On the first of October, the National Gallery opens their tale of two contemporaries: Andrea Mantegna (1430/1–1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active about 1459–1516). The show aims to examine their familial ties and to some extent their home cities, presenting a... Continue Reading →
Images via my own collection of photos
This welcome press release comes via the National Gallery. “Lotto was the first Italian painter who was sensitive to the varying status of the human soul. Never before or since has anyone brought out on the face more of the... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Tate Britain unveiled a new body of work by the artist Jesse Darling (Warning, the website is a bit flashy and doesn't seem to work for me. Her insta does though). This is the latest in Tate Britain’s important... Continue Reading →
Rossetti enters into the house at Blackfriars on returning from fetching more doctors, who follow after him. He rushes past Ellen and the maid up the stairs toward Lizzie. He enters the room to find Lizzie in bed, in a... Continue Reading →
I have chosen to write as the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti for this monologue as his life offers high drama, which is appropriate for this genre. Throughout the decline of his relationship with his wife, Lizzie, there was a... Continue Reading →
Calm and deep peace on this high wold, And on these dews that drench the furze, And all the silvery gossamers That twinkle into green and gold
The scene is set in the street, with only a lamp post and a heavy door which leads to the ceremony of doctors. There is a choir singing behind the door. Enter Lawyer and Girl. Girl is stood listening holding... Continue Reading →
Throughout the writing of this pastiche, I was very conscious of what my aims and objectives were. It is difficult to emulate someone's style without feeling the threat of plagiarism. I tried not to refer to any of Strindberg's works... Continue Reading →
