Duccio, The Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Aurea, and Patriarchs and Prophets, about 1312-15 (?). The National Gallery, London. OK, so this is the third time I’ve posted this blog, which could therefore be seen as a triptych, but… the posts are all the same, and lack the rich variety of theContinue reading “A Triptych: Duccio”
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286 – 14 October 1066: The death of Harold?
Scene 57, The Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux. The Battle of Hastings happened on today’s date, 14th October 1066, so I could say that it happened exactly 960 years ago. However, the calendar has changed: in the UK we moved from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, whenContinue reading “286 – 14 October 1066: The death of Harold?”
285 – Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
Scene 30, The Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux. I’m quoting William Shakespeare – as so often before – and in this case it is Henry IV Part II, Act 3, Scene 1. I think it’s relevant, because I’ve come to see the Bayeux Tapestry as being Shakespearean in its scope,Continue reading “285 – Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”
283 – Life and Thought inspired by Art and Poetry
Evelyn de Morgan, Life and Thought emerging from the Tomb, 1893. The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. I’ve written about Evelyn de Morgan before, and spoken about her fairly often as well as the result of at least two exhibitions, but also in connection to the ‘Pre-Raphaelite Sisters’ – the women associated in one way orContinue reading “283 – Life and Thought inspired by Art and Poetry”
282 – And when did you last see this painting?
William Frederick Yeames, And When Did You Last See Your Father? 1878. The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. This week, on Monday 7 September at 6pm, I will be continuing my occasional series of talks A Stroll around the Walker, getting to know my local museum of ‘Old Master’ paintings, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.Continue reading “282 – And when did you last see this painting?”
Looking again at the Leading Star
Judith Leyster, Self Portrait, c. 1630, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Greetings from Shetland! I still have a few days here, but will be back in plenty of time for my talk this Monday, 3 August at 6pm which will be the first of two about the superb exhibition I saw in Ghent back inContinue reading “Looking again at the Leading Star”
280 – “Amo” I love!
Edward Robert Hughes, Study for a Picture: Fra Lippo Lippi, 1893. Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead. I am only just starting to get to know the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Birkenhead. It’s a little bit out of the way for me, on the Wirral, but only 20 minutes to drive… However, IContinue reading “280 – “Amo” I love!”
Hockney, retrospective
David Hockney, My Parents and Myself, 1976. The David Hockney Foundation. I first posted today’s blog just under two years ago, when the National Gallery was showing a closely related work in a rather wonderful 3-painting display. It seems apt to repost it today, though, as I look forward to this week’s talk (at 6.00pmContinue reading “Hockney, retrospective”
277 – How do you know that?
Francisco de Zurbarán, A Cup of Water and a Rose, about 1630. The National Gallery, London. Zurbarán at the National Gallery has been open for some time, but I’m only just getting round to talking about it this Monday, 15 June at 6pm. There are various reasons for that, not least of which was preparingContinue reading “277 – How do you know that?”
276 – Looking beyond
Matthias Grünewald, The Resurrection from The Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512-16. Musée Unterlinden, Colmar. This Monday, 1 June, at 6pm, I will give a talk about Mathis Gothart Nithart, who is better known to us as Matthias Grünewald. This isn’t related to an exhibition – more’s the pity – but to my visit to Colmar with ArtemisiaContinue reading “276 – Looking beyond”
