#comptonverney — Public Fediverse posts
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I was on the project team the brought #ComptonVerney from the verge of ruin in about 1997 or so. I still go back periodically to wander the galleries and remember the challenges.
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We went to beautiful #ComptonVerney, #Warwickshire, today to see an #exhibition of #engravings by #JohnJamesAudubon, from his book: "The #BirdsOfAmerica".
I'd only seen two original Audubons before but today I saw 46!
Pic 1: a detail of the heads of the osprey and a fish it's just caught
Pic 2: a detail of an astonishing composition of Northern mockingbirds repelling a rattlesnake from their nest. 👈 This one was worth the price of admission alone.
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"The presentation of the Black woman as an adult who is not in a position of subservience but instead wears a similar style dress to her companion was highly unusual at this time. The painting will therefore also be an invaluable document for the study of race and gender in 17th-century England."
'Outstanding Significance': 17th-C Double Portrait of Black & White Women to Stay in UK
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-17th-century-double-portrait-of-black-and-white-women-said-to-be-of-outstanding-significance-will-remain-in-the-u-k-2326617/amp-page Artnet
Photo: Compton Verney
#EnglishSchool #Art #ComptonVerney #England #Race #Gender -
Well lookee there, the missing piece of citable evidence that the portrait of Thomas Knyvett at #ComptonVerney is the same one sold at Christie's in 1999. Fancy that.
Now I can make an entry in #Wikidata :wikidata:. But not tonight.
https://exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk/royal/artifacts/portrait-of-thomas-knyvett/
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My most recent blog post, over on Blipfoto:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3072307827428034172
#BritishBirds #coot #FulicaAtra #ComptonVerney #confrontation #nature #wildlife #CanonR5 -
Was at #ComptonVerney recently and saw an advert for this wonderful series, first broadcast last year, where cleaning staff talk about the #museums and #artGalleries that they are responsible for... #bbcradio4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00162tm?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile -
My latest blog post, over on Blipfoto:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3049846858206676845
#ComptonVerney #Warwickshire #landscape #nature #lake #park #snow #CanonR5