Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️さんのイラストまとめ

Unfortunately for Soane, his additions to the existing House of Lords were the only part of this extraordinary scheme to be realised. Soane’s Royal Gallery was built at great speed to be ready for the state opening of Parliament in 1824 – isn’t it beautiful? 😍 (3/4)

Sir John spent £1,732 on these prized works. By comparison, his purchase of 14 Lincoln’s Inn Fields the same year cost £1,480! 🤯

They remain where Soane hung them, on the north and south planes of his Picture Room – which you can explore in 3D here: https://t.co/F5s7Z8r5Mf 🔍

199 years ago today at @ChristiesInc, Sir John Soane purchased Hogarth’s four-part series ‘The Humours of an Election’, a satirical send-up of eighteenth century politics. 🗳️🎨

No word on whether such raucous scenes can be spotted today in Wakefield or Tiverton and Honiton… 😉

Our word of the day is ‘capriccio’ – an architectural fantasy composed of both real and fictional components. This drawing by 18th c. architect and antiquarian Giovanni Battista Piranesi is a great example and can be enjoyed in our #HiddenMasterpieces exhibition, open today! 🎉

The Soane is at its most awe-inspiring after dark. 🏛️🌙 Join our expert guides for a spectacular Late this January, as we shine a spotlight on the stories behind the Museum and its collections: https://t.co/KCGxfQjbpL ✨

Dante’s ‘Inferno’ has had a lasting impact on visions of a less desirable iteration of an afterlife ever since. Speaking of which: there’s still time to catch the brilliant ‘Pablo Bronstein: Hell in its Heyday’ at the Soane, on display until 3 January 2022. 👿🖼️

Happy birthday, William Hogarth! Born #OTD in 1697. 🖼️⭐

These comedic vignettes from ‘Scene I: An Election Entertainment’, from his series ‘The Humours of an Election’, are typical of his energetic compositions, satirical wit, and technical brilliance. 🎨

Take a closer look at the artworks in our new show Pablo Bronstein: Hell in its Heyday. Explore the images up close whilst Curator of exhibitions Louise Stewart introduces some of the artworks in the exhibition in new audio clips. https://t.co/W4lgyDYCld

In a new body of work created for the #SoaneMuseum Pablo Bronstein presents his unique, seductive and deeply ironic vision of hell. Pablo Bronstein: Hell in its Heyday opens on 6 October. Find out more at https://t.co/W4lgyEgdJN
Image: Pablo Bronstein, Botanical Gardens, 2020-21

Join us on 2 September for an in-person Curator's Tour of The Romance of Ruins - a special opportunity to explore this exhibition in its final weeks. Tickets are £6. Book tickets whilst they last at https://t.co/T3zrgHoT67