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Reading visual art: 3 The Grim Reaper

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The Grim Reaper, complete with scythe, first appeared in the Middle Ages and became popular in the 19th century. It’s one of the few phrases drawn from visual art.

October 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

The Thread of Time in paintings 1: The Fates

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Painting time as a concept is very difficult. Once solution is to show the Fates, as depicted by Rubens, Goya, Burne-Jones, Jacek Malczewski and others.

January 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Whiskers: beards in paintings 1

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Beards on Father Time, river gods, God the Father, ancient mariners, and lots and lots of artists, especially the Nabis.

July 25, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Gods of the Week: Chronos and Aion (Time)

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Father Time, a grey-haired old man with a beard, wearing ultramarine blue, and holding a scythe and hourglass.

May 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Goddesses of the Week: The Fates

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Epitomising human attitudes to life and death for millennia, they spin the thread of life, measure the length allotted to each person, and cut that length with shears.

April 30, 2020 General, Life, Painting
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