Stop and Look: Madonna and Child with Angels by Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Christ Child has a recognisably “modern” face, with the outward expression of a determined personality.
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The Christ Child has a recognisably “modern” face, with the outward expression of a determined personality.
The term “imaginary” used as a noun is cropping up frequently in recent prose. It seems at first sight a totally alien item.
Bingham conveys so well his sense of the burgeoning potential of what was then the Far Western borderland of America.
The emergence of this Americanism has been so gradual that probably no-one will even notice the change.
The smallest grinning boy has his hand on Felipe’s thigh – a friendly gesture that seems to contradict the refusal to share the tart.
The verb “to nestle” has enjoyed a great boost in its popularity in recent years, in no small part thanks to estate agents.
The word ‘untitled’ is not a lazy evasion of Francis’s duty to inform us of his intention. It is a candid declaration that what we see is what we must work with.
While the word itself is fairly new, sensationalism has always been an important filter for information.
For years, this painting was well known as a work by the great Scottish portrait-painter Sir Henry Raeburn. But there have always been many reasons to doubt that attribution.
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