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Art History Series: The Apartments of Madame de Pompadour
As early as March 1745, shortly after the Yew Tree Ball and the official beginning of the relationship between Louis XV and the future...

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Oct 23, 2024


Art History Series: The Yew Tree Ball, 24th February, 1745
This famous masked ball was put on for the marriage of Louis, Dauphin of France, son of Louis XV to Maria Teresa Rafaela, Infanta of...

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Sep 9, 2024


Ghosts of Christmas Past (Original Project): First encounter
As I intend this project to go with e certain musical theme, most posts will have a song that represents them. This one's is Hopeless...

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Jul 23, 2024


Ghosts of Christmas Past (Original Project): Project Cover
Ghosts of Christmas Past has been a project of mine for quite a long time, it is a story about a girl with doe antlers and a wolf...

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Jul 23, 2024


Art History Series: Sargent and Fashion Exhibition at Tate Britain (John Singer Sargent 1856–1925)
John Singer Sargent 1856–1925 I'm sure I'll be returning to his work in the future, but for now I wanted to talk briefly about Sargent's...

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Jul 8, 2024


Art History Series: Now you see us 1520 – 1920, an exhibition at Tate Britain
Tate Britain's new exhibition 'Now You See Us' showcases women artists over a period of 400 years - their careers laying the foundations...

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Jun 21, 2024


Art History Series: Francois Boucher, Rinaldo and Armida, 1734
Francois Boucher (1703 – 1770) Rinaldo and Armida, 1734 I have already told you about the life of François Boucher, but today I want...

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May 29, 2024


Art History Series: St. Peter Invited to Walk on Water
Easter is quickly approaching and so today I will show you one of Boucher's religious paintings, namely "St. Peter Invited to Walk on the...

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May 2, 2024


Art History Series: François Boucher (1703 - 1770)
Today we continue the series on France with an artist who is involved in a large part of the history of Versailles Chateaux and is a bold...

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Apr 16, 2024


Art History Series: The Watteau Dress
Antoine Watteau - one of the most influential artists of the 18th century painted so many pictures of the aristocracy in nature and...

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Mar 27, 2024


Happy Lunar New Year
The dragon is a symbol of growth, progress and abundance bringing us strength to start a new successful venture with long-term success....

Ladureena
Feb 11, 2024
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