Music and musicians have been very popular themes for paintings since before the Renaissance. How successful are they in evoking our auditory imaginations?
Renoir
His remarkable paintings of figures in landscapes were well received at the Salons. Then came the Franco-Prussian War, and his death after just 8 years of painting.
He was famously and tragically killed in 1870, but how well do you know his paintings?
In the 1870s, four major artists painted scenes of rowing and similar watersports – apparently independently.
Some of the Impressionists did paint (possibly) narrative works. But they didn’t always work out.
His paintings of trees reached a peak in 1887-92, with his series of poplars. Among these are some of the finest Impressionist paintings.
Monet’s paintings are overfamiliar, overexposed, and devalued. Can this book cast fresh light?
Fifteen paintings by 11 artists showing the gardens over more than 130 years.
Study 25 landscapes by 19 artists over 400 years, to examine how they represent the landscape.
Compared with most other European countries, Impressionism largely passed British painters by.
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