They do things differently there. Or do they? Man’s real fear is of the unknowable future.
Tag: History
The Medici
If you are tempted to envy the wealth, power and influence once wielded by this famous Florentine dynasty, consider what it took to achieve and maintain it.
The terror of early humans
A visit to the Bronze Age Boat gallery today brought home very forcibly the sheer terror I would have felt … More
William West, 1st Lord Delawarr
The somewhat brutal face and the arrogant pose of William West, 1st Lord Delawarr, reassures us that human nature has … More
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent ranks high in my list of favourite painters.
The Hazards of Dramatising the Near Past
Martha Gill writes of the hazards of dramatising the near past and asks whether we should delay so as to achieve perspective.
Rembrandt – Belshazzar’s feast
Rembrandt – Belshazzar’s feast: the literature, art and music of religion still hold a vast sway over the imagination of many of us.