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John Paddison – the Quiet Stone-Carver
October 19, 2019John Paddison was a celebrated stone carver in the tradition of Jacob Epstein and Eric Gill, but his name is not as well known. Paddison was born in Wolverhampton, England in 1929. He studied initially at...
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20th century
Magdalena Rădulescu – a Romanian Woman Painter
October 18, 2019Magdalena Rădulescu (1902- 1983) is a singular phenomenon among the Romanian and European painters. Her work (she had an artistic career spanning half a century) has, of course, common traits with that of other contemporary painters,...
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20th century
Make Everywhere Our New York: Keith Haring Exhibition to Inspire Liverpool Millennials
September 17, 2019Why do Keith Haring’s works still matter in 2019? With Brexit approaching the deadline, Tate Liverpool welcomes the first major exhibition in the UK of Keith Haring. Here are some highlights at the exhibition that Liverpool...
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Art Travels
All These Knights in Shining Armour. Funerary Art of Medieval England
September 2, 2019What do Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck have in common with a tiny village in Lincolnshire, England? Say “Disney” and you get suspiciously close to “d’Isigny”. And there it is, the connection we are looking for....
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Baroque
History of Venetian Carnival Masks
August 16, 2019It is not a surprise that every carnival, regardless of its country origin or other characteristics, is traditionally associated with Venetian carnival masks. Being a primary sign of a carnival, the mask has an interesting history...
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Baroque
Artemisia Gentileschi: A Changing Landscape for the Discourse of Art History
July 6, 2019Much 16th and 17th century art focuses on mythological tropes and origin stories which are deeply embedded in misogyny and sexual violence. Gendered violence was aetheticised, rape heroised. In accordance with ‘the male gaze’, these were...
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dailyart
Crossing the Sword Bridge. Sir Lancelot of the Lake in Medieval Art
July 5, 2019The 12th century saw the rise of secular literature centred on heroes. Courtly poetry and prose took up themes of love and chivalry. These stories were the popular culture of the time, Sir Lancelot of the...
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Art State of Mind
10 Facts about The Last Supper by Leonardo You Should Know
June 28, 2019The legendary 15th century painter Leonardo da Vinci has an impressive legacy of artwork that leaves people astonished and awestruck even today. The maestro has left behind a huge number of artworks and sculptures that played a...
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20th century
Black Is Beautiful: Kwame Brathwaite at the Skirball Center
June 15, 2019Let’s play a game: pick up any magazine from a U.S. newsstand and count how many people of color are featured. Now try playing with a magazine from the 1950’s. Depending on which magazine you chose,...
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dailyart
Gentle Giant in the River. Medieval Representations of Saint Christopher
May 21, 2019In 1904, an extensive report made for the British Archaeological Association revealed that in England there were more wall paintings of Saint Christopher than of any other saint. However, this gentle giant of a man was...
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