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 Georges Seurat’s The Gardener | A Proletariat’s Burden
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Posted March 19, 2022

Georges Seurat’s The Gardener | A Proletariat’s Burden

      The shy and secluded Georges Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist, who challenged the prevailing establishment by departing from the ideals of Impressionism, [...]

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 Eugène Delacroix’s The Barque of Dante | The Maladaptive Stoic
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Posted January 30, 2022

Eugène Delacroix’s The Barque of Dante | The Maladaptive Stoic

  With his presentation of Dante’s Divine Comedy, which by 1824 was a well-trodden subject matter, Eugène Delacroix’s inaugural entrance to the Parison art stage was to polarize opinions [...]

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 The Raphael Cartoons @ The V&A | The Accidental Existentialist
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Posted August 15, 2021

The Raphael Cartoons @ The V&A | The Accidental Existentialist

    Humans are prisoners.  They are anchored to their temporality.  Fated to live within the confines of their emotions.  They are free, but still compelled to think, to feel, to act.  [...]

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 Misery and Hope Through Motion | Visual Musings of William Blake’s ‘The Whirlwind of Lovers’
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Posted April 24, 2021

Misery and Hope Through Motion | Visual Musings of William Blake’s ‘The Whirlwind of Lovers’

    Simply called the Commedia, Dante Alighieri’s fourteenth-century magnum opus has fascinated scholars since its conception.  It has produced many artistic, literary, and [...]

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 Saint Jerome in his Study by Antonello da Messina | A Meditation of Private Devotion?
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Posted January 18, 2019

Saint Jerome in his Study by Antonello da Messina | A Meditation of Private Devotion?

  Upon entering the National Gallery room sixty-two, nestled on the right-hand side, you could almost be forgiven for missing the unassuming ‘St. Jerome in his Study’.  This [...]

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 Titian | His Use of Classical Sources in his Mythological Paintings
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Posted November 8, 2018

Titian | His Use of Classical Sources in his Mythological Paintings

  It was the early sixteenth century, and a battle of cultural ideals was emerging.  A complex synergy of sex, landscapes, and romanticism was manifesting itself through increasingly daring [...]

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 Venice | The Basis of Classical Revival in Renaissance Art & Architecture
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Posted September 23, 2018

Venice | The Basis of Classical Revival in Renaissance Art & Architecture

In his book ‘The History of Venice’, JJ Norwich states “However majestic the churches, however magnificent the palazzi, however dazzling the pictures, the ultimate masterpiece remains Venice [...]

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 A Sceptic of Marriage? | A Visual Analysis of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen
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Posted September 12, 2018

A Sceptic of Marriage? | A Visual Analysis of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen

    Upon entering the Tate Britain, one takes a brief walk through the rooms of the early twentieth century, and finally into Room 1760 located on the ground floor.  Navigating through [...]

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