Still lifes included ‘Vanitas’ paintings as well as more traditional vases of flowers, arrangements of selected objects. Vanitas paintings take inanimate objects that have hidden significance and meaning. Commonly with moral and religious themes, different objects have different meanings. Often symbols of brevity of life, transience of wealth, death, piety and moral behaviour. Tate gallery: […]
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Month: January 2018
Visit to country house – Longleat
Originally a priory (pre 1233, dissolved 1529). By 1546 private residence. Remains of priory incorporated into cellars of current house. Buildings destroyed by fire in 1567. Sir John Thynne designed and built house in Elizabethan style and family occupied house from then to now. Robert Smythson thought to have had input into design. Extensive formal […]
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Assignment Three – Prints for Sale
Market/clientele: 17th century merchants Devotional/Religious Narrative Allegorical Dutch Landscapes Domestic interior scenes Still life (allegorical or otherwise) Portraits Historical/social factors: 17th Century Netherlands emerging from 80 years war with Spain. Large wealthy merchant class as country became a political and trading power. North protestant fighting against Spain. South staunchly Catholic. Not much spending on religious […]
Assignment Three – Exercises and Researc
Assignment Three – Research – Chapter Th
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Assignment Three – Notes – Chapter Eleve
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Assignment Three – Notes – Chapter Ten –
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Assignment Five – ORIGINAL version – 200
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PLEASE NOTE: this is additional reflection following tutor feedback on the original 2000-word essay Further Reflection on Final Assignment in Response to Feedback from Tutor Having considered the tutor feedback in some detail I revisited my final assignment. On review I felt that the tutor’s comments were both valid and useful. Allowing time between […]