In his book Blood and Bronze: the British Empire and the Sack of Benin, historian Paddy Docherty reveals the brutality of high-ranking British officials in destroying the Kingdom of Benin in 1897.
“The usual place for painting from Arthur’s Seat is from St Anthony’s Chapel with Holyrood Palace in the foreground. Turner chose the far end of Salisbury Crags, looking at the city from the ...
When it did, no one was better equipped than Turner to exploit it as, for instance, in a painting from the 1820s of fishing boats on Folkestone Beach, a symphony in scarlet, blue and gold.
It's been a festive tradition since 1901. Thirty eight watercolours painted by Joseph Mallord William Turner are displayed each January in Edinburgh. It's only been halted twice, by war and Covid ...
Visitors to the popular Turner in January exhibition this year in Edinburgh can expect a rare treat: a group of paintings they haven’t seen before, including a painting of Edinburgh which is ...
The JMW Turner painting of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, was found at nearby Kinsham Court and thought to have been forgotten about over time. Minster Auctions, which is selling it, said although ...