Painting Everyday London: 1 Spencer Gore started

Son of the first Wimbledon tennis champion, he developed a Post-Impressionist style in his paintings from 1907 to the time of his marriage in early 1912.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/14/pain...e-started/

Characters in Painted Stories: 13 Telling a new story

Can a single painting tell the viewer a story which they don't already know? Examples from Holman Hunt, Degas, Orchardson, Collier and Chierici.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/13/char...new-story/

The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2015: We're All Such Idiots
 
 
http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-p...1753591514
 
 
Yes, “123456" and “password” remain bewilderingly popular.
 
:P
 

The earliest use of the F-word discovered
 
‘Roger Fuckebythenavel’ as seen in the Cheshire County Court Rolls – TNA CHES 29/23 – photo by Paul Booth
 

 
http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/t...iscovered/
 
Medieval Swear Words
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S1y8cte-LGA
 
What were bad words in the Middle Ages? In her book, Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing, Melissa Mohr takes a look at curse words from the ancient Romans to the modern day. Like with many aspects of medieval society, the way they swore was much different than ours.
 
http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/08/b...ear-words/
 
An entertaining and far ranging historical journey....
 

 
Butt loads of wine?
 
 

Characters in Painted Stories: 12 Telling a familiar story

Until the 19th century, narrative paintings showed stories which the viewer already knew, ideally at the moment of change or transformation.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/12/char...iar-story/

Art and Science: 4 The struggle with yellow

Yellow ochre, orpiment, Naples yellow, lead-tin yellow, Indian yellow, chrome yellow, and cadmium yellow - most toxic or at least harmful to someone.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/11/art-...th-yellow/

Don Quixote 41: Flying a wooden horse

Don Quixote agrees to fly on a magic wooden horse on a mission to rid the duennas of their beards, but his squire is more reluctant. All most amusing for the Duke and Duchess.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/10/don-...den-horse/

 

:)

 

The Thread of Time in paintings 2: Threads

Paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby, William Dyce, Walter Crane, JW Waterhouse, Velázquez and others with allusions to the thread of time.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/09/the-...2-threads/

The Thread of Time in paintings 1: The Fates

Painting time as a concept is very difficult. Once solution is to show the Fates, as depicted by Rubens, Goya, Burne-Jones, Jacek Malczewski and others.


https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/08/the-...the-fates/