If you thought glassware was tough, try painting gems and jewellery. Here are a few paintings where this has worked, including two of Rembrandt’s.
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More virtuoso glassware as painted by William Holman Hunt, Chase, De Nittis, Vallotton, and others in the 19th century.
One of the great technical challenges in painting, glassware has been used by young and aspiring artists to demonstrate their skills. Antonello and Cranach to Liotard’s pastels.
Rainbows are one of nature’s grand spectacles. How careful, then, have painters been to get their colours in the ‘right’ order?
Understanding the mental processes involved in painting is vital to understanding how reflections could go wrong.
To date, explanations of discrepancies in CĂ©zanne’s reflections have assumed that they were intentional. Were they, or could they have been the result of his diabetes?
A selection of six more paintings by CĂ©zanne, covering his whole painting career, show marked discrepancies in their reflections.
Three paintings by CĂ©zanne with major discrepancies in the reflections shown. Were these deliberate? If so, why?
Understanding the optical principles of reflections ensures that you understand how they should appear.
Does the way in which Turner painted reflections give deeper insight into his work, or his limitations?
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