The pick of the exhibitions and books to help you celebrate Hieronymus Bosch’s 500th anniversary.
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Tracing key events in the Kalevala in the paintings of Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Earlier paintings by Ekman, Keinänen, Godenhjelm, and Muukka telling some of the stories from Finland’s national epic.
Preference for water-based paints on paper in Japan allowed artists to show 4 dimensions on a 2D scroll.
He worked as an assistant to Holman Hunt for 15 years, but also painted spectacular watercolours.
Her paintings take you beyond the instant optical gratification of Impressionism, into a great painterly discourse between the inside and outside.
Balanced explorations of the play of light inside rooms, and the glorious colours of the intense Norwegian summer.
We now associate Valkyries with Wagner and the Vietnam War. They actually come from Norse myth, which Arbo specialised in.
Despite difficulties over attribution and other mysteries, he was key to the development of the Venetian style.
We know almost nothing about his life, and very few works can be robustly attributed to his hand. But he was one of the most important artists in history.
The Eclectic Light Company 