A brief history of ‘The Dance of Death’.
Many amazing works of art have been found painted on the outside walls of cloisters, of family vaults, of ossuariesContinue Reading
Category: Art
Richard Samuel’s ‘Portrait in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo’ (1778).
I must confess my interest in Richard Samuel’s ‘Portrait in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo’Continue Reading
Five interesting portraits of Ada Lovelace, the first pioneer of computer science.
Everyone has heard of Bill Gates and Steve jobs, right? These two men are modern giants of computer science. ButContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Procession Portrait of Queen Elizabeth’ by an unknown artist sometimes attributed to Robert Peake, c.1600-3.
On January 14 1559, it is said that Queen Elizabeth made her royal entry in a state procession from theContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘A Roman Emperor (Claudius)’ by Lawrence Alma-Taedema, 1871.
The third Emperor of the Roman Empire was a troubled youth named Gaius Julius Augustus Germanicus. We know him betterContinue Reading
The Mysterious Mary Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene is to simply put it an enigma. She is one of the more fascinating characters or persons fromContinue Reading
Celebrating Christ: Where was Jesus born?
The Christian gospels of Luke and Matthew have long described how Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem inContinue Reading
The Nativity of Jesus in Byzantine art.
There is no doubt that the Christ Pantocrator, Marian art and the passion of Christ are some of the mostContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘September’ by Gerhard Richter, 2005.
Sometimes it is premature to name a significant event as a turning point in history. 9/11 and its aftermath, theContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Barge Haulers on the Volga’ by Ilya Repin, 1873.
A casual search of some of the most physical demanding jobs in history led me strangely to artist impressions ofContinue Reading
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