After 1900, he painted more landscapes, first of Morocco, then of the Spanish countryside.
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To mark the 500th anniversary of his memorial service, a collection of his unique owls.
Sorolla was not the only major painter in Spain around 1900. Here are some major works from Simonet, from 1887 to 1899.
We don’t even know what day he died, but 500 years ago on 9 August 1516, his life was commemorated by family and friends at a memorial mass.
Why did it take over 300 years to solve a compositional problem, and tell such a simple story?
Introduction to a series explaining the history of oil paint, effects on techniques, hence on paintings themselves.
Also a grim story of suicidal disembowelling, and a propaganda painting for Napoleon.
Probably the latest painting of his to have survived, its rich and rollicking detail make it a great masterpiece.
A selection of the better paintings from Tissot’s 350+ on the life of Christ, and his unfinished series of Old Testament stories.
Since they were first shown at the end of the 1800s, Tissot’s 350+ paintings of the life of Christ have been controversial, but much loved.
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