History Painting: ‘Barge Haulers on the Volga’ by Ilya Repin, 1873.
A casual search of some of the most physical demanding jobs in history led me strangely to artist impressions ofContinue Reading
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History Painting: ‘The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1863.
The first truly organised persecution of Christians came after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD under the EmperorContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ by Théodore Géricault, 1819.
The depiction of a group of survivors from the French ship Méduse, which ran aground on the west coast ofContinue Reading
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