John Constable RA, Rainstorm over the Sea, c. 1824-8. Oil on paper laid on canvas. 23.5 x 32.6 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. Given by Isabel Constable 1888. Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London; photographer: John Hammond. This Winter, the Royal Academy of Arts is holding a Late Constable exhibition to celebrate the work […]
Monthly Archives: November 2021
On the 3rd November, we had the pleasure of welcoming girls from St Mary’s Calne to the studios. The girls were in London to visit the school’s triennial exhibition, ‘Presence of Absence’, held at Mall Galleries, where several of our own alumni exhibited, including Phoebe Dickinson and Helena Boase. Just under 60 in total, we […]
Evolution of consciousness in Europe 5: The Mediterranean Iron Age Dr Charles Whitehead continues his series of blog posts on the many functions of art, in ‘What is Art For?‘, here investigating Ancient Greece, a source of inspiration that has served artists for centuries. Ancient Greece “Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny“ Camille Paglia (1990) […]
You don’t have to be an academic to appreciate the long, rich, and diverse history of London. In this series of lectures, the London Luminaries take us on a trip along the Thames, looking at the buildings and gardens which make up so much of London’s cultural fabric. Taken from the London Luminaries website: “The […]