Drawing on a stock of more than 6,000 colors of thread, a nun repairs a tapestry designed by Raphael, in which Peter receives the keys to the church from Christ. —From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991
Pre-Raphaelites in Stockholm • Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood
Press release from Nationalmuseum in Stockholm December 19th, 2008 In the coming spring, the National Museum in Stockholm will present an exhibition devoted to the pictorial world of the Pre-Raphaelites. This group of nineteenth-century English artists sought inspiration in mediaeval art. Their style is characterized by a conscious striving for beauty, existential themes and moral...Read more →
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‘Ophelia’, Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, 1851–2 | Tate
Artwork page for ‘Ophelia’, Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, 1851–2 on display at Tate Britain. This work shows the death of Ophelia, a scene from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Many Victorian painters like Millais used Shakespeare’s plays as inspiration. Hamlet murders Ophelia’s father, and she is so upset she falls into a stream and downs. The flowers she is holding were chosen for their meanings. The poppies symbolise death. The background was painted from real life. When this picture was made…
SHOWS THAT MATTER: Pre-Raphaelite Art Takes Center Stage at National Gallery | Artinfo
Organized in eight themes, this first major U.S. exhibition of these artists shows its historic influence and ties to ongoing spheres in art as well as literature and science.
Его имя, к сожалению, почти неизвестно многим любителям живописи, особенно молодежи, и то сказать, русское искусство дало миру много талантов и гениев. Но творчество Сорина яркая страница нашего художественного наследия, таким можно гордиться. Правда, если вы решите посмотреть его работы,…
