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Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos: Artistic Son of El Greco and Jeronima de las Cuevas in Toledo, Spain

The arts always attract fair shares of genius. El Greco is one such case. Research suggests that his son, Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos, may be too, in architecture, not painting.

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Brief Life of Sybil Andrews, Modernist Linocut Printmaker

Sybil Andrews used painting and linocut printmaking to combine pastoral life with the dynamism of modernity. Futurism, Cubism and Vorticism were her major influences.

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Book Review: The Art of Dora Carrington by Jane Hill

Dora Carrington is now recognised as a significant British painter. This excellent book examines Carrington's life and features many examples of her varied output.

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Camille Pissarro - A French Impressionist Paints the London Suburbs

Camille Pissarro was unique amongst French Impressionists who lived in London. He painted London's suburbs, leaving an artistic record of England's expanding capital city.

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J M W Turner and Goethe's Theory of Light and Colour

The artist, J M W Turner, was fascinated by the science of light and colour. The theories of Geothe and Newton resulted in one of his most innovative images.

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Pierre Adolphe Valette (1876-1942), French Impressionist Painter in Manchester

After years in obscurity Pierre Adolphe Valette is now recognised for his unique contribution to British art. But what was a French Impressionist doing in Manchester?

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L S Lowry - Painter of a Lost Industrial North of England

The first major exhibition of landscapes by L S Lowry since his death in 1976, took place in the summer of 2013 at London’s Tate Britain Gallery.

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John Martin - Victorian Painter and Printmaker of the Sublime

Inspired by the turbulent times of the Industrial Revolution John Martin was famous for his vast canvases showing humanity dwarfed by the awesome power of wild nature.

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Paul Gauguin - 'The Vision After the Sermon: Jacob Wrestling with an Angel'

'The Vision After the Sermon:Jacob Wrestling with the Angel' was Gauguin's first masterpiece. This Symbolist work broke free of the realist tradition in art.

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My Favorite Dogs in Art Paintings

Here's a little sample of my favorite dogs in art. I've included some old masters, some new masters and one old timer.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Best described as the Renaissance man due to his quench of curiosity and invention; while his large paintings particularly the Mona Lisa is on the wall of the famous Louvre Museum.

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An Italian Art Trail: Piero della Franscesca

A unique chance for visitors to the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, Emilio-Romagna and Marche to follow the trail of the masterpieces of 15th century painter, Piero della Franscescaa.

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The Macchiaioli Art and Artists

Discover the wonderful world of the Italian Macchiaioli painters.

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Pan Yuliang - Female Chinese Artist in Paris

Sold to a brothel in Shanghai at age fourteen, Pan Yuliang nevertheless managed through fate, fortitude and sheer courage, to reach Paris and become an artist.

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Yves Tanguy - Surrealist Artist

Yves Tanguy was an important artist of the surrealist movement. Learn more about his background, his work, and his legacy.

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Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper

One of the world's greatest artistic endeavours, Leonardo's fresco on the walls of the Refectory of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie is surely Milan's greatest treasure.

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Denny Dent - 'Two-Fisted Art Attack'

A master of the art of speed painting, Denny Dent's two-fisted painting style will leave you speechless.

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A Brief Life of Atkinson Grimshaw - The Man Who Loved Moonlight

Atkinson Grimshaw is remembered for his nostalgic moonlit cityscapes. His works represent contradictions between Victorian industrialisation and a Romantic longing for times past.

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