

October 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Let there be light: 1 Painting by gaslight

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From the burning brands and oil lamps of the Greeks and Romans, to the soft light of candles, then in the 19th century came gaslights.

October 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

A weekend on the River Thames in paintings: 2 Lambeth to the estuary

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Completing this river cruise, from Canaletto’s view of Westminster, through a Frost Fair, to John Constable’s Headlight Castle.

September 18, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 14 Nocturnes

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Technically very challenging, most are painted in the studio, but some are quite unreal, and others suffer from the moon illusion.

November 30, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Autumn Views 1

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Paintings conveying the atmosphere of autumn, from Joos de Momper in the early 17th century, to Hawkins in about 1890,

October 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

How the Other Half Live: paintings of stately homes 2

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Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva, Éragny Manor, a mansion in New York City, Kelmscott Manor (home of William Morris), Florence Griswold’s home in Old Lyme, CT, and more.

July 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Gloves in paintings: 2 Fashion

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Gloves have long been objects of fashion: paintings from Fantin-Latour’s portrait of Manet to Khnopff’s mysterious symbolism.

March 21, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Iris, the rainbow

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Not just a pretty atmospheric effect, she’s a messenger of the gods, and is involved in many myths. Superb paintings by Guérin, Fuseli and others.

February 23, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Sophie Gengembre Anderson: Elaine of Astolat

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Very much a Modern Woman, she was in London during the height of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, when she painted her masterpiece of Elaine of Astolat.

October 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Missing Mud of Winter 1

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Mud was a common problem in the streets of cities, and on all the roads, tracks and paths of the country. Why isn’t it seen more in paintings before 1850?

December 7, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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