Hercules killing the Lernean Hydra, then a series of paintings of Salome that led to the femme fatale and a change in a well-known story. Finally a remarkable painting of Moses before discovery.
Salome
Among the founders of the Berlin Secession, he moved from Munich to Berlin in 1901, after establishing himself as ‘the painter of flesh’ with a brilliant painting of Salome.
With his distinctive almost Divisionist style, he painted scenes from Armenian and other legends, but is almost forgotten in much of the world.
A story of horrific brutality set in Carthage after the First Punic War may not seem ideal for paintings. But at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was.
As he emerged from his Golden Phase, his paintings used less gold leaf, his relationship with Egon Schiele developed, and he separated from the Secession.
Each of the paintings exhibited by Munch in 1895 tells a part of his story of ‘the life of the soul’, of love between man and woman. And of Munch’s own life.
Exploring representations of women, from Amazons to Salome, in a series of thought-provoking images.
Did Moreau succeed in changing history painting, or should his works remain obscure, a minor cul-de-sac in art history?
Some important points when preparing hypertext for release, including checking for loose ends, and how to ‘fix’ a document for delivery.
Greek painted pots, a pair of gold earrings, and a rude quiver: how they led a beer advertisement into danger.
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