Ashmolean Museumさんのイラストまとめ

...because you can never have too much Hiroshige, right? 🖼️⁠
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'Misaka Pass in Kai Province' by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858). From the 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' series. 1856–1858, Woodblock print with bokashi on paper.⁠

Join curator Christiana Payne next Thu 25 Feb for a fascinating talk about our Pre-Raphaelites exhibition, opening this Spring. Learn about behind-the-scenes exhibition prep, and look in detail at some of the key exhibits in the show. Book now --> https://t.co/hrtSCp5U2J

"There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another." - Édouard Manet, born #onthisday in 1832.

Landscape with a Village Church, early 1870s. Oil on canvas.

Born #onthisday 1856, John Singer Sargent described this as 'a study of a magnificent curved staircase and balustrade'

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A Pair of Java Sparrows by Chinese artist Lin Fengmian, who was born #onthisday in 1900. Fengmian was a pioneer in Chinese art and became known for his blending of Chinese and western techniques

'A Mill near Zaandam' by Claude Monet, who was born #onthisday in 1840. Monet was known for painting straight from nature, or 'en plein air', and was most interested in finding ways to express the effects of light and reflection.

This week is #StressAwarenessWeek, which is VERY fitting.

With another lockdown beginning this evening, it is more important than ever to find ways to relax and destress. We invite you to take a moment to enjoy a bit of 'slow art' with us. Don't forget to turn up your volume...

Happy #WorldAnimalDay! We’ve got lots of little critters from all over the world in our collection. Which is your favourite?

Wishing you a very happy Sunday 🌹⁠'Still life of Roses in a Vase', an oil on canvas painting by French artist Pierre Auguste Renoir c. 1880-1890. Renoir painted many still-life paintings in the last decade of his life, including a series of paintings of roses in round bowls.

Before becoming an artist, Burne-Jones, who was born #onthisday, studied at Exeter College @UniofOxford where he befriended William Morris over a mutual love of poetry. The Knights Farewell, an ink-on-paper drawing by Burne-Jones, 1858