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Raphael

Reading visual art: 25 Dreams classical

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From the Renaissance, by convention dreams were shown as a dream view set within a framing real view. Examples by Raphael, Tintoretto and others.

January 12, 2023 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 11 Judgement by body language

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The popular story of the Judgement of Solomon is a great challenge for visual art. Here are some of the better attempts at solution, from Raphael to Blake.

November 10, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight: 0 Contents

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Full contents for this series, with lists of artists considered in each of its articles, and links to the articles.

July 20, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight 13: A short history of clothes and fabrics in paintings

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An overview starting with the sculptural folds of the late 13th century, peaking with Raphael and Rembrandt, and dissolving with Renoir and Sargent in the early 20th century.

July 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Colour Notes 8: The scarlet woman

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Well known from language, the scarlet woman should be easy to read in paintings. But all that is scarlet isn’t who you’d expect.

June 7, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Colour Notes 6: One man in ten

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In some populations, as many as one in ten men has significant colour vision deficiency. What effect does that have on how they perceive paintings?

May 24, 2022 General, Life, Macs, Painting

Sheer Delight 3: Raphael and Veronese

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First Raphael showed how meticulous attention to detail brought lifelike appearance to clothing and fabrics, then Veronese showed that freer brushwork was just as effective.

May 4, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Colour Notes 1: Red and green should never be seen

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It was part of the folklore of women’s fashion in the 20th century, but had been embraced by the French Impressionists. Here’s why and how.

April 19, 2022 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Easter: Crucifixion

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A staple product of many pro painters in western Europe for over half a millennium, and required by every church and chapel.

April 16, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sheer Delight: Introduction to fabrics in paintings

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In many paintings, depiction of fabrics, textiles and other clothing materials is more challenging and important than that of flesh.

April 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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