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Exhibition: Come to London to see Venice through Canaletto’s paintings

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Open daily from now until 25 September, it features 24 of the most wonderful paintings of Venice from the 1730s.

May 22, 2022 General, Life, Painting

How Tintoretto flourished by giving a painting away

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How to succeed as a painter in Venice? According to Tintoretto, cut your prices so they just cover the cost of materials. If necessary, give a painting or two away to secure the commission.

June 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Arteries of Industry: paintings of canals 2

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Canals from Sisley at the end of the 19th century, and paintings of Venice by Canaletto, Rico, and of course John Singer Sargent.

June 30, 2019 General, Life, Painting

John Ruskin, Godfather to the Pre-Raphaelites, was born 200 years ago today

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He became the most influential critic of painting in Britain, providing the Pre-Raphaelites with strong support. But that proved capricious, and eventually destructive to landscape painting.

February 8, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Landscapes of Martín Rico: 2 1873-1908

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In 1873, he went to Italy, fell in love with Venice, and returned there to paint every year. His paintings of Venice secured his reputation.

December 13, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Landscapes of Martín Rico: 1 1852-1872

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Leading Spanish landscape painter of the late 19th century, he went to France to train in the 1860s, where he painted with Calame and Pissarro.

December 12, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto, 18: The Hallmark of Genius

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The best of the 111 paintings shown in this series, to mark the half millennium which has elapsed since his birth.

September 29, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto, 17: The Last Suppers

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His 8 Last Suppers from 1547 to around 1593 compared with contemporary versions by Titian, the Bassanos, and Veronese. A true feast.

September 28, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto, 16: Paradise

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In his final decade, he designed the vast ‘Paradise’ for the Doge’s Palace, and several great paintings, but probably painted relatively little himself.

September 25, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto, 15: The Sala terrena of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco

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Scenes from the early life of Christ, carefully referenced to those of the Passion to come, the Virgin Mary, and two other saintly Marys. His last major series.

September 18, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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