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August 12, 2022
Incomparable Realms: Spain during the Golden Age, 1500-1700 Jeremy Robbins Reaktion Books, £25, 464 pages Spain’s Golden Age spanned the reigns of five monarchs which form-ed a “lineage of piety”: Charles I (Charles V when Holy Roman Emperor), Philip II, Philip III, Philip IV, ending with the death in 1700 of Charles II, the “Bewitched”,
August 12, 2022
She demonstrates his transformative power as a painter to endow ancient prototypes with emotion, sensuality and drama, for he had an active, creative and dynamic approach to Antiquity.
July 02, 2015
An exhibition in Rome highlights Baroque art's ability to highlight the dramatic potential of capturing the moment
February 12, 2015
The first exhibition at a new drawings gallery in London is full of curious treats
January 08, 2015
Frederick Wiseman's new film about the National Gallery is reassuringly serious
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