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Art and Science: 8 Medicine

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From 1875 on, paintings of surgical procedures, heroes of medical and surgical advances, and the new clinical look of hospitals.

February 1, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of 1921: 2 Interiors and exteriors

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Fine paintings from 1921 by Pierre Bonnard, wildlife artist Bruno Liljefors, Colin Campbell Cooper, and others.

December 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Barefoot painting 1

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Unlike the face and hands, feet are usually covered in paintings. There are plenty of exceptions, but even the naked Phryné wore a pair of sandals.

April 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: 17 Murder and martyrs

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Five years into Nero’s reign as emperor, he had his mother murdered. It was all downhill from there: Rome burned, and so did many Christians.

December 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Dust to dust: Paintings of funerals 2

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Response to Courbet’s ‘Burial at Ornans’, a curious work by Edvard Munch, and very disturbing thoughts about burial alive.

August 2, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Autumn Trees 2

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In the first article of this pair, I showed a selection of some of the finest paintings of […]

October 13, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of 1918: Looking back

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A selection of favourite paintings from 1918 by artists who worked in more traditional styles, from Japan to Texas, and Norway.

November 13, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Autumn 2: 1898-1931

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Into the 20th century, with superb paintings from Hodler and William Merritt Chase, to Marsden Hartley.

October 14, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Anatomy lessons, autopsies, and surgery: they’re different

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It’s easy to confuse anatomising, an autopsy, and surgery. Here’s a guide to their different readings, with some of the finest example paintings.

April 15, 2018 General, Life, Painting

The Rise of the Clinic: 2, hospitals

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For painters, hospital medicine was spectacle, and its doctors actors on a stage. As time progressed, artists and doctors looked more closely at the patient.

February 11, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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