Stuff About London

Swimming in the Thames

18/05/2015 donbrown 0

Over on Kickstarter, the Thames Baths Project is within a whisker of getting its first stage of funding together to build a swimming pool on […]

Victorian London on Film

02/05/2015 donbrown 0

The very first moving pictures of London were taken by the cinematographic pioneer William Friese-Green in January 1889. He filmed Apsley Gate near Hyde Park […]

The Rosetta Stone – the key to understanding ancient Egypt

01/05/2015 donbrown 0

It’s a very dull piece of a granite-like stone, and the stuff that’s carved on it isn’t hugely interesting either – it’s to do with […]

Camley Street Natural Park – King’s Cross Oasis

24/04/2015 donbrown 0

Having passed through the King’s Cross development quite frequently over the past few years to meet clients, I know that the changes there have been […]

Magna Carta – did she die in vain?

07/04/2015 donbrown 0

To the British Library for their excellent Magna Carta – Law, Liberty, Legacy Exhbition* Although 800 years old, the two copies of the Magna Carta […]

Van Gogh – Sunflowers

20/03/2015 donbrown 0

PREVIOUS: MONET – THE GARE ST LAZARE Sunflowers: Vincent van Gogh: 1888 This painting is probably very familiar to you, because it’s one of […]

Velazquez – Philip IV of Spain in Brown and Silver

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PREVIOUS: RUBENS – HET STEEN Philip IV of Spain in Brown and Silver: Diego Velázquez: about 1631-2 This splendid figure, resplendent in a formal costume […]

Claude – Seaport with the Embarkation of St Ursula

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PREVIOUS: REMBRANDT – THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY Seaport with the embarkation of St Ursula: Claude: 1641 We’re looking at an imaginary landscape, at a place that […]

Raphael – Portrait of Pope Julius II

16/03/2015 donbrown 0

PREVIOUS: LEONARDO DA VINCI – THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS Raphael: Portrait of Pope Julius II: 1511 Here we’re looking at Pope Julius seated in […]

Van Eyck – The Arnolfini Portrait

16/03/2015 donbrown 0

PREVIOUS: UCELLO – THE BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO Jan van Eyck: The Arnolfini Portrait: 1434 While Uccello was experimenting with perspective in Italy, over in […]

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