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Conserving the Watercolours of J.M.W. Turner
J.M.W Turner and the Vaughan Bequest Henry Vaughan was a prominent and philanthropic Victorian art collector, having inherited a substantial fortune from his father, a wealthy hat maker. His encounter with JMW Turner in the 1840s spurred his passion for the artist’s drawings and watercolors, resulting in an extensive collection that spanned Turner’s entire career.Continue… Read more
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The Death of Leonardo da Vinci by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci On May 2, 1519, the world marked the passing of the great polymath Leonardo da Vinci. Three hundred years later in 1818, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres paid tribute to this event through his reimagined painting “The Death of Leonardo da Vinci” , also known as Francis I Receives the Last BreathsContinue… Read more
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The Card Players by Paul Cézanne
It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas. Paul Cézanne The Card Players by Paul Cézanne The Card Players is a renowned series of oil paintings created by the influential French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. These remarkable works were produced during Cézanne’s culminating period in the early 1890s,Continue… Read more
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The Friendship of JMW Turner and Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott and J.M.W. Turner shared a connection that spanned both friendship and artistic collaboration. Their partnership began with Scott’s renowned series of narrative poems, collectively known as the “Poetical Works,” which fascinated Turner. Recognizing the power of Scott’s words to evoke vivid imagery, Turner sought to visually bring these literary masterpieces to lifeContinue… Read more
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Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent
On December 29th, 1888, John Singer Sargent attended the premiere of Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre in London. The performance featured Henry Irving and Dame Ellen Terry, (1847-1928) a renowned English stage actress known for her performances in Shakespearean plays and her association with the Lyceum John Singer Sargent was captivated by Ellen Terry’sContinue… Read more
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Self-Portrait With Two Students by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, a prominent artist of late 18th-century Paris, faced misogynistic barriers in her artistic education but still garnered recognition for her portraits. Her life and career were influenced by the tumultuous political landscape of France, as well as the support and rejection of fellow artists, patrons, and artistic institutions. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: Early Life andContinue… Read more
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