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Showing posts with label gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardens. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 April 2015

#PaintingParadise: The Art of the Garden at the Queen's Gallery, London

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From the natural open space of Green Park to the ordered splendour of Russell Square, it is hard to avoid London's parks and gardens. ...
Thursday, 5 March 2015

Ramblings around Giambologna's Appennino at Pratolino

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This is a short piece; perhaps musings on what might and should grow into a longer article. Sadly I just don't have the energy at the ...
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Friday, 9 January 2015

Lecture: Exotic birds and animals in the 18th Century garden

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Buy a fine singing bird (1688) If you're an exotic creature, there's no trusting anything outside in January. From tiny tapirs ...
Sunday, 28 April 2013

Pestles and Mortalities: Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Musem

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This post came to me in the aftermath of a host of sensory experiences; the scent of fresh garlicky flavours being pounded out by a granite ...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Ramblings about the Grotto Grande

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Interior of first chamber This piece of work has been sat in my MA file for years. However the subject matter has recently become quite ...
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Monday, 11 June 2012

Bomarzo and Ariosto: Moon, Madness and Hippogriffs

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It  occurred  to me the other day that there was no renaissance material on this blog, which given my background, is a travesty! So I was ...
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