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Goddess of the Week: Psyche

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Absent from Classical art, she first appears in Apuleius’ ‘The Golden Ass’, which was written in the 2nd century. Wonderful paintings, particularly from women artists, of this novel.

November 23, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Annie Louisa Swynnerton: The Sense of Sight

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The inscription on her gravestone reads “I have known love and the light of the sun.” Both shine through in ‘The Sense of Sight’.

October 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood: a new series

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Introduction to a series of articles looking at the work of some of the brilliant women artists who were associated with the movement.

October 1, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Joan of Arc: 2 The Life

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Her image has been used by the French nation, the Catholic church, Napoleon, revanchists, romantics, feminists, and now the extreme right. Here are some of those powerful paintings.

July 2, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Painting the Impossible: Sight

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Not as easy as it may seem, there are several outstanding paintings about the sense of sight – and an ancient game which is played on every continent.

April 29, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Into the Light: Annie Swynnerton

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Elected the first woman Associate of the Royal Academy since it was founded, she had a very individual style, with a unique visual richness.

November 21, 2016 General, Painting
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