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A moment in time: clocks and time in paintings 2

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From Rebecca Solomon’s Appointment (1861), through Cézanne’s clock without any hands, to Christian Krohg’s at almost midnight.

October 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 12 Telling a familiar story

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Until the 19th century, narrative paintings showed stories which the viewer already knew, ideally at the moment of change or transformation.

January 12, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 9 Rebirth in folk tales

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Paintings of the Sleeping Beauty and the Frog Prince only became popular late in the nineteenth century. Do they conform to the standard plot type?

December 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Good knights in paintings 2

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An early photo by Julia Margaret Cameron, and paintings by Vasnetsov, Rochegrosse, Walter Crane and a whole series by Lovis Corinth.

November 28, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Ribbit: Frogs and toads in paintings, 2 Princesses

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Paintings of the Frog Prince and variants by Marianne Stokes, Kolo Moser, and Pierre Bonnard. Medea by Sandys and Waterhouse.

May 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Magic Carpet: Carpets in paintings 1

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Paintings by Vermeer, Delaroche, Whistler, Gérôme, Waterhouse and others showing wonderful carpets and floors.

April 18, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Russian Folk Tales of Viktor Vasnetsov 2

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He continued to paint religious works and folk tales after his spell in Kiev painting frescoes in the cathedral there.

April 10, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Russian Folk Tales of Viktor Vasnetsov 1

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Described as a Symbolist, he painted a wide range of Russian and Slavic folk tales, and was a friend of Ilya Repin.

April 9, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Myrrh in paintings: 2 Adoration and penitence

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Myrrh makes its appearance as one of the 3 gifts of the Magi, then as an attribute of Mary Magdalene. A history in paintings by Bosch and others.

December 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The best of 2018’s paintings and articles 2

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Review of paintings and related articles published here in the second half of 2018, starring Tintoretto, Gérôme. Bonnard, Schiele, and Poussin.

December 31, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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