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Empty chambers, crowded with life

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Mark Mitchell

Belgian or French School, Sunlight on the table, 1909 Paintings of interior scenes go back in date as far as figure and still life subjects, as they were a necessary part of the background of each; but a whole furnished … Continue reading →

Posted in Paintings of interiors, still life | Tagged apartment, door, empty rooms, Hammershøi, history, Hopper, Interiors, Messina, paintings of interiors, paintings of rooms, palace, rooms, Sargent, Still life, still life paintings, symbolism, Van Hoogstraten, window | Leave a comment

Saving the past…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Mark Mitchell

Reading The Art Newpaper’s edition for June 2013, it becomes depressingly clear that trying to preserve enough of our historic past to bequeath in fairly good nick to our children is an uphill struggle, consistently undermined (as it were) not … Continue reading →

Posted in Art news | Tagged conservation, Girolamini library, history, L'Aquila | Leave a comment

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