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You don't *have* to follow the rules of a paint-by-numbers

In his 'Schatzbehalter', a German incunabula with 96 woodcuts, Stephan Fridolin gave instructions on how the illustrations should be coloured - but the workshops often ignored them!

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2022-07-23

Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Phoebe Anna Traquair's sensual, spiritual & symbolic 'Love's Testament' (oil on canvas, 1898, Lloyd Webber Collection) for the day of the week dedicated to devotion and this week's

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2022-04-29

Sir Rhys ap Thomas was a nobleman who played a crucial part in the Wars of the Roses, especially at the Battle of Bosworth which secured the throne for Henry Tudor (Henry VII). For his role, he was awarded lands and privileges in south Wales 4/5

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2022-03-25

Last night was the Eve of St Agnes. Celebrating the Keats poem for with Elizabeth Siddal, Millais, Holman Hunt & Arthur Hughes. Watch the recording of Gender & Space in Pre-Raphaelite paintings of ‘The Eve of St Agnes’ by here: https://t.co/FAtYC4D8Pp

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2022-01-21

'The Angel of the Sea' (1906, private collection) by Edward Reginald Frampton (1872-1923) for this week's More Frampton to follow in the following weeks (#FramptonFridays!)

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2021-07-09

Arguably one of the most unnerving representations of Ophelia for this week's by George Frederic Watts (1875-80, Watts Gallery, Artists' Village).

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2021-06-18

Having binged the whole of (definitely not in one sitting... 🙃) lockdown suddenly seems like the perfect opportunity to learn

In our illustration, Shakespeare's characters dispute the rules

We haven't quite worked out who's right yet...

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2020-11-21

Celebrating the work of Simeon Solomon this who died OTD in 1905. '4 Seasons' & 'Day & Night' (c1877 priv.coll). The PRS Autumn journal is a special issue on Solomon guest-edited by Dr Carolyn Conroy & Dr Roberto C Ferrari & should be out for members mid October!

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2020-08-14

Our is 'P&O ship', n.d. by Alfred Wallis. Wallis, a fisherman living in St Ives, turned to painting after his wife died in 1922. ⚓

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2020-08-08

Feeling happy, healthy and revitalised after a jam-packed with , we're dancing into the weekend like 💃

A sashay to the snack cupboard can also be part of getting right?

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2020-06-13

Starting a new series of the first of which is 'The Mirror of Venus' by Burne-Jones (1875, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum) with all of its serene, glassy and ethereal beauty. Alas a difficult one to recreate during times of social distancing! ;-)

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2020-04-17

We hope you're all enjoying the long bank holiday weekend, filled with chocolate and (indoor!) egg hunts 🐣🐰
There's only one for it...a photo of Easter Bunnies!

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2020-04-10

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

This print was commissioned by the Artists International Association to celebrate the Festival of Britain 1951. Inspired by the prevalence of poultry in post-war Britain, Rothenstein comments on the friction between the rural and the urban.

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2020-04-03

We've got sculpture for our this week!

'Ceramic Pencil 1H & 2H Silver and Gold' by David Vaughan is an earthenware ceramic piece, and might just be the most beautiful pencil we have ever seen 😍

And a great excuse to mention Fridays 12:30-15:30 😉

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2020-02-07

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Tomorrow is the last day the galleries are open before the holidays, and with only five sleeps til the excitement has got us dancing like this pastel figure by Jacob Kramer

Pop in to see us tomorrow for that final 2019 art fix!

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2019-12-20

In the spirit of yesterday's opening of our new exhibition “Gather them in”: the Musical Treasures of W.T. Freemantle' we are surrounding ourselves with music and dancing when nobody is looking.

Much like Girl Dancing, our this week 💃

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2019-03-01