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Paintings of Caves 1: Sacred to Mythical

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Before folk history changed with the concept of human evolution, caves were sacred places inhabited by hermits, or figures from myth.

July 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 4 Lust

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The Second Circle of Hell, in which those whose sin was lust are blown by eternal storms. The story of Paolo and Francesca, and many wonderful paintings.

March 18, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Ossian: The painting of a literary hoax?

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Between 1778 and 1815, many narrative painters painted stories from Ossian, based on myths claimed to have been discovered and collected by a Scottish poet, which could well be a hoax. Does it matter?

December 3, 2018 General, Language, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 3

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In 3 years, he swung from conventional to highly novel narrative, covering themes of assassination, cynicism, prostitution, and looking.

July 20, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 1b Romulus, from the rape of the Sabines

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How Romulus carefully planned the abduction of maidens to satisfy Rome’s need for wives, and his subsequent wars. Splendid paintings by Poussin, David, Ingres, Guercino, and Nattier.

May 22, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 0 Introduction to a new series

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How could I follow my 85-part account of Ovid’s Metamorphoses? With the greatest collection of biographies of classical figures, an inspiration to Charlotte Corday herself.

May 7, 2018 General, Language, Life, Painting

Ferdinand Hodler, Early Realism, to 1885

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At the start, he was a traditional realist.

April 5, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Orientalism: the fantasy

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Paintings of odalisques, slave markets, and Turkish baths became popular in the nineteenth century. What was the Orientalist fantasy, and why?

January 6, 2018 General, Language, Life, Painting

Impressions from Spain: The work of Marià Fortuny, 1860-69

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A precocious artist, he went from 2 years study in Rome to Morocco, where he was a war artist. There he became an orientalist.

December 16, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Telling Modern Stories: the narrative painting of Benjamin West, 3, Penn to the Death of Chatham

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In the 8 years after painting the Death of Wolfe, he attempted a few more ‘modern history’ paintings, with varying success.

November 28, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

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