“Plein-air tour de force” Summer afternoon on the Wensum, Costessey is a plein-air tour de force imbued with colour, light and atmosphere… Christie’s ‘His pure landscapes would of themselves have made a reputation. Contemplating them in the Diploma Gallery, along with the best of the gypsy studies and Exmoor ponies, one was forced to the…
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti: My Lady Greensleeves
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Thomas Francis Dicksee: Jessica (1867)
Farewell, and if my fortune be not crossed, I have a father, you a daughter, lost. ââJessica, The Merchant of Venice Who Is Jessica? This painting shows Jessica, a character in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, the daughter of a Jewish moneylender Shylock, who defies her fatherâs wishes and falls in love with…
Christopher Thompson: Seated Figure
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Alfred James Munnings: Gorse on Ringland Hills
Landscape painting was Sir Alfred Munningsâs first love, and the artist would return to depicting the landscape of his native East Anglia throughout his career, emulating his great predecessor John Constable. In 1910-11 Munnings explored the Ringland Hills near Norwich with the gypsy boy Shrimp, a caravan and a string of ponies. âThe gorse was…
A Tragic Life: Florence Carter-Wood
A Hint of Mystery: Florence Carter-Wood Portrait of Florence Munnings, at sunset (1912) is a key work in Munnings’ Cornish period and a rare painting by Munnings of his first wife, Florence Carter-Wood. Florence was an artist herself, exhibiting both at the Royal Academy and at Walker Art Gallery. According to Christie’s, She is probably…
Annie Louisa Swynnerton: The Sense of Sight via The Eclectic Light Company
Reblogged from The Eclectic Light Company‘s series on The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. This painting is one of my favorites from Annie Louisa Swynnerton. For me, Swynnertonâs masterpiece, and one of the finest paintings of this difficult subject, is The Sense of Sight from 1895. This is now in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, which had…
The Tree of Life: 17th century
“This association with the Tree of Life in Revelations is reinforced by the curling grape vine wrapped around the trunk of the tree, which is symbolic of the Passion of Christ and the promise of eternal life.” TheMet This unique image of a miraculous tree bearing multiple species of fruits and vegetables…
John Everett Millais: ‘Mariana’ (1851)
Who is John Everett Millais? John Millais (1829â1896) was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English artists who united in 1848 hoping to renew British painting. They idealized the sincerity of purpose and clarity of form of the early Italian Renaissance artistsâbefore Raphaelâfinding art that they sought to emulate. The Pre-Raphaelite…
Cabinet with personifications of the Five Senses, 17th Century
What Is Stumpwork? “Raised work, or stumpwork as it is sometimes called, developed in England during the early seventeenth century, and was characterized by its high relief. The technique was used to create pictures and to decorate objects such as storage boxes for jewelry and writing supplies, baskets, and mirror frames. This box is typical…
Thomas Lamb: Blossom Tree after the Rain
Blossom Tree after the Rain – Thomas Lamb British, 1928-2016 Oil on linen Source: huariqueje
Charles Conder: The Shore at Dornoch (c.1880)
The Shore at Dornoch (c.1880). Charles Conder (British, 1868-1909). Oil on canvas. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. The lady sitting on the beach reading is Amaryllis Robichaud who was a friend of both Conder and Toulouse Lautrec. She owned this painting. This captures the beauty and elegance for which she was famed and with its…
Eleanor Farjeon and Olive Leared: Mythology in Word and Picture
‘Pan! Pan! O Pan! Bring back thy reign again upon the earth!’
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