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Notes from a Permanent Exhibition
More (and the last for the time being, until I find time to go again) from my National Gallery series, but not so much about angels. The National has two Filippino Lippi Virgin & Child paintings, one with St John as a child, 1480 the other with Saints Jerome and Dominic 1485: in each she…
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On the side of the Angels, Part 8: Memling
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgins and Children, with Donors and Angels…
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On the Side of the Angels part 7: Carlo Crivelli
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Annunciation with St Emidius 1486, Carlo Crivelli…
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On the Side of the Angels part 6: Pintoricchio
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a Donor…
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On the Side of the Angels, Part 5: ‘Follower of Hugo van der Goes’
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgin and Child, Follower of Hugo van…
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On the side of the Angels, part 3: ‘Follower of Roger Campion’
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, an endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Virgin and Child before a Firescreen circa…
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On the Side of the Angels, part 2: Fra Angelico
Another in a series of observations of early medieval paintings in the National Gallery London, and endless source of inspiration and amusement. Intended to show how I find stories in a painting, not my opinion of the subject matter nor its creator. Nothing replaces seeing the real thing! Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven…
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On the Side of the Angels 1
An occassional dip into the early medieval paintings in the National Gallery, London, prompted by a four-hour longeur at a conference and proximity to beauty – and my inability to resist putting words into the mouths of painted faces, and motives into painted attitudes. Wilton Diptych 1390’s anonymous. King Richard II kneels on the left,…
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