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Paintings of William Shakespeare’s Plays 1: Romeo and Juliet

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If you remember one Shakespeare play well, it’s Romeo and Juliet, shown here in paintings of the balcony scene, and the couple’s tragic deaths.

June 20, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Characters in Painted Stories: 7 Tragedy, Orestes 1

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The story of Orestes, son of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War, who was murdered by his wife.

December 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

To the beach! 1

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From West and Frith’s early paintings of the beach at Ramsgate, through their increasing popularity in the 19th century, to Boudin, Monet and Renoir.

August 14, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A history of history painting after 1800: to 1869

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From David’s history paintings of the end of the eighteenth century, the genre went from strength to strength, with major works by Goya, Géricault, and even Manet.

March 27, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Thetis, Achilles’ mother

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Known from her wedding, which led to the Trojan War, and for being the mother of the Greek warrior Achilles, she is well-known in paintings.

March 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The Faerie Queene: Contents and summary of books 1-3

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Una and the Redcrosse Knight, Sir Guyon or of Temperance, and Britomartis or Chastity: plot summary, main characters, and selected paintings.

February 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of the Four Elements: 2 after 1600

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After 1600, series of four paintings fell from favour, and artists, particularly the Brueghel family, combined all into single images.

February 22, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The best of 2020’s paintings and articles 1

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Modigliani’s tragically early death, the American Benjamin West, who painted almost entirely in England, Raphael, Ingres, and John Singer Sargent. What a year!

December 30, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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

God of the Week: Hephaistos (Vulcan)

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Famous for discovering his wife Aphrodite making love with Ares, he is blacksmith to the gods, and selected mortals.

September 28, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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