In his later years, he painted some unusual religious works, including an episode from the life of St Thomas of Villaneuva, and the heavenly and earthly trinities.
Hogarth
We’re easily convinced of the reality of 2D images – as when early audiences panicked as the Lumières’ train ran at them in a movie. How has our exposure to pictures changed, though?
Two notable paintings about slavery, some genre scenes of travel, and a final expedition to South America.
The final group of charcoal drawings brings disaster and redemption, with increasingly rich detail and symbolism.
The first group of charcoal drawings traces the man’s life as an adult, from solitude in a vast forest, to a bacchanalian orgy.
The first of 4 articles looking at an extraordinary narrative series of 34 paintings, many of them quite beautiful.
His early paintings were narrative and highly original. From the 1870s they changed, becoming more Aesthetic.
What do Bosch’s many owls signify? Wisdom, night, or something more sinister?
Known exclusively for his illustrations, Doré painted many large works in oils. He was a master story-teller in those too.
This series was Hogarth’s attempt to reduce the amount and severity of cruelty to animals by linking that to crime and murder of humans.
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