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Painted Stories in Britain 18: Towards a history

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A summary history from 1700 to the 20th century, with examples of major paintings, and links to each of the detailed articles in this series.

January 4, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Modern Christmas paintings: The Annunciation

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Modern interpretations of this popular traditional theme in Christian religious painting, from Pre-Raphaelite to the end of the 19th century.

December 24, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 16: Open narrative and problem pictures

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In the latter half of the 19th century, a new narrative form developed, primarily among British painters: the open narrative, or problem picture.

December 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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

Painted Stories in Britain 13: Enter the Pre-Raphaelites

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Unwittingly, and outside their manifesto, the Pre-Raphaelite Brethren developed a new British narrative painting.

November 23, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 26: The Merchant of Venice

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A controversial story of a moneylender getting revenge when a borrower defaults, and demanding a pound of flesh.

November 21, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Late Autumn

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As the fiery reds of falling leaves change to dull earth browns, and we get the odd flurry of snow, we know that winter is almost upon us.

November 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Portrait of the artist’s wife 1

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From Rubens’ double-portrait with Isabella Brant, and Rembrandt’s with Saskia, to Paul Signac’s wife with a parasol and Ferdinand Hodler’s wife Berthe Jacques.

October 1, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 15: Hamlet 2

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Paintings of the death of Ophelia, from the first by Delacroix in 1838 to an etching from 1889. The most popular scene which happens entirely off-stage.

September 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted Stories in Britain 1: Introduction

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Suppressed by the Reformation, narrative painting didn’t really get going in Britain until the early 18th century, but made up for lost time.

August 26, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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