February 2012
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Villa Savoye - A Machine for Living →
Informative video on Le Corbusier’s seminal 1929 building and its great influence today.
Feb 20th
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater →
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Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation →
Wonderful resource on the architect and his work.
Feb 20th
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ItalianFuturism.org →
“Jessica Palmieri established ItalianFuturism.org in order to encourage the exchange of ideas and disseminate information pertaining to Italian Futurism. It has since become the premier source for news on all events, exhibitions, and scholarship on the subject.”
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National Gallery in London's Guide to... →
“The scientific discoveries and inventions of the 19th century had an important influence on the way painters worked. New research encouraged artists to experiment with complementary colours.”
Feb 8th
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January 2012
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Neoclassicism →
Illustrated mini-essay on Neoclassicism, using examples from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s magnificent collection.
Jan 25th
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The Rise and Fall of Joshua Reynolds →
Article by the Guardian’s Jonathan Jones on 18th century portrait painter  Joshua Reynolds and his ”Grand Manner” style.
Jan 25th
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The Wallace Collection in London, England →
The Wallace Collection is a national museum in an historic London town house. In 25 galleries are unsurpassed displays of French 18th century painting, furniture and porcelain with superb Old Master paintings and a world class armoury.
Jan 21st
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Staircase of the Residenz in Würzburg →
“Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, summoned specially from Venice for the purpose, decorated the vault in 1752/53 with the largest ceiling fresco ever painted. With great artistic sensitivity he depicted the exotic, magical worlds of the continents of America, Asia and Africa, personified by regal female figures. The highlight of the composition is the allegory of Europe with the Würzburg court as...
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