Corinne says "Graham Dean makes watercolour painting exciting and vibrant - not just with his choice of strong colours but with the sheer scale of his work. Foreign Correspondent was the first piece by him that I’d ever seen and I’ve been a total fan...
This was the first entrant to the Visitor Favourites collection nominated by the public. The options for the vote were taken from the 'Architecture' theme which was showcased on our Facebook page. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Comments from voters included: [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness=''...
Moira says "she's brilliant to try drawing. I've always been fascinated by Napoleon's family stories." [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Giulio Tadolini (1849–1918) was an Academic-trained Italian sculptor, who was born and died in Rome, where he passed his career in the family atelier, which...
Bev Stower says "I love the cherubs holding the torchères aloft, especially the ones at the bottom who appear to be grimacing as they support the weight of the ones above. But my special love for these pieces is the fact that if you look...
James Deegan says this is "an excellent example of a Pre-Raphaelite painting - unusually by a woman! The legend of Medea, who poisoned her children as a revenge on her philandering husband Jason, has a modern and ancient interpretation" [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Evelyn...