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ReginaldJohn"Rex"Whistler(24June1905–18July1944)wasaBritishartist,designerandillustrator
ReginaldJohnWhistlerwasborninBritainon24June1905,atEltham,Kent,thesonofHenryandHelenFrancesMaryWhistler.InMay1919hewassenttoboardingschoolatHaileybury,whereheshowedaprecocioustalentforart,providingsetdesignsforplayproductionsandgivingawaysketchestoprefectsinlieuof&q...[
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SomeofthemostsignificantandgloriousartworksassociatedwiththeBritishRoyalCollectionstemfromthepatronageofCharlesI.DescribedbyRubensas‘thegreatestamateurofpaintingsamongtheprincesoftheworld’CharlesIlaunchedthehighstatusoftheRoyalCollectionintoanewstrata,establishingitinthesameleagueasothernotableEuropeancourtsofthetime.Hisdiscerningtasteandsavvypropelledthecollectiontonewheightswiththein...[
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WhenOliverCromwellsoldoffthepricelessartcollectionofCharlesI,theresultsweresurprising,saysJerryBrotton.HearguesthatthehistoricsalemadeartavailabletonewstrataofsocietyandlaidthefoundationsoftheBritishartmarket
WhenKingCharlesIsteppedontotheexecutioner’sscaffoldbuiltofftheBanquetingHouseinWhitehall,onJanuary30,1649,heleftbehindhimoneofthegreatestartcollectionseveramassedbyanEnglishmonarch.The...[
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Tenebrism,fromtheItaliantenebroso(murky),alsocalleddramaticillumination,isastyleofpaintingusingverypronouncedchiaroscuro,wherethereareviolentcontrastsoflightanddarkanddarknessbecomesadominatingfeatureoftheimage.Caravaggio,aBaroqueartist,isgenerallycreditedwiththeinventionofthestyle,althoughthistechniquewasusedmuchearlierbyvariousartists,suchasAlbrechtDürer.ArtemisiaGentileschi,oneofthefe...[
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Chiaroscuro=light-dark;clair-obscure
(Englishpronunciation:/ki?ɑ?r??skj??ro?/;Italian:[kjaros?ku?ro];Italianforlight-dark)inartistheuseofstrongcontrastsbetweenlightanddark,usuallyboldcontrastsaffectingawholecomposition.Chiaroscuroisalsoatechnicaltermusedbyartistsandarthistoriansforusingcontrastsoflighttoachieveasenseofvolumeinmodellingthree-dimensionalobjectssuchasthehumanbody.[1]Similareffec...[
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TheRosettaStone:translationofthedemotictext
[Year9,Xandikosday4],whichisequivalenttotheEgyptianmonth,secondmonthofPeret,day18,oftheKing'TheYouthwhohasappearedasKingintheplaceofhisFather',theLordoftheUraei'Whosemightisgreat,whohasestablishedEgypt,causingittoprosper,whoseheartisbeneficialbeforethegods',(theOne)WhoisoverhisEnemy'Whohascausedthelifeofthepeopletoprosper,theLordoftheYearsofJubilee...[
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FraFilippoLippi,AdorationoftheChristChild
Fra'FilippoLippi,O.Carm.(c.1406–8October1469),alsocalledLippoLippi,wasanItalianpainteroftheItalianQuattrocento(15thcentury).
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