After some false starts, he finally re-established his reputation at the Salon, but was that work a political allegory?
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Using Storyspace to explore, read, and visualise the different stories of Salome and John the Baptist.
A wide-ranging selection of appealing and interesting watercolours, covering most of Blake’s career and themes.
One of the greatest German painters, he covered several genres and has proved very influential. The start of a broad and more balanced view of his work.
Christmas holiday was one of the few occasions that brought people out of the warm to outdoor fairs and festivals.
Marching armies, a merry-go-round of angels, and a unique ‘springing’ Jesus: four extraordinary paintings from three geniuses of art.
Celebrate the Christmas holiday with a review of many wonderful paintings of snow scenes.
He still couldn’t repeat his earlier success in the years running up to the Franco-Prussian War. But some paintings have been under-appreciated.
Based on Michelangelo’s fresco in the Sistine Chapel, these unique works tell us more about Blake’s beliefs than his other paintings.
Two paintings of the buried dismemberment of a victim: one theatrical narrative, the other a serene reverie of anti-theatrical non-narrative. And an oriental witch.
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