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Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 32: Troilus and Cressida

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One of King Priam’s sons falls in love with a Trojan woman late in the Trojan War. When Hector is about to duel with Achilles, what could possibly go wrong?

January 23, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 8: Shakespeare

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For 20 years, Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery tried to establish an English School of History Painting. Or was it just a ploy to make money from prints?

October 19, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 21: Two Gentlemen of Verona

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Thought to be his first play, it hasn’t been painted much, but those who have are notable, including William Holman Hunt’s masterpiece.

October 17, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight 6: Flesh and fashion

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Pastellist like Rosalba Carriera led the way in making marks to create the illusion of finely detailed fabrics. This contrasts with smooth and detailed faces.

May 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

In Memoriam Benjamin West, History Painter

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When he died 200 years ago today, he was honoured with burial in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London. Not bad for an American painter.

March 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Forgotten Flower: In Memoriam Mary Moser

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A founder member of the Royal Academy in 1768, she was precocious, successful, commissioned by the royal family, and almost completely forgotten. She died 200 years ago, on 2 May.

May 1, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Telling Modern Stories: the narrative painting of Benjamin West, 5, Back to classics

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West turns to a series of more classical mythological stories for his paintings between 1792 and 1802. These include Shakespeare, the Bible, and the first novel.

December 15, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 49 – Transgender marriage

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A girl is brought up as a boy. All goes well until they want to marry. Then the gods intervene. A very modern story from 2,000 years ago, with paintings.

October 16, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Love’s Restless Fear: Penelope’s story

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Wife of Odysseus, here are some fine paintings which tell a little of her side of the story. How she not only remained faithful, but some of the challenges she faced.

April 23, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

A Message on an Apple, and Two Abandoned Lovers

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How Acontius won his bride, and how a portrait of her by an obscure Dutch painter may be part of a series. Mysteries solved, perhaps?

March 5, 2017 General, Life, Painting

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