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For 4 weeks only from 6-March we will be putting a remarkable group of drawings by Michelangelo on display. It will be a unique opportunity to view these works, as a selection spanning Michelangelo’s career, before they return to the Print Room https://t.co/e7N9Lmhjg2
For 4 weeks only from 6-March we will be putting a remarkable group of drawings by Michelangelo on display. It will be a unique opportunity to view these works, as a selection spanning Michelangelo’s career, before they return to the Print Room https://t.co/e7N9Lmhjg2
#Ultraviolet has been named the #ColouroftheYear by @pantone. One of the oldest colours used by man, many painters began to use variations of violet in the 18th & 19th centuries to capture the subtle effects of light, as John #Ruskin has here. Study of Dawn, watercolour, 1868.
French painter Édouard Manet was born #onthisday in 1832. Manet was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and was a important figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe, year unknown. Watercolour, black chalk and pen.
Happy #SquirrelAppreciationDay! This #squirrel dish was designed by William De Morgan at Sands End Pottery in Fulham c. 1888-1907. Tin glazed earthenware with ruby and gold lustre. On loan from the De Morgan Foundation
Ashmolean #AdventCalendar Day 22: An Angel by Raphael, c.1515–16. Bathed in divine light, the angel in this red chalk drawing by Renaissance artist Raphael commands worship of God with his pointing left arm. Read more about it at: https://t.co/olWTgc2xid #AshmoleanAdvent #Advent
It's #NationalRobinDay! This etching of a robin is by English wood engraver, printmaker and sculptor Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)
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Ashmolean #AdventCalendar Day 19: Little Donkey. This tall ink painting of donkeys is by Chinese artist Huang Zhou (1925–1997). "This extraordinary creature... today I would like to restore its beauty.” Read more about it: https://t.co/NNE7h6BG2E #AshmoleanAdvent #Advent
Today is #InternationalArchaeologyDay! Here is the Abingdon Sword, c. 850 - 1066 AD, discovered by Sir John Evans.