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Reading visual art: 26 Dreams modern

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From Blake onwards, dreams often take over the whole view, with the dreamer the only link to reality. Examples from Blake, Rossetti, Hodler and others.

January 13, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Dolce Far Niente: Paintings of blissful laziness 1

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The enjoyment of being idle, indulgence of relaxation, and blissful laziness: that’s dolce far niente for you, in paintings to chill out with.

July 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Maids a-milking: Milkmaids in painting 2

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How to buy fresh milk in central London, what the Scythians lived on, and more. Paintings by Millet, Delacroix, Winslow Homer, and others.

May 31, 2020 General, Life, Painting

God of the week: Thanatos (Death)

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Rarely painted, particularly in classical form, until the 19th century, the Grim Reaper is based on Father Time, not Thanatos.

April 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The horse with wings: 2 Hippogriffs and others

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Paintings of the hippogriff from Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and some other winged horses from Puvis de Chavannes, Moreau, and ER Hughes.

March 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings for our time: Death and the Maiden

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A relatively common motif, it started with the peculiar association of death and the erotic, then changed in the late 19th century.

January 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Painting the Dream 2

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Dreams painted by more modern artists, from William Blake to Paul Nash. These tend to become progressively harder to read.

October 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Fading Dreams of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes 1

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Paintings by Puvis were the antithesis of realism, Impressionism, and the Academic. They became popular after the Franco-Prussian War.

October 17, 2019 General, Life, Painting
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