A rather appealing Madonna and Child (and large gherkin) by Carlo Crivelli, 1480. Reminds me it could be time to plant out my courgettes.
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I think you should be more marrow-minded, gurney!Originally posted by gurnemanz View PostA rather appealing Madonna and Child (and large gherkin) by Carlo Crivelli, 1480. Reminds me it could be time to plant out my courgettes.
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Mantegna painted some extraordinary pictures but none I think more breath-taking than his Lamentation of Christ. This version is in Milan: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lamentat...ist_(Mantegna)Comment
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... thanks for that.
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Thanks for above. Made me think of the stark unforgettable images on show at the National Gallery in 2009 in their Sacred Made Real show.Originally posted by gradus View PostComment
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... I like this Zurbarán a lot. It's in the Museum of Fine Arts, Seville
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Its a striking image and not one I've seen before, many thanks but what was St Hugh doing there?Originally posted by vinteuil View Post.
... I like this Zurbarán a lot. It's in the Museum of Fine Arts, Seville
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... that is a very good question, and one which I and various (more learned than me) friends have been discussing by e-mail over the last weeks. The traditional account / myth is the one provided by wikipedia - but the account is very problematic, and we have so far come up with a variety of alternative explanations. But wiki is a good place to start -Originally posted by gradus View Post
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Mrs C has been involved in an art project in the Walled Garden attached to a local hospital. Participants were invited to create paintings based on the colours in this painting, ahead of it being exhibited in a building in the garden. It's on tour from the National Gallery in London and I have to say it was wonderful to see it at such close quarters. It felt so long since I had been in a gallery, and then to see a painting of this quality away from a gallery, albeit with plenty security, was a real treat. 'Flowers in a Terracotta Vase' by Jan Van Huysum...it's only Scottish appearance as far as I can make out.
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There was a really nice programme on Manet on Sky Arts this evening.Comment
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Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
When I was about 10 or 11, my pal and I went to see 'Mysterious Island' at the Regal in Paisley. I still recall the terror, the thrill, the wonder of that film - giant bees, giant crabs, and Nemo's amazing submarine. Yesterday Mrs C and I visited the 'Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema' exhibition in Edinburgh. I had feared that I would miss it because of the pandemic, but so glad I didn't. Brilliant show with people of all ages clearly still fascinated by this amazing man and his fantastic creations. I have to say it was a beautifully put-together show from his discovery of 'King Kong' and its animator, Willis O'Brien, through all the great work with 'Sinbad' and 'Jason and the Argonauts' he did till 'Clash of the Titans' in 1981, when he retired acknowledging that cinema had moved on from what he could do. If you are interested in cinema and are in Edinburgh between now and February, I thoroughly recommend this exhibition.
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My New Yorker correspondent sent me a link to this article about 'American Vernacular: Chicago and the Birth of the Comic' about an exhibition in Chicago about comics in the first half of the twentieth century in Chicago. The ideas and the drawings are wonderful; especially loved 'Gasoline Alley' and 'Lucy and Sophie say Goodbye'; wish I could go see it!
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