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Colour Notes 1: Red and green should never be seen

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It was part of the folklore of women’s fashion in the 20th century, but had been embraced by the French Impressionists. Here’s why and how.

April 19, 2022 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Art and Science: 4 The struggle with yellow

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Yellow ochre, orpiment, Naples yellow, lead-tin yellow, Indian yellow, chrome yellow, and cadmium yellow – most toxic or at least harmful to someone.

January 11, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Skying 7: Impressionism

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Impressionists seem not to have taken to skying, and most of their paintings have high horizons. But there are exceptions.

August 25, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 3 The wise and warriors

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Dante meets St Thomas Aquinas in the shell of the sun, then moves upward to that of Mars, where there are holy warriors.

August 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 1 Fresco and secco wall painting

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Many of the greatest and most important European works of art are painted on walls or ceilings. Explains secco, fresco, and how they influence the result.

March 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Jerusalem Delivered: 14 Heroes and Heroines

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Tasso’s narrative is as complex and interwoven as these six leading characters, from the pious Godfrey to the scheming sorceress Armida.

December 17, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 13 Summary and highlights

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Twenty cantos summarised with the very best of their paintings by Delacroix, Teniers the Younger, Domenico Tintoretto, Poussin, Tiepolo, and others.

December 10, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 12 Rinaldo saves Armida, and Jerusalem is delivered

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The last challenge to the delivery of Jerusalem is the attack of the massed army of the Egyptians. It brings Armida’s reconciliation with Rinaldo, and more fine paintings.

December 4, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 9 In Armida’s Garden

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The rescue of Rinaldo gets under way. Meanwhile he is making love with Armida in the perpetual spring of her garden. Superb paintings from Poussin, Tiepolo, Kauffman, Stillman, and others.

November 14, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 7 Tancred and Rinaldo lost, and Clorinda killed

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Armida has succeeded in causing havoc among the crusaders. As one disaster succeeds another, and with both Tancred and Rinaldo missing, Godfrey is forced to attack Jerusalem.

October 30, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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