Stories from Dante’s ‘Inferno’, the daughter of Jephthah, Phaedra, Ophelia, and Cleopatra, on the theme of the doomed woman.
history of painting
Waterfalls in mountains are spectacular, and difficult to access. Examples include the falls where Sherlock Holmes fought with Moriarty.
Relative size can express relative importance, rather than giving a sense of depth. Although ancient tradition, it still appears in more modern paintings.
How Merlin became trapped in an enchanted cavern, and how King Arthur was nearly killed in a plot by his sister, Morgan le Fay.
Cicero and the tomb of Archimedes, a theatre at Taormina, the War of the Sicilian Vespers, Antonello’s oil paintings, and urban poverty.
The abduction of Proserpine, Acis and Galatea, Scylla and Glaucus, the Battle of Himera, and the funeral of Timoleon, and great Greek general.
Painter of history and religious works, his first patron was Alfred Bruyas, who later bought from Courbet. For 25 years he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Hands are rarely covered in paintings. Examples include outdoors in winter, armoured gloves for crossbows, a sommelier, and fashion.
An outline summary and links to each of the articles in this series.
How Arthur came to be given his sword Excalibur, and how he came to marry Lady Guinevere, who was later to fall in love with Lancelot.
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