Georges Seurat was a giant in the modern history of European Art. A superb draughtsman, he was instrumental in bringing the curtain down on Impressionism and introducing new ways of thinking about painting using scientific calculation. He studied colour and instead of combining paint to produce different hues and tones he used pure colour and…
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The Palace and Gardens at Versailles
The Palace at Versailles, just west of Paris, must be one of the most sumptuous buildings in the Western World. Although it is now only a shell having been stripped of its furniture and furnishings in the French Revolution in 1789, it is still a most wonderful tourist attraction. It is little wonder that some…
The Bayeux Tapestry coming to England in 2026 after all.
The Bayeux Tapestry is coming back to Britain after an absence of over 900 years. I first reported this in January 2021 but there have been delays centred around the condition of the tapestry. Anyway it has recently been announced that the loan will take place in exchange for some British treasures such as objects…
Sean Keating at The National Gallery in Dublin
Art has a significant role to play in pricking the conscience of society. In a recent visit to The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin we saw this provocative painting by Sean Keating. It is my painting of the month for July. An Allegory was painted in 1924 when Keating was at the height of his career…
Beaumaris Castle in Wales
Medieval abbeys, cathedrals and parish churches have been a great favourite of mine but I was reminded yesterday of another great building programme of that time. The castles across Europe are a heritage of the continent’s first great series of buildings in stone. The great feature of these castles is that what remains has not…
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