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Painted Stories in Britain 14: British poetry and Arthurian legend

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Two new narrative themes that became distinctive in the mid-19th century were contemporary English poetry, and the legends of King Arthur.

November 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 9 Rebirth in folk tales

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Paintings of the Sleeping Beauty and the Frog Prince only became popular late in the nineteenth century. Do they conform to the standard plot type?

December 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Good knights in paintings 2

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An early photo by Julia Margaret Cameron, and paintings by Vasnetsov, Rochegrosse, Walter Crane and a whole series by Lovis Corinth.

November 28, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Good knights in paintings 1

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Paintings of knights in armour from Raphael in c 1502, through Ingres’ rescue of Angelica, to Arthurian legends and the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

November 27, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: Overview and Contents

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A brief overview of the legendary and mythical history of the city and its empire, with links to all the articles in this series, and some of the finest paintings.

February 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Legendary Lands 2

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We journey on, through Thomas Cole’s classical city, to the Garden of Armida, briefly to Paradise, past the submerged city of Ys, ending up in a Surrealist vision of the Dorset coast.

November 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Legendary Lands 1

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With Umberto Eco as our guide, explore Parnassus, the Garden of Earthly Delights, Alcina’s island, Colchis, and the Garden of the Hesperides.

November 7, 2020 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

Hospitality to strangers, a theme in narrative painting 2

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Classical expectations are reinforced in the Bible, but clearly fade by New Testament times, when Jesus uses attitudes towards Samaritans in his teaching. By the 19th century, hospitality has been lost.

September 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Hospitality to strangers, a theme in narrative painting 1

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Three classical myths – Atlas turned to stone, Philemon and Baucis, and Leto and the Lycians turned into frogs. Why you should always show hospitality to strangers.

September 26, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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