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Art and Science: 14 Back to alchemy

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Joshua Reynolds, who aspired to paint like Rembrandt; JMW Turner who explored colour contrasts and texture; Edgar Degas, who dried his oils before painting.

March 22, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Art and Science: 13 Pseudoscience

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Physiognomy originated in ancient Greece, but was codified by Lavater in 1772; phrenology followed from 1796, and together they attracted many painters.

March 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painted cupids for Valentine’s Day

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How we got from one of the most senior gods, and a winged young man, to a chubby infant armed with a bow and arrow, let alone an unknown former saint.

February 14, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 6 Constable not copying

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Independent development of landscape as a genre in Britain, from Gainsborough to John Constable, and radical departure from tradition.

October 12, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Painting sculpture: 1 Senses, rude Romans, and sculptors

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Although painting and sculpture are closely allied, it’s curious to depict sculpture in painting. Examples range from early grisailles to ribald depictions of the Roman god Priapus.

October 24, 2020 General, Life, Painting

God of the Week: Eros (Cupid)

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Was a primordial deity, attendant at Aphrodite’s birth, or her son by Ares/Mars? When did he get his bow and arrows? Answered in fine paintings.

July 6, 2020 General, Life, Painting

In Memoriam Benjamin West, History Painter

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When he died 200 years ago today, he was honoured with burial in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London. Not bad for an American painter.

March 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Benjamin West and Modern History 4

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With ‘modern history paintings’ long behind him, he turned to literary subjects and classical histories once more.

February 24, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Benjamin West and Modern History 3

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He took a break from ‘modern history’ painting in the 1780s, making religious works and even some landscapes, including some unknown gems.

February 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Benjamin West and Modern History 1

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A Pennsylvanian, he wanted to be a great history painter. When returning from a visit to Italy, he stopped off in London, and stayed there almost 60 years.

February 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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