Charlotte Corday made no attempt to flee the scene of her murder of Marat, was arrested and guillotined three days later. Was she the real heroine?
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On 13 July 1793, a young woman from Normandy stabbed the revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in the chest and killed him. Was Marat really the hero?
Related optical effects that combine to give the impression of depth. Explored in Renaissance paintings, and some from the 19th century.
Centred on Caspar David Friedrich, they were influenced by Claude-Joseph Vernet, Caspar Wolf, Philip James de Loutherbourg and Henry Fuseli.
Ariadne’s Corona Borealis, a difficult reading from Tintoretto, celestial spheres, constellations of summer, and signs of the zodiac.
Ursa Major, often the only constellation people know today, the Milky Way, the Pleiades, and Sagittarius.
Jupiter rapes an Arcadian nymph and follower of Diana, who is then cast out, turned into a bear by Juno, and almost killed by her son.
From 1890, he painted views of Paris in increasingly loose style. Recognised internationally, he served on the jury for the Carnegie, and competed at the 1912 Olympics.
Initially a social realist, he painted those on the edge of Paris society, including rag pickers and a garlic seller, but was rejected by Monet.
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