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Art and Science: 12 Colourmen and tubes

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It has been claimed that Impressionism relied on oil paint being sold in tubes. In fact that was but a part of a change from craft to technology in the artist’s studio.

March 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Still Life ++ : paintings of the artist’s studio 1

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These became popular during the 18th century, revealing models and those painting them, assistants, and many others. They also became complex allegories.

June 12, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Leto (Latona), mother of Apollo and Artemis

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Not well known now, she features in two myths which have been extensively painted by Tintoretto, Carracci, Brueghel, and Claude Lorrain.

August 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Ribbit: Frogs and toads in paintings, 1 Lycians

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Paintings of this popular story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, by Tintoretto, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and the unknown Gabriel Guay.

May 16, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 14 Copper and other sheets

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Popular with painters during the early 1600s, copper sheets were used by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Adam Elsheimer, David Teniers the younger, William Blake, and Joseph Stella, among others.

June 18, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 17a Alexander (the Great) 2

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Alexander presses on into India, but stops short of crossing the River Ganges into South-East Asia. Fine paintings by Le Brun, Gustave Moreau, Valenciennes, and others.

September 24, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 17a Alexander (the Great) 1

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Biography to the death of Darius the King of Persia, with superb paintings by Degas, Elisabetta Sirani, Altdorfer, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and more.

September 17, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Amazons: 2 Peace

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A clutch of myths about individual Amazons reveal more about their role in affirming role models in Greek and subsequent society. With some fine paintings too.

June 25, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 29 – Lycians turned into frogs

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A lighter and formerly very popular story brings to light some masterly paintings, including a superb work by Jan Brueghel the Elder.

June 23, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting
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