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Scandalous nudes: what's all the fuss about? | Art UK
网页2021年8月12日 · Nude 1927. George Spencer Watson (1869–1934) Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library. It was the first painting in the collection of The Harris in Preston to feature a naked woman. As such, it was controversial, and some Councillors thought it would corrupt the morals of Prestonians. History has not recorded any specific debauchery or …
Cleopatra's legacy in art: famous pharaoh and femme fatale
网页2020年3月26日 · Queen Cleopatra VII is remembered as history's temptress, a queen adept in the art of seduction – the ultimate femme fatale. But her story isn't so simple. Cleopatra's destiny as the ruler of Egypt expected much of her, and she faithfully obliged. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 69 BC, Cleopatra hailed from the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic dynasty …
The bad place: a visual history of hell - Art UK
网页2020年10月29日 · In Giotto di Bondoneo's Last Judgement in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, a flow of lava cascades downwards towards a blue-black cave, bringing with it the bodies of the condemned who are to be put through a variety of inventive torments. Giotto's friend, the poet Dante Alighieri, is said to have visited the painter while he was working …
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网页Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1535–1625) Rasheed Araeen (b.1935) Jean Arp (1886–1966) Clare Atwood (1866–1962) View all 400. View all. Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK. Featuring over 300,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.
Ten black British artists to celebrate | Art UK
网页2016年11月23日 · While Bowling has distanced his work from questions of race, he has nevertheless been a trailblazer in the British art scene. His work Spreadout Ron Kitaj was the first painting Tate Britain ever bought from a living black artist. In 2005, Bowling became the first black British artist to be elected to the Royal Academy, and in 2008 he received …
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网页Wide range of prints and gifts carefully chosen by our team. Study of 'The Start',1951,oil on board by Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959),image credit: The Munnings Art Museum. Shop quality framed art prints from UK galleries and museums and discover unique, art-inspired gifts and books. All purchases help to support local museums and galleries.
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网页Teach, learn, create and connect. Discover resources to support teaching across the primary and secondary curriculum or find inspiration for self-directed learning. Use the search bar above to get started, or choose a category below. Image credit: Dave Madden Photography.
Saintly symbols: how to identify ten female saints in art
网页Saints are probably some of the most looked-at images in art history and a subject that artists have returned to time and again. Although we live amongst churches, schools and institutions which bear the names of saintly figures we often remain unaware of their stories and the all-important symbols, known as 'attributes', that artists use to identify them.
Art for reform and social change in Victorian Britain
网页2020年11月18日 · Under the Dry Arch 1849–1850. George Frederic Watts (1817–1904) Watts Gallery – Artists' Village. Victorian artists were at the frontline of reform efforts, using their art to develop strategies to confront the most urgent social problems of their day. They hoped that their artworks would change minds, inspire discussion and debate, and ...