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The Prodigal’s Return in paintings 2

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Paintings from the late 19th century, including the best of John Collier’s ‘problem pictures’, and whole series from James Tissot. Was he seeking his own redemption?

October 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paradise Lost: Book 12 in paintings and illustrations

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In which Michael tells Adam of the prophets to come, and the life of Jesus Christ, before leading Adam and Eve out of Paradise.

July 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

In the limelight, paintings of the theatre 2: audience

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Paintings of people watching plays, by Daumier, Degas, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and others.

July 12, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Sight of Music: Concerts in paintings 2

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Children playing, amateurs rehearsing, music outdoors, and Schubert himself at the piano: paintings by Manet, Degas, Thomas Eakins, Édouard Vuillard and others.

May 24, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Where? Maps and charts in paintings 2

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From Savage’s portrait of the Washington family, through James Tissot’s boring old soldiers, coming full circle with a modern map of Dante’s Purgatory.

February 23, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Foundling: Paintings of Moses in the bulrushes

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Even the boldest of artists has avoided painting abandoned babies, except in the Biblical story of Moses. Veronese, Poussin, Sirani, Moreau and more.

December 28, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Circus: Spectacle

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From the eighteenth century, organised circuses toured cities, and some were established to operate year-round. Here are paintings to make you gasp with wonder.

April 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Painting Goethe’s Faust: 9 The story of Gretchen by Ary Scheffer & James Tissot

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Two superb series of paintings of scenes from Goethe’s Faust Part One, by Ary Scheffer and James Tissot.

March 4, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Painting Goethe’s Faust: 5 Gretchen’s fall

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Gretchen and Faust become lovers, but her mother dies as a result of Faust’s sleeping potion, and he kills her brother in a sword-fight.

February 4, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Painting Goethe’s Faust: 4 The seduction of Gretchen

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Faust lusts after the young Gretchen. Mephistopheles sets up a meeting, and the girl is soon in love with Faust, ready to do anything for him. And so she does.

January 28, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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